Provider Awards, Honors, and Distinguished Presentations

Published on Monday, April 22, 2024

We are proud to announce awards, honors, and distinguished presentations received/completed by our faculty and residents over the last six months. Please join us in congratulating them for their accomplishments as well as all of the hard work that went into earning recognition!

Awards and Promotions

Dr. Carlton “Ralph” Daniel, Professor, was named 2024 Onychologist of the Year from the Council for Nail Disorders at the annual AAD meeting in San Diego, California. This award is given to an individual who has supported nails by research, publication, lecturing, mentoring and nail innovation. We are grateful to Dr. Daniel's longstanding support of UMMC Dermatology and congratulate him on this honor! 

Dr. Vinayak “Vinny” Nahar was a 2023-2024 recipient of UMMC’s Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education. The Trailblazer Award recognizes the faculty’s time and effort to educate future physicians. Nominated by their peers, recipients of the award are recognized as effective teachers who engage, inspire, and mentor learners, demonstrate teaching innovations in curriculum design, and serve as a catalyst for enhancing teaching and learning.

Drs. Allison Cruse and Chelsea Mockbee have both received promotions to Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology! This was recently approved by UMMC leadership at the recommendation of the School of Medicine Promotion and Tenure Committee as well as UMMC’s Executive Faculty. Dr. Cruse and Dr. Mockbee are both well-deserving of this accomplishment, please join us in congratulating them!

What’s New Annual Symposium

This year’s “What's New in Medical & Surgical Dermatology Update,” an annual event hosted by the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty, was held at the Refuge Hotel & Conference Center in Flowood, MS on April 19, 2024. There were 50 attendees, and there was an excellent presence by industry vendors. Dr. Margaret "Molly" Webb had the honor of providing the first annual Stephen Helms, MD Distinguished Lecture. The Department of Dermatology is excited to debut this annual lecture series in honor of Dr. Helms, a founding member of our department who continues to serve as a patient mentor, knowledgeable teacher, and steadfast advocate for quality improvement and patient care. We would like to thank all of our sponsors for making this event successful.

The following list details UMMC Dermatology and faculty presentations: 

• Robert T. Brodell, MD, Tenured Professor and Chair, Pathology, Professor and Past Founding Chair, Dermatology - "Tips and Tricks in Procedural Dermatology: The Use of Dichloroacetic Acid"
• Thy Huynh, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics - "Update: Pediatric Dermatology"
• Teel Liddell, MD, PGY4, Dermatology - "Interesting Case I “My Skin is Blue!”
• Jeremy Jackson, MD, Professor and Chair, Dermatology - "What’s New: Psoriasis"
• Molly Webb, MD, FAAD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology - "Updates in the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa"
• Caitlin Alexis "Alex" Noble, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Dermatology and Pathology - "nteresting Cases: Lessons Learned: Saved by the Skin Biopsy"
• Laura Beth Edwards, MD, PGY3, Dermatology - "Update: Interesting Case II: Pediatric Emergency!"
• Amy Flischel, MD, Associate Professor, Dermatology - "Updates in Topical Therapies in Dermatology"

 Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance & International Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit

Dr. Thy Huynh was selected to present initial findings as the first author of the TIMBER ichthyosis study at the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance in Atlanta, GA, in November of 2023. Our Dermatology Research Team also presented current findings in atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata as first authors at the renowned International Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit in Vienna, Austria in November of 2023.

9^th Annual Southern Dermatology Consortium

The Southern Dermatology Consortium’s (SDC) 9^th Annual SDC Resident Research Day (SDCRRD) was held February 2-3, 2024. This year, the SDCCRD is hosted by our colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR. The SDC is planned in collaboration with Dermatology Departments at the UAMS, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The following list details UMMC Dermatology resident and alumni oral presentations:

• Summer Morrissette, MD, Research Fellow – “Revolutionizing Dermatological Care in Mississippi: The Impact of Project ECHO at UMMC

• Ross Pearlman, MD, Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology (MSDO) Fellowship. Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. McGaw Medical Center. Chicago, IL -  "Innovation: A Path to Consider." 

• Julissa Jimenez, MD, PGY-3 – “Training Opportunities in Residency Programs to Enhance Diversity and Outcomes (TORPEDO)”

Atlantic Dermatology Society Annual Meeting

Dr. Robert Brodell was an invited speaker at the 101st Atlantic Dermatology Society Annual Meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania on April 21, 2024. He provided a lecture on procedural dermatology using clinical pathologic correlation - before the blade touches the skin!