Dermatology Faculty

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.
  Chair, Department of Dermatology
  Director, Division of Dermatopathology
  Professor 
  Specialties: Blistering disorders, cutaneous lymphoma, clinicopathologic correlation, complex medical dermatology
• Alexander Aria, M.D.
  Assistant professor
  Mohs micrographic surgery
  Specialties: Skin cancer, Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatologic surgery, melanoma, scar revision
• Ramona Behshad, M.D.
  Associate professor
  Director, micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology fellowship 
  Specialties: Skin cancer, dermatologic surgery, Mohs surgery, melanoma, pigmented lesions, scar revision, advocacy/organized medicine
• Nicole M. Burkemper, M.D.
  Professor
  Associate director, Dermatology Residency Program
  Director, Dermatopathology Fellowship Program
  Specialties: Clinicopathologic correlation, contact dermatitis, hospital determatology, residency education, quality improvement
• Sofia Chaudhry, M.D.
  Professor
  Specialty: Dermatological manifestations of rheumatic diseases
• Kyle Eash, M.D., Ph.D
  Assistant professor
  Specialties: General dermatology, medical dermatology, skin cancer
• Jennifer Albus Fehlman, M.D.
  Assistant professor
  Specialties: Medical and cosmetic dermatology, injectables, laser surgery, sclerotherapy
• A. Mary Guo, M.D.
  Professor
  Director, medical student education
  Specialties: Vulvar dermatoses/women’s health, medical student education
• Gillian Heinecke, M.D.
  Associate professor
  Director, Dermatology Residency Program
  Specialties: Clinicopathologic correlation, psoriasis, residency education
• Tyler Hooton, M.D.
  Assistant professor
  Specialties: General dermatology
• Katherine Moritz, M.D.
  Assistant professor
  Specialties: Medical and cosmetic dermatology
• Kristin Smith, M.D.
  Associate professor
  Specialties: Melanocytic lesions and squamous neoplasms
• Daniel A. West, M.D. 
  Associate professor
  Specialties: General dermatology, systemic drug interactions
• Kimberly L. Brown
  Specialty: General dermatology, hair loss
• Hailey Schlesinger
  Specialty: Pediatric dermatology
• 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
• Steven Townsend, M.D.
  Assistant professor
  Assistant director, Division of Dermatology Research
  Specialties: Medical dermatology and clinical research
• Alex Wood
  Specialties: General dermatology