Julia Dai, M.D.
Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2009 | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA, BS, Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Chief Residency, Dermatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2018-2021 | Clinical Residency, Dermatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2016-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Cutaneous Lymphoma, Dermatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Dermatology |
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Resident Retreat for Future Academicians,, Society for Investigative Dermatology |
| 2019 - 2020 | Research Grant, Chicago Dermatological Society |
| 2011 | Petrus Camper Research Fellowship,, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
| 2010 - 2015 | Class of 1967 Scholar, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania |
| 2009 | Magna cum laude, University of Wisconsin |
| 2006 | National Merit Scholar |
| 2006 - 2009 | Medical Scholar, University of Wisconsin |
| 2006 - 2009 | All-State Robert C. Byrd Scholar, University of Wisconsin |
| 2006 - 2009 | Wisconsin Letters and Sciences Scholar, University of Wisconsin |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wu SY, Damron EP, Xu J, Fang PQ, Dai J, Nair R, Malpica Castillo LE, Fayad LE, Torres-Cabala CA, Medeiros LJ, Vega F, Miranda RN, Duvic M, Pinnix CC, Dabaja BS, Iyer SP, Huen AO, Gunther JR. Radiotherapy in the treatment of primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Int J Dermatol. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38955474.
- Cuglievan B, Connors J, He J, Khazal S, Yedururi S, Dai J, Garces S, Quesada AE, Roth M, Garcia M, McCall D, Gibson A, Ragoonanan D, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Nunez C, Mahadeo KM, Tasian SK, Lamble AJ, Pawlowska A, Hammond D, Maiti A, Haddad FG, Senapati J, Daver N, Gangat N, Konopleva M, Meshinchi S, Pemmaraju N. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a comprehensive review in pediatrics, adolescents, and young adults (AYA) and an update of novel therapies. Leukemia 37(9):1767-1778, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37452102.
- Dai J, Hight RS, Grullon K, Xiao TL, Stein SL. Vitiligo-like manifestations of graft-versus-host disease in a pediatric population. Pediatr Dermatol 40(1):157-161, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36063124.
- Dai J, Zha Y, Foster CC, Luke JJ, Chmura SJ, Hoffman MD.. Immunotherapy-related punctate anetoderma: clinicopathologic characterization of a novel eruption. JAMA Dermatology 157(8):998-1000, 2021.
- Foster CC, Fleming GF, Karrison TG, Liao CY, Desai AV, Moroney JW, Ratain MJ, Nanda R, Polite BN, Hahn OM, O’Donnell PH, Vokes EE, Kindler HL, Szmulewitz RZ, Hseu R, Janisch L, Dai J, Hoffman MD, Weichselbaum RR, Pitroda SP, Luke JJ, Chmura SJ.. Phase I study of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Plus Nivolumab and Urelumab or Cabiralizumab in Advanced Solid Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 27:5510-5518, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- Kheterpal M, Dai J, Gellers S, Pulitzer M, Ni A, Myskowski PL, Moskowitz A, Kim J, Hong EK, Fong S, Hoppe RT, Kim YH, Horwitz SM.. Role of imaging in low-grade cutaneous B-cell lymphoma presenting in the skin. J Am Acad Dermatol 81(4):970-976, 2019.
- Sobanko JF, Dai J, Sarwer DB, Percec I.. Prospective cohort study investigating changes in psychosocial functioning following minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. Dermatol Surg 44(8):1121-1128, 2018.
- Dai J, Almazan TH, Hong EK, Khodadoust MS, Arai S, Weng WK, Kim YH. Anti-CCR4 antibody mogamulizumab prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS): graft-versus-host-disease related complications. JAMA Dermatology 154(6):728-730, 2018.
- Dai J, Belum VR, Wu S, Lacouture ME. Pigmentary alterations in patients treated with targeted cancer therapies: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol 77(5):902-910, 2017.
- Dai J, Bordeaux JS, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF.. Assessing surgical dermatology training in dermatology residency: a survey of dermatology program directors. Dermatology Surg 42(8):977-984, 2016.
- Sobanko JF, Taglienti AJ, Wilson AJ, Sarwer DB, Margolis DJ, Dai J, Percec I.. Motivations for seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in an academic outpatient setting. Aesthet Surg Journal 35(8):1014-1020, 2015.
- Muhaj FF, Tran J, Dai J, Pacha O, Patel AB. A retrospective case series of eight patients with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor induced cutaneous toxicities managed with dupilumab. JAAD Case Rep.
Abstracts
- Liu YA, Dai J, Nagarajan P, Torres-Cabala CA, Aung PP, Prieto VG, Cho WC. Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris After Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report and Literature Review. Am J Dermatopathol 45(3):185-188, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36626570.
- Bartley B, Cho WC, Rady PL, Dai J, Curry JL, Milbourne A, Tyring SK, Torres-Cabala CA. Condyloma and coincidental epidermodysplasia verruciformis acanthoma positive for human papillomavirus-14 and -21. J Cutan Pathol 50(1):47-50, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36039682.
- Lewis DJ, Turkeltaub AE, Dai J, Nagarajan P, Rieger KE, Nunez CA, Kim YH, Duvic M. An adolescent with granulomatous mycosis fungoides infiltrating skeletal muscle successfully treated with oral prednisone. JAAD 4(276-279), 2017.
- Dai J, Kunder CA, Chu EY, Chan EF, Egan CL, Novoa RA. Development of RET mutant cutaneous angiosarcoma during BRAF inhibitor therapy. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 44(12):1053-1056, 2017.
- Dai J, Tetzlaff MT, Schuchter LM, Elder DE, Elenitsas R. Histopathologic and mutational analysis of a case of blue nevus-like. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 43(9):776-780, 2016.
- Dai J, Huen AO, Kestenbaum LA, Sarezky MD, Coughlin CC, Yan AC. Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia and cellulitis: a report of a case. Pediatric Dermatology 32(4):186-187, 2015.
- Dai J, Micheletti RG, Rosenbach M, Chu EY. Striking follicular eruption to pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. American Journal of Dermatopathology 36(7):590-591, 2014.
Book Chapters
- Dai J, Dabaja B. Mycosis fungoides. In: Gunders LL and Tepper JE, eds. Clinical Radiation Oncology. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2023.
- Dai J, Bolotin D. Nonmelanoma cancer of the skin. In: Kellerman RD and Rakel D, eds. Conn’s Current Therapy. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 2020.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 31, 2024