Provider Awards, Honors, and Distinguished Presentations

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!

Annual Dermatology Symposium

The 2025 Dermatology Symposium took place on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel and Conference Center in Flowood, MS. We are sincerely thankful to all of our attendees and speakers for making this year's event a success. In addition, we especially thank our sponsors who made this event possible.

The following list details UMMC Dermatology and faculty presentations: 

• The Game is Afoot - Tejesh Patel, MD, Professor and Anmonett-Rosenberg Chair Department of Dermatology The University of Tennessee Health Science
• Dermoscopy - Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD, Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Associate Vice Chair, Faculty Group Practice, Department of Dermatology
• Hair and Nails in Forensics: How the Nails Helped Solve 2 Murder Cases - Carlton Ralph Daniel, MD, Community Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
• Atopic Dermatitis: Oldies & Newbies - Thy Huynh, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, UMMC
• Multidisciplinary Lecture - Charles E. Grogan II, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Allergy and Immunology, UMMC
• Updates in the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Margaret “Molly” Webb, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
• Updates in Psoriasis - Jeremy Jackson, MD, Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology, UMMC
• Cases That Taught Me the Most During My Career - Robert T. Brodell, MD, Professor
  and Chair, Department of Pathology and Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, UMMC

Awards and Promotions

	National Awards: Dr. Thy Huynh is the 2025 recipient of two prestigious awards: American Academy of Dermatology (AAD's) Excellence in Patient Care and Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS) Volunteer of the Year Award. She has served as a member for the past four years in the Women’s Dermatologic Society’s Community Service & Public Education Committee.
	Tenure Approval: Dr. Vinayak “Vinny” Nahar was approved by the Promotion and Tenure Committee and School of Medicine Executive Faculty for Tenure effective July 1, 2025. Congratulations, Dr. Nahar!
	Celebrating the Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Robert Brodell recently ended his ten-year service as editor-in-Chief of the Practice Update: Dermatology.
	Patient Safety Week: Dermatology received the first-place prize as the department with the most improved call abandonment rate during UMMC’s annual Patient Safety Week. This achievement was a collaborative effort between dep artment leadership and scheduling, nursing, and administrative staff. We greatly appreciate everyone’s ongoing dedication to process improvement.
	Holiday Fun: A dessert competition was held at Dermatology’s annual holiday gathering. Melissa Burt (CMA, pictured left) Dr. Sarah Eley (PGY2), and Dr. Hollis Burrow’s (PGY4) wife Abigail Burrow’s desserts were chosen as the winners by popular vote. Dermatology appreciates all of our faculty and staff and enjoyed fellowshipping with those who were able to attend.