He received his MD and PhD degrees from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in 1985, following which he completed his Dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Dermatopathology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston.
Dr. Feldman directs the Center for Dermatology Research, which focuses on improved care for patients with skin disease. Dr. Feldman’s chief clinical interest is psoriasis: having served as a member of the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation, chaired that Board’s Subcommittee on Education, and served as the Director of the Foundation’s Chief Residents’ Meeting on psoriasis treatment from 2000-2005. He also chaired the American Academy of Dermatology’s Psoriasis Education Initiative Workgroup, developing and directing regional courses on emerging psoriasis therapies. He received a Presidential Citation from the American Academy of Dermatology in 2005 for his psoriasis education efforts and received one of the AAD’s highest awards, the Clarence S. Livingood Lecturership, in 2006.
Dr. Feldman has made significant contributions to understanding dermatologic health care delivery and his work has been published in over 300 articles in books and peer-reviewed journals, including top flight dermatology and managed care journals. He also serves as an Editor of the Journal of Dermatological Treatment, on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (the official publication of the Canadian Dermatology Association) & Dermatology Online Journal, and as Chief Medical Editor of Skin & Aging. |