Thank you for making the Healthy Alum's online skin cancer event on June 30th a tremendous success!

Miss the event? Read what your fellow alumni learned from Case Western Reserve's skin experts.

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Meet Our Experts

Kevin Cooper
Dr. Kevin D. Cooper joined Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center in 1995 from prior positions at the University of Michigan, and the National Institutes of Health, and training at Oregon Health Sciences University and the University of Florida. He has developed a highly matrixed program that intersects seven geographical clinical sites with teaching and research activities which span basic laboratory, translational, and clinical trial investigations. With interests in immunologically-mediated skin diseases and photomedicine/photoimmunology, Dr. Cooper has been continuously funded since 1986 and has published over 300 papers and chapters. He enjoys mentoring faculty, residents, fellows, and students.
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Jeremy S. Bordeaux, MD, MPH
Dr. Jeremy S. Bordeaux received his MD from Duke University School of Medicine. He simultaneously completed a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Health Care and Prevention at the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill. Dr. Bordeaux then completed his dermatology residency and Mohs micrographic surgery and cutaneous oncology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Bordeaux is an assistant professor of dermatology at the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and is Director of the Melanoma Program and Mohs Micrographic and Dermatologic Surgery.
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Elma D. Baron, MD
Elma D. Baron, MD is a dermatologist who practices medicine, teaches and does research. As a practicing dermatologist, Dr. Baron performs procedures utilizing laser technology that range from cosmetic to cancer treatment. Her area of interest is in sun exposure and its affect on skin and skin diseases. She is the Director of the Skin Study Center at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. She is also an Assistant Professor in Dermatology and just completed four years of service as the Director of Dermatology for Primary Care Training at the VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Susan T. Nedorost, MD
Susan Nedorost, MD, is an associate professor of dermatology and environmental health sciences at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and is director of the dermatology residency program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. She received her MD from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She went on to complete a medical internship and residency in Dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Nedorost has received numerous awards and serves on the committee of many hospital and professional societies. In 2011 she was again nominated as one of America's Best Doctors, and she is president-elect of the American Contact Dermatitis Society. Learn more.

Neil J. Korman, MD, PhD
Neil J. Korman, MD, PhD, is a professor of Dermatology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the director of the Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit. In addition, Dr. Korman serves as the clinical director of the Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis, a comprehensive psoriasis research, education, and treatment program. Dr. Korman earned his medical degree and doctorate in biomedical engineering at Case Western. His postdoctoral training included a medical internship and dermatology residency at UHC and an immunodermatology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Meg Gerstenblith
Meg Gerstenblith, MD is an Assistant Professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a Board Certified Dermatologist at University Hospitals Case Medical Center of Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to seeing patients, she conducts groundbreaking research to further understand the etiology of melanoma, the deadliest variety of skin cancer. Dr. Gerstenblith's melanoma research, which will be a central initiative of Case Western Reserve University's Skin Cancer Research Institute, aims to revolutionize both the prevention and treatment of this aggressive skin cancer.
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Margaret Bobonich
Margaret A. Bobonich, DNP, FNP-C, DCNP, FAANP is a faculty member at the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB) and a dermatology nurse practitioner at University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Bobonich has more than 28 years of nursing experience, including trauma and flight nursing, medical and surgical nursing and family practice. She has worked at the Free Clinic in Painesville, Ohio and in rural Ohio as a family nurse practitioner. As a dermatology nurse practitioner at UHCMC, Dr. Bobonich focuses on general dermatology, lending her expertise to conditions such as acne, dermatitis, psoriasis, and blistering diseases. She is committed to working with underserved patients and leads a team from CWRU to provide health care in Central America. Learn more.