25 of the Best Dermatologists Near Me in Romulus, MI

Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD is the Arthur C. Curtis Professor of Molecular Skin Immunology and the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Emerging Scholar of the Taubman Medical Research Institute. A graduate of the University of Iceland Medical School, he completed his internship and dermatology residency training at the University of Michigan. Dr. Gudjonsson has served on the faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology since 2008. He provides general medical dermatology patient care at the University of Michigan Taubman Center and maintains clinical and research interests in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders involving the skin.Dr. Gudjonsson came to the U-M in 2003 as part of an innovative research residency training program. Building upon investigative dermatology training completed in Iceland, Dr. Gudjonsson has been performing basic immunological and genetic work on psoriasis at the U-M. Dr. Gudjonsson's primary research focus is basic immunological and genetic research on psoriasis, with projects directed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis. He received the 2007 Young Investigator Award from the American Academy of Dermatology, was named the 2018 Rising Star Lecturer for the Society for Investigative Dermatology and was recipient of the American Skin Association Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis in 2021. Dr. Gudjonsson's research has been supported by research awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Skin Association, Dermatology Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, among others. Dr. Gudjonsson is highly rated in 39 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Benign Chronic Pemphigus, Psoriasis, Darier Disease, Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE), and Vitrectomy. Dr. Gudjonsson is board certified in Dermatology. Dr. Gudjonsson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Tejasvi received his medical degree from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, India. He completed residency-training program and worked as senior resident in Dermatology and Venereology, from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He completed post-doctoral training in genetics of psoriasis under the direction of Drs. R.P.Nair and James T. Elder at the University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology in Ann Arbor.Dr. Tejasvi's primary research interest is translational genetics, epigenetics in psoriasis and pharmacogenetics that involves application of genetic information to predict response to therapies. Dr. Tejasvi is highly rated in 39 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL), T-Cell Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, and Lymphomatoid Papulosis. Dr. Tejasvi is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. May Chan obtained her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and was a Howard Hughes Research Scholar in 2005-2006. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, followed by a Dermatopathology fellowship at Harvard. She joined the University of Michigan in 2011 and is now a Professor of Pathology and Dermatology. She is the Interim Section Head for Dermatopathology, the Program Director for the Dermatopathology Fellowship, and the Medical Director of the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory. She also serves on the Test Development and Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pathology.Dr. Chan is an editorial board member of Modern Pathology and Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. She has a broad research interest in the areas of inflammatory skin diseases, melanocytic lesions, cutaneous adnexal neoplasms, and immunohistochemistry. She is the author/co-author of over 90 peer-reviewed publications and the book, Handbook of Direct Immunofluorescence: A Pattern-based Approach to Skin and Mucosal Biopsies.Dr. Chan is board certified in Anatomic Pathology and Dermatopathology. In addition to her primary role as a dermatopathologist, Dr. Chan retains her interest in surgical pathology including interpretation of head and neck, soft tissue, pulmonary, and endocrine cases, as well as intraoperative frozen sections. Over the years she has been invited to speak at national and international meetings hosted by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), the American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP), the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), the European Nail Society, and Dermpedia. Dr. Chan is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Melanoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Sebaceous Adenoma, and Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum.

After receiving my M.D. and Ph.D. at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, I came to the University of Michigan for residency training in Anatomic Pathology. During my residency and subsequent Dermatopathology fellowship, I became interested in mechanistic studies of cutaneous and soft-tissue malignancies. Upon completion of my fellowship in June 2012, I accepted a faculty position at UMHS with joint appointments in the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, in which I continue to investigate molecular events in the pathogenesis of Merkel cell carcinoma and other cutaneous malignancies, while maintaining clinical effort in dermatopathology and molecular dermatopathology. Dr. Harms is highly rated in 22 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Melanoma, and Basal Cell Skin Cancer. Dr. Harms is board certified in Dermatopathology and Pathology-Anatomic.

Dr. Kelly Harms, MD, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan and the director of our Multi-disciplinary Cutaneous Oncology clinic. She provides patient care in our Cutaneous Surgery and Oncology clinical programs, including the Mohs surgery clinic and multidisciplinary melanoma and cutaneous oncology clinics located within the U-M Rogel Cancer Center. Dr. Harms is a board-certified dermatologist and ACGME Fellowship-trained Mohs Surgeon, with specialized training and expertise in treating high-risk skin cancer.Dr. Harms joined the Dermatology faculty in 2014, upon completing her ACGME procedural dermatology fellowship, with advanced training in melanoma and cutaneous surgery and oncology at the Rogel Cancer Center. Her clinical work is focused on Mohs surgery and associated reconstruction, as well as the complex management of patients seen within our Multidisciplinary Melanoma and Merkel Cell Programs.Dr. Harms received her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and her Ph.D. degree from the Medical Scientist Training Program in the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her internship in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals. She completed her dermatology residency, post-doctoral research training, and procedural dermatology fellowship in the Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School. Her clinical research is focused on skin cancer biology and epidemiology, and therapy. Dr. Harms is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, and Eccrine Porocarcinoma. Dr. Harms is board certified in Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology. Dr. Harms is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Christopher Bichakjian is professor of dermatology and chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical School.Dr. Bichakjian is a foremost expert in the field of cutaneous surgery and oncology. He has a special interest in Merkel cell carcinoma and established one of the first multidisciplinary programs in the world for this rare skin cancer in 2006. He has presented over 100 national and international invited lectures and visiting professorships, and authored or co-authored nearly 90 peer-reviewed publications with a primary focus on cutaneous oncology.Dr. Bichakjian received his medical degree from Radboud University in The Netherlands. After relocating to the US, he completed residency in dermatology and fellowship in micrographic surgery and cutaneous oncology at Michigan Medicine. He subsequently practiced Mohs surgery in private practice and served as adjunct faculty at Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New York City.In 2004, Dr. Bichakjian was recruited back to Ann Arbor to join the faculty in the Department of Dermatology at Michigan Medicine. He served as director of the UM Multidisciplinary Merkel Cell Carcinoma Program for more than a decade (2006-2017), In addition, he served as chief of the Division of Cutaneous Surgery and Oncology and as director of the Multidisciplinary Melanoma Program in the Rogel Cancer Center from 2017-2020. Dr. Bichakjian is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Melanoma, and Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma. Dr. Bichakjian is board certified in Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatology. Dr. Bichakjian is currently accepting new patients.

Kevin Gaffney is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Gaffney is highly rated in 146 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Spots, Universal Acquired Melanosis, Papular Urticaria, and Rosacea. Dr. Gaffney is currently accepting new patients.

In 2008, Dr. Dlugosz was named Poth Professor of Cutaneous Oncology in the Dermatology Department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is Scientific Director of the Cutaneous Oncology Program of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his M.D. at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 1984, did an internship at the Roger Williams General Hospital in Providence, RI, and completed his dermatology residency, including a year as Chief Resident, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, in 1988. He received his post-doctoral training with Dr. Stuart Yuspa at the National Cancer Institute, where he subsequently established an independent research program prior to his recruitment to the University of Michigan in 1997.Dr. Dlugosz has received multiple awards, grants, and fellowships from the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, American Association for Cancer Research, Society for Investigative Dermatology, and Dermatology Foundation. He was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 2002, has been included in the Best Doctors in America listing since 2003, and was elected to the American Dermatological Association in 2005.The National Institutes of Health and other scientific agencies frequently enlist Dr. Dlugosz as a grant reviewer. He is also an ad hoc reviewer for multiple scholarly journals, and is frequently invited to speak, or chair sessions, at major scientific meetings both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Dlugosz is an author on over 60 published papers.Dr. Dlugosz's basic research program is centered on two interrelated areas. He is investigating how the abnormal regulation of an embryonic signaling pathway, called the Hedgehog pathway, causes tumor development in skin and several other organs. In other studies, he is investigating the role of the Hedgehog pathway in development, growth, and regeneration of hair follicles and related structures. Dr. Dlugosz is highly rated in 88 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cicatricial Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Bullous Pemphigoid, and Pemphigus Vulgaris. Dr. Dlugosz is board certified in Dermatology. Dr. Dlugosz is currently accepting new patients.

Gregory Messenger is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Messenger is highly rated in 135 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Actinic Keratosis, Warts, Seborrheic Keratosis, and Basal Cell Skin Cancer. Dr. Messenger is currently accepting new patients.

Rebecca Jansen is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Jansen is highly rated in 80 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome, Seborrheic Keratosis, Actinic Keratosis, and Warts. Dr. Jansen is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Jansen is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel Dapprich is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Dapprich is highly rated in 79 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Neurocutaneous Melanosis, Actinic Keratosis, and Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus. Dr. Dapprich is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Dapprich is currently accepting new patients.

Aleodor Andea is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Andea is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Melanoma, Syringoma, and Basal Cell Skin Cancer.

Juan Vasquez is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Holland, Michigan. Dr. Vasquez is highly rated in 66 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, Neurocutaneous Melanosis, Giant Congenital Nevus, and Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome. Dr. Vasquez is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Vasquez is currently accepting new patients.

Richard Huggins is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Huggins is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Vitiligo, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Hypomelanotic Disorder, and Keloids. Dr. Huggins is currently accepting new patients.

Linda Stein-Gold is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Dr. Stein-Gold is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acne, Rosacea, Plaque Psoriasis, and Psoriasis. Dr. Stein-Gold is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Daveluy is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Daveluy is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Erythema Multiforme, Acne, and Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp. Dr. Daveluy is currently accepting new patients.

David Ozog is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Novi, Michigan. Dr. Ozog is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Keloids, Muir-Torre Syndrome, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, and Epidermal Nevus. Dr. Ozog is currently accepting new patients.

Ryan Freeland is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Wyoming, Michigan. Dr. Freeland is highly rated in 108 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Guttate Psoriasis, Actinic Keratosis, Psoriasis, and Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome. Dr. Freeland is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Freeland is currently accepting new patients.

Liaqat Ali is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Monroe, Michigan. Dr. Ali is highly rated in 107 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lichen Planus, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Actinic Keratosis, and Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma. Dr. Ali is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Grekin is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Wyandotte, Michigan. Dr. Grekin is highly rated in 57 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Actinic Keratosis, Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Intertrigo, and Plaque Psoriasis. Dr. Grekin is board certified in American Osteopathic Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Grekin is currently accepting new patients.

Anna Axelson is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Troy, Michigan. Dr. Axelson is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nummular Eczema, Actinic Keratosis, Pustular Psoriasis, and Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP). Dr. Axelson is currently accepting new patients.

David Spurlin is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Birmingham, Michigan. Dr. Spurlin is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neurocutaneous Melanosis, Giant Congenital Nevus, Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome, and Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus. Dr. Spurlin is board certified in American Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Spurlin is currently accepting new patients.

Arathi Goldsmith is a Dermatologist practicing medicine in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Goldsmith is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome, Giant Congenital Nevus, and Neurocutaneous Melanosis. Dr. Goldsmith is board certified in American Osteopathic Board Of Dermatology. Dr. Goldsmith is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Julie Mervak is a faculty member in the Department of Dermatology at Michigan Medicine, where she provides medical dermatology care to patients of all ages. Dr. Mervak has a special clinical interest in the diagnosis and treatment of nail diseases.A graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Mervak completed her transitional year internship at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, and her dermatology residency at the U-M Department of Dermatology, serving as Chief Resident during her senior year. Following her residency, Dr. Mervak entered practice in Ann Arbor, then joined the Department of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill as a Clinical Assistant Professor (2017-2022) and Director of Medical Student Education. Dr. Mervak was recruited to the clinical faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology in 2022.Dr. Mervak is a member of the Council for Nail Disorders (CND), a multidisciplinary national organization that aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of normal and pathologic nails. She serves on the Council’s Journal Club Committee and is the Council’s Social Media Chair, promoting learning and evidence-based medicine for nail pathology via curation of posts on the Council’s Instagram account.An active clinical educator, Dr. Mervak provides instruction to dermatology residents, medical students, and others, including hands-on training in nail procedures. Dr. Mervak is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Melanoma, Actinic Keratosis, Psoriasis, and Warts. Dr. Mervak is board certified in Dermatology. Dr. Mervak is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Yolanda Helfrich is a clinical professor of dermatology and the residency program director of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical School.Dr. Helfrich’s primary clinical focus is on medical dermatology. She has a special interest in rosacea, and has been invited to speak and write nationally about the pathogenesis and treatment of rosacea. She serves on the National Rosacea Society Medical Advisory Board. She also has a clinical specialization in the follow-up and diagnosis of high-risk skin cancer patients and runs a specialty clinic devoted to the care of patients with alopecia (hair loss).Throughout her career, Dr. Helfrich has had a strong interest in clinical research, and served as the Director of the Program for Clinical Research in Dermatology (PCRiD) in the department for 12 years. She has served as Primary Investigator on over 25 departmental and industry-sponsored clinical trials and research investigations of rosacea, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, lichen planus, and other dermatologic conditions. She served on the Michigan Medicine Research Board of Directors Clinical Trials Subcommittee, with the key task of helping the institution create a unified clinical research enterprise, and subsequently served as one of the inaugural Medical Directors of the Neurosciences and Sensory Clinical Trials Support Unit. Dr. Helfrich embraces her role as an educator, and has served as the Residency Program Director in Dermatology since January 2016. She has worked hard to optimize the clinical training and educational environment for residents within the program. She was recently elected to the American Professors of Dermatology Program Directors Steering Committee. She also serves on the Michigan Medicine Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC). In 2015, she was elected to Michigan Medicine’s League of Educational Excellence, which honors instructional faculty for their extraordinary contributions to teaching and inspiring the next generation of Michigan physicians and scientists.Dr. Helfrich is a Michigan native. She grew up in Grayling and attended Grayling High School. She graduated with a B.A. in Latin and Ancient History from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She subsequently attended medical school at the University of Michigan Medical School, graduating in 2001. Dr. Helfrich completed her internship in internal medicine and her residency in dermatology at the University of Michigan. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology in 2. Dr. Helfrich is highly rated in 53 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Actinic Keratosis, Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome, Rosacea, and Melanoma. Dr. Helfrich is board certified in Dermatology. Dr. Helfrich is currently accepting new patients.