The Department of Dermatology provides diagnosis and treatment of disorders involving the skin, hair, nails and mucous membranes. Our physicians utilize and pioneer the latest available technology to treat skin conditions. The large faculty group has expertise that covers the full range of skin disorders. In addition to general dermatology, several specialty clinics are held at least weekly (see below). Surgical and aesthetic (cosmetic) dermatology services are also offered. All patients are seen at the Northwestern Memorial Faculty Foundation Dermatology Clinics:
676 N. St. Clair, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60611
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Office Hours:
Practice Number: (312) 695-8106
Fax Number: (312) 695-0537
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The Pigmented Lesion Clinic provides comprehensive care for individuals with irregular nevi, dysplastic nevi, and melanoma. The clinic is held bi-weekly and offers medical and surgical management of pigmented lesions. The patient is initially screened by Dr. Martini who uses a digital photographic system to record images of the patient's nevi through whole-body photography and dermoscopy. Dermoscopy provides the physician with a magnified image of the nevus and pigment arrangement within the lesion. For advanced melanomas, the patient is treated by a multispecialty team. This team includes: Director: Mary Martini, M.D., a specialist in the diagnosis and management of atypical nevi and melanomas; Jeffrey Wayne, M.D., an oncologic surgeon who performs wide tumor resections and sentinel lymph node excisions; and Timothy Kuzel, M.D., a medical oncologist who treats patients with system therapy utilizing a number of biologic modifiers.
For scheduling call and mention the Pigmented Lesion Clinic by name. Clinics are Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, 1-5 PM.
The Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic offers a weekly multi-specialty approach to patients with lesions that are clinically and pathologically suspicious for cutaneous T or B-cell lymphoma. Faculty includes Joan Guitart, M.D. (dermatology) and Steven Rosen, M.D. and Timothy Kuzel, M.D. (hematology/oncology). The group has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous lymphomas, offering the latest diagnostic techniques, including sophisticated clone-specific gene scan analysis and comprehensive panels of flow cytometry and immunophenotyping. Cutting edge therapy is tailored to each patient and includes photo-therapy, inteferon, extracorporeal photopheresis, topical and systemic chemotherapy, retinoids, and other biologics.
For scheduling call and ask specifically for the Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic. Hours are Tuesday afternoons from 1 - 5 PM. Follow-up patients are also seen Thursday afternoons.
Mary Martini, M.D. provides counseling and expanded panel patch testing (31 different panels available), photo-patch testing, and MED photo-testing to UVA and UVB. Consultations are available on Thursday afternoons. Patch tests are applied on Tuesday afternoons with readings on Thursday and Friday afternoons.
For appointments, contact and ask specifically for the Contact Dermatitis Clinic. Handouts for patients explaining this process are available upon request.
Patients with skin of color have unique needs related to pigmented skin, hair and nails. The focus of the center is to diagnose and treat skin and hair disorders of African-American, Hispanic, Indian and Asian patients. Specialized services including laser-hair removal, chemical peels and microdermabrasion are offered. Clinics are daily, with consultations available on Thursday afternoons. This team includes: Director: Roopal Kundu, M.D., Mario Lacouture, M.D. (for Spanish-speaking patients), Murad Alam, M.D., Neda Ashourian, M.D., and Simon Yoo, M.D.
For appointments, contact and ask specifically for the Ethnic Skin Clinic. The Cancer Skin Care (Cancer Study of Chemotherapy Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions) Program at the Department of Dermatology and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center has the mission to develop research and management strategies against skin conditions in cancer patients or those that arise as a result of anticancer drugs. This is one of the first programs with this focus in the country, and has the goal of contributing to patient care, education, and research. Mario Lacouture, M.D. is the director of the Cancer Skin Care Program. The Program has the priority of providing the highest quality of patient care. In order to achieve this, physicians from different specialties work together to improve cancer patient’s lives. The SERIES (Skin and Eye Reactions to Inhibitors of EGFR and kinaseS) Clinic is one of the first success stories of the Cancer Skin Care Program. It was established by members of the Departments of Dermatology, Ophthalmology, and Oncology at Northwestern University. The SERIES Clinic focuses on the early diagnosis and treatment of dermatological and ophthalmological reactions to EGFR and other kinase inhibitors (i.e. cetuximab, erlotinib, sorafenib), in order to ensure patient compliance with anticancer drug therapy and minimize the need for drug dose decrease, interruption or discontinuation. The Cancer Skin Care Program will provide rapid (within several days) and direct evaluations by dermatologists for cancer patients. In addition, patients are counseled on skin and care to ensure maximum compliance with their anticancer therapy. Patients interested in enrolling in clinical trials will be offered options for participation. Appointments can be made by contacting the nurse coordinator at or mparrilli@nmff.org, and mentioning that patients need evaluation in the Cancer Skin Care Program.
The Acne and Excessive Hair Clinic provides evaluation and a variety of medical and aesthetic care regimens for women with acne and unwanted hair growth. Patients may be seen in the mornings, daily. Faculty: Bethanee Schlosser, M.D.
Contact the clinic for more information at .
The Collagen Vascular Disorders Clinic cares for the skin problems of patients with lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, all forms of scleroderma, vasculitis, and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Faculty: Anne Laumann, MBChB, MRCP (UK)
For appointments and more information, please contact the clinic at .
The mucosal clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that focuses on disorders of the oral and genital mucous membranes. Patients with vaginal mucosal disorders are seen in the am and oral mucosal issues in the afternoon on the third Monday of each month, 8:30-5:00.
Faculty: Ginat Mirowski, M.D., D.D.S. and Cate Stika, M.D. from OB-Gyn Contact the clinic for more information at . The Phototherapy Treatment Center is located in the Dermatology Clinic. The center offers photo-therapy with narrow band UVB, broad band UVB, and UVA light units. In addition, MED photo-testing and photo-patch testing are available. For information and scheduling, please contact .
The psoriasis and psoriatic arthritic clinic sees patients with psoriasis and is the ideal venue for a person with both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Patients are seen by both a dermatologist and a rheumatologist, and the clinic is held on Tuesday mornings.
Faculty: Prashant Singri, M.D. from Dermatology and Eric Ruderman, M.D. from Rheumatology For scheduling, please contact the clinic at . Return to Clinical Division home page
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