Faculty members in the Saint Louis University Department of Dermatology serve as editorial board members, course directors and active academic members of their subspecialties serving on committees and boards of directors. Several SLU faculty are listed in Best Physicians in America and Best Doctors in Saint Louis.
M. Yadira Hurley, M.D.
Interim Chairman
Professor
Dermatopathology Fellowship Associate Program Director
Specialties: Blistering disorders, cutaneous lymphoma, clinicopathologic correlation
Alexander Aria, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Specialties: Skin cancer, Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatologic surgery, melanoma,
scar revision
Ramona Behshad, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Director
Specialties: Skin cancer, dermatologic surgery, Mohs surgery, melanoma, pigmented
lesions, scar revision, advocacy/organized medicine
Nicole M. Burkemper, M.D.
Professor
Residency Program Director
Dermatopathology Fellowship Program Director
Specialties: Clinicopathologic correlation, contact dermatitis, residency education,
quality improvement
Sofia Chaudhry, M.D.
Associate Professor
Specialty: Dermatological manifestations of rheumatic diseases
Jennifer Albus Fehlman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Medical and cosmetic dermatology, injectables, laser surgery, sclerotherapy
A. Mary Guo, M.D.
Associate Professor
Medical Student Education Director
Specialties: Vulvar dermatoses/women’s health, medical student education
Gillian Heinecke, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director
Specialties: Clinicopathologic correlation, psoriasis, residency education
Craig Leonardi, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Specialties: Psoriasis, clinical trials
Kristin Smith, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Melanocytic lesions and squamous neoplasms
Daniel A. West, M.D.
Associate Professor
Specialties: General dermatology, systemic drug interactions
Kimberly L. Brown, PA-C, MMS
Specialty: General dermatology, hair loss
Elaine Siegfried, M.D.
Professor, Primary appointment in Pediatrics
Specialties: Atopic dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, acne, hyperhidrosis
Saniya Shaikh, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Specialties: Medical and cosmetic dermatology, injectables, and laser surgery
Emily Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor
Specialties: Melanoma, pigmented skin lesions, skin cancer, complex cutaneous oncology,
oncodermatology, clinicopathologic correlation
Alex Wood, PA-C
Specialties: General Dermatology