Valencia D. Thomas, MD, MHCM
Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Section of Mohs and Dermasurgery, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2021 | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, MHCM, Master of Healthcare Management |
| 2021 | Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, MHA, Master in Health Care Management |
| 2000 | University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, MD, Dermatology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2008-2009 | Clinical Fellowship, Dermatopathology, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 2005-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Surgical Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR |
| 2002-2005 | Clinical Residency, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 2001-2002 | Clinical Fellowship, Dermatology Clinical Investigations, Mass, General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 2000-2001 | Clinical Internship, Reproductive Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA |
| 1992-1996 | A.B, Harvard University, Boston, MA |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Dermatology |
| 2020 | American Board of Dermatology |
| 2016 | American Board of Dermatology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Section of Dermatology/Dermatopathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2013
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT, 2006 - 2008
Instructor, Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, 2005 - 2006
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Clinical Faculty, Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2009
Honors & Awards
| 2006 | Annual Faculty Teaching Award, Oregon Health Science University |
| 2004 | Thomas B. Fitzpatrick Memorial Education Fund Off-Site Elective Award, Harvard Medical School |
| 2000 | Leon O. Jacobson Award, University of Chicago, Prtizker School of Medicine |
| 1999 | Irving H. Graff Memorial Scholarship, National American Foundation |
| 1997 | National Institutes of Health Summer Research Award, University of Chicago Prtizker School of Medicine |
| 1995 | The Aloian Award for Improving Intercultural and Race Relations, Harvard University |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Riddel C, Rashid R, Thomas V.. Ungual and periungual human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol 64(6):1147-53, 2011.
- Cutlan JE, Rashid RM, Torres-Cabala C, Trying SK, Thomas V.. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis after cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Dermatol Online J 15(16):12, 2010.
- Rashid RM, Thomas V. Androgenic pattern presentation of scarring and inflammatory alopecia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 24(8):979-80, 2010.
- Rashid RM, Rashid RM, Thomas V. Subungal traumatic neuroma. J Am Acad Dermatol 63(1):e7-8, 2010.
- Thomas VD, Yang FC, Kvedar JC. Biologics in psoriasis: a quick reference guide. J Am Acad 53(2):346-51, 2005.
Book Chapters
- Caro I, Thomas V.. Current Treatment Options in Infectious Disease. In: Myositis, 233-245, 2002.
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