Overview
Dr. Joel Sunshine is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Pathology, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He specializes in medical dermatology and skin cancer. His areas of clinical expertise include general dermatology, cutaneous oncology including melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma, and supportive oncodermatology. Dr. Sunshine obtained his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University, his M.D. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and his dermatology residency training and dermatopathology fellowship from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Sunshine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome, and Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 65 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 17 articles in the study of Melanoma.
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Locations
Pavilion I STE 350, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Inova Health Care Services
Suraj Venna is a Dermatologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Venna is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Eccrine Porocarcinoma, and Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome. Dr. Venna is currently accepting new patients.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Janis Taube is a professor of dermatology and pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Her area of clinical expertise is dermatopathology. Dr. Taube serves as the Director of the Division of Dermatopathology and as the Assistant Director of the Dermatoimmunology Laboratory at the School of Medicine. Dr. Taube received her undergraduate degree in engineering from Duke University. She earned her M.D. from Tulane University and her M.Sc. in molecular medicine from University College London. She completed her residency in pathology at Johns Hopkins where she also served as the chief resident, before undertaking a dermatopathology fellowship at Stanford University. In 2009, Dr. Taube returned to Johns Hopkins for her certification in the Melanoma Clinic. She is one of the lead scientific researchers in the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins. She has written over 180 peer-reviewed publications, and her research has been cited over 70,000 times. In addition to running her own research laboratory, she serves as the co-Director of the Mark Foundation Center for Advanced Genomics and Imaging and also as the co-Director of the Tumor Microenvironment Core Laboratory for the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Dr. Taube is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. Her top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Klaus Helm is a Dermatologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Helm is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melanoma. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Actinic Keratosis, and Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- MelanomaDr. Sunshine isAdvanced. Learn about Melanoma.
- Merkel Cell CarcinomaDr. Sunshine isAdvanced. Learn about Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
- Experienced
- Actinic KeratosisDr. Sunshine isExperienced. Learn about Actinic Keratosis.
- Basal Cell Skin CancerDr. Sunshine isExperienced. Learn about Basal Cell Skin Cancer.
- CalciphylaxisDr. Sunshine isExperienced. Learn about Calciphylaxis.
- Extramammary Paget DiseaseDr. Sunshine isExperienced. Learn about Extramammary Paget Disease.
- Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome
- Giant Congenital Melanocytic NevusDr. Sunshine isExperienced. Learn about Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus.