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William D. James, M.D.
Director of Residency Program
Paul Gross Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology


2 Maloney, 3600 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

 		 
 

Education
1972        B.S.         US Military Academy
1977        M.D.        Indiana University School of Medicine

Clinical Specialties
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Acne
Rosacea
Travel - Acquired Diseases
Teledermatology
Tropical Diseases
Immunology
Difficult to Diagnose or Difficult to Treat Diseases

Research Area of Interest
Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Acne, Rosacea

Clinical Research Summary
Research into my specialty areas has generally been concentrated in cutaneous allergy and responses to infections, however my interests are broad and analysis into other areas occurs. The citations below range from the discovery and description of new diseases, to grouping of uncommon cases which led to new insights, to prospective protocol-driven research which has led to new knowledge.


Textbooks

  1. James WD, Berger TG, Elston D, eds. Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, Tenth Edition. Philadelphia: WB Sanders, 2005.

  2. Odom RB, James WD, Berger TG, eds. Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, Ninth Edition. Philadelphia: WB Sanders, 2000.

  3. Arnold H, Odom RB, James WD, eds. Andres' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, Eighth Edition. Philadelphia: WB Sanders, 1990.


Reference List

  1. James WD: Acne (Clinical Practice). N Engl J Med 2005;352:1463-72.

  2. Crawford G, Pelle M, James WD: Rosacea Part I CME. J Am Acad Dermatol 2004; 51: 327-341.

  3. Pelle M, Crawford G, James WD: Rosacea Part II CME. J Am Acad Dermatol 2004; 51: 499-512.

  4. Crawford G, Katz K, Ellis E, James WD: Hand dermatitis to aromatherapy products in massage therapists. Arch Dermatol 2004; 140: 991-996.

  5. Shapiro M, James WD, Nieves D, Lazorik F, Kessler R, Miller JJ: Teledermatology is an effective triage tool. Arch Dermatol 2004: 140: 525-528.

  6. Vincent A, Farley M, Chan E, James WD: Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome: a review of the literature and the differential diagnosis of firm facial papules. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 49: 698-705.

  7. James WD: Imported skin diseases in dermatology. J Dermatol 2001; 28: 663-666.

  8. James WD: Newer skin signs of systemic disease. Keio J Med 2001; 50:188-191.

  9. Shapiro M, Smith KJ, James WD, Giblin WJ, Margolis DJ, Foglia AN, McGinley K, Leyden JJ: Cutaneous microbiology of the skin in HIV-infected patients. J. Clinical Microbiology 2000; 38: 3174-3178.

  10. Smack DP, Harrington AC, Dunn C, Howard RS, Szkutnik AJ, Krivda SJ, Caldwell JB, James WD: Infection and allergy incidence in ambulatory surgery patients using white petrolatum vs. bacitracin ointment: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 1996; 276: 972-977.

  11. Berky Z, Luciano J, James WD: Allergy to rubber among US Army dentists. JAMA 1992; 268:2695-2697.


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