Five Decades of Contributions

1950s

• First Staff and Residents
• Oral Anti-Fungal: Grisofulvin
• First Electron microscope in Florida
• Introduction of triamcinolone acetonide
• Studies of percutaneous absorption and the epidermal barrie

• Fungus Diseases and Their Treatment
• Histology of the Nail
• DTM Rapid Diagnostic Media for Fungal Infections
• Environmental Influence on Skin Infections
• Etiology and Treatment for Erythrasma
• Topical Triabendazole for Creeping Eruption
• Wood’s Light to Detect Pseudomonas Infections
• Cause of Pitted Keratolysis
• Source of Fungal Infections Traced to Rats (Vietnam)
• Description/Prevention of Immersion Foot Syndrome

• First Dermatopathologist in a Dermatology Department
• First MOHS Unit in a Medical School
• Prostaglandin’s Role in Sunburn
• Animal Model for Wound Healing
• Prostaglandin Synthesis by Skin
• Description of Pseudomonas Toe Web
• Wet Terrain Infections (TriStar Crash)
• Pathogens in Hospital Flower Vases
• Systemic gold Therapy for Pemphigus

• Vehicles and Occlusive Dressings Affect Wound Healing
• First Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery Department
• Staphylococcus Predominance in Childhood Pyoderma
• Pediatric Dermatology Textbook
• Sunlight’s Effects on the Immune system and Skin Cancer
• Model for Community Control of Scabies
• Criteria – Skin Signs of Child Abuse

1990’s

• Tissue Engineered Skin for Acute Wounds
• First Oral Treatment for Scabies in AIDS Patients
• Described Acute Lipodermatosclerosis
• Local Immune Response Modifiers for Scar Control
• Method to Quantify Skin Induration
• Treatment for Cryofibrinogenemia
• Pericapillary Fibrin in Venous Ulcers
• Description of and treatment for the Pruritic Papular Eruption of AIDS
• Skin Moisturizer Developed-Lipomoist®
• Grafts as Pharmacologic Agents
• Trap-Hypothesis of Venous Ulcers
• Hypoxia Stimulates Clonal Cell Growth
• Causative Agent of Sea Bathers Itch
• Phosphatidyl Choline Penetrates Skin Rapidly
• Assessing Relative Health Services with Patients
• Topical Treatment to Reduce Blood Cholesterol
• Cryotherapy for Psoriasis
• Teledermatology Clinic Established
• Health Services Research on Dermatology Inpatient Unit

• Tissue-Engineered Skin for Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Biofilms in Chronic Wounds
• Early Laser Treatment of Scars
• Demonstrated sunlight associated with melanoma development in blacks and Hispanics
• First comparative data supporting IVIG for TEN
• Reported decrease in vascular disease in patients with psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis treated with MTX
• OTC Cyanocrolate for Skin Injuries
• Pivotal Clinical Study for First Generic Mupirocin