Dermatology Faculty

Daniel J. Aires MD JD, Stiefel Professor, Division Director

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Economics: Harvard College
Juris Doctor: Harvard Law School
Doctor of Medicine: Yale University School of Medicine

Residency/Fellowship:

Medicine Internship Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Dermatology Residency Univeristy of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Research Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Dermatology Research/Papers:

Over 15 articles dealing with a wide variety of skin diseases

Honors:

• John Harvard Scholar
• Harvard College Scholar
• BA magna cum laude

Current Research Activities:

• Transcriptional profiling of aging in photo-protected and photo-exposed human skin
• Transcriptional profiling of keratinocyte tumor progression
• Transcriptional profiling of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma progression
• Transcriptional profiling of psoriatic involved and uninvolved skin
• Wound infection rates in dermatologic procedures
• Mediation of tissue-specific tumor immunity by trafficking-related molecules

National Organizations

• American Academy of Dermatology
• Society of Investigative Dermatology
• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Kansas City Dermatology Society
• American Academy of Dermatology
• Kansas Dermatology Society
• Member (inactive), California Bar

Areas of Interest
Aging skin, Aesthetic Dermatology, Skin cancer, CTCL, Psoriasis

Thelda Kestenbaum M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education:

Bachelor of Science: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Doctor of Medicine: University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, Virginia
Board Certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology

Residency/Fellowship:

Medicine Internship at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Dermatology Residency at University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee

Dermatology Research/Papers:

Dr. Kestenbaum has published over 20 articles dealing with a wide variety of skin diseases, including:

• Hair and nail diseases
• Psychocutaneous medicine
• Acne
• Cutaneous Malignancies

Honors:

• Regents Scholarship
• 1998 Student Voice Award for Teaching

Major Research Interests

• Psychocutaneous Medicince
• Hair and Nail diseases

National Organizations

• Advisory Council, American Academy of Dermatology
• Committee on History of Dermatology, American Academy of Dermatology
• Psychocutaneous Task Force, American Academy of Dermatology

Viseslav Tonkovic-Capin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

 

Education

Doctor of Medicine: University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

Residency/Fellowship:

Internship: Yale University
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin

Research/Papers:

Dr. Tonkovic-Capin has published over 15 papers in national and international biomedical journals dealing
with wide variety of biomedical processes including:

• Skin infections
• Drug reactions
• Cosmetic soft tissue filler injections

Honors:

• Valedictorian (University of Zagreb School of Medicine)
• Chief Resident (Medical College of Wisconsin 2005-2006)

Professional Organizations:

• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
• Kansas City Dermatology Society

Clinical Focus:

Medical Dermatology, Surgical Dermatology, Skin Cancer Treatment, Cosmetic Dermatology, Clinical Trials Research

 

Pediatric Dermatology

Kimberly Horii, MD

A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, California. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Dermatology.

 

 

 

Brandon Newell, MD, FAAP

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Univ. of Missouri Kansas City
Section of Dermatology
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Assistant Clinical Professor - Dermatology/Internal Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center

Education:

Undergraduate: Kansas State University, B.S. in Biology, 1991-1995
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine 1995-1999)

Residency/Fellowhip:

Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center - Pediatrics Residency 1999-2002
Fellowship: Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship 2002-2004

Specialty: Pediatric Dermatology
Interests: Hemangiomas of Infancy, Acquired Vascular lesions, Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Alopecia areata, Xeroderma Pigmentosa

Research:
Hemangiomas of Infancy (member of the Hemangioma Investigator Group)
Anticonvulsant Hypersensitivity in Pediatric Patients

Vidya Sharma, MD

She received her MBBS from Pune, India and a MPH from the University of Kansas. Dr. Sharma is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Her areas of special interest are pediatric dermatology and pediatric emergency medicine.

 

 

 

Part-time Faculty

Dermatology/Dermatologic Surgery

• Joseph Gadzia, M.D.
• Michael D. Giessel, M.D.
• David Kaplan, M.D.
• Mark A. McCune, M.D.
• Peter J. Muelleman, M.D.

Dermatologic Surgery

• Glenn Goldstein, M.D.
• Shawn Sabin, M.D.

Dermatopathology

• Garth Fraga, M.D.
  
  
• Stephanie Sedivy, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor