Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Emeritus Professor of Dermatology
- Emeritus Professor CE of Dermatology
Editor in Chief, Medscape Dermatology Reference
Lead author of a major dermatology textbook
Past President, American Academy of Dermatology
Education and training
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Residency: Walter Reed Gen Hosp
- Residency: Letterman Army Medical Center
What my patients think about me
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My Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Dermatology - Clinical and Laboratory Dermatological Immunology, 1985
- Dermatology, 1981
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, National
- American Academy of Dermatology, National
- American Board of Dermatology, National
- American Dermatological Association, National
- American Society of Contact Dermatitis, National
- Association Military Dermatologists, National
- Association of Professors of Dermatology, National
- Atlantic Dermatological Society, Local
- Dermatologic Teachers Education Group, National
- Dermatology Foundation, National
- Hackney-Norins Society, Local
- Medical Dermatology Society, National
- Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology, Local
- Philadelphia College of Physicians, Local
- Philadelphia Dermatology Society, Local
- Society of Investigative Dermatology, National
- Sulzberger Institute for Dermatologic Education, National
- Washington DC Dermatology Society, Local
- West Point Medical Officers Society, National
- Women's Dermatological Society, National
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2009 through 2024
Treatments and Conditions
My research
Micheletti R, James WD, Elston DM, McMahon P Andrews' Atlas of Dermatology , 2nd Edition, Elsevier: 2023
James WD Lessons that are Never Forgotten - The Unknown SEssion , JAMA Dermatol, 158(8): 2022,865-866
Hereford B, James WD Skin of color representation in dermatology atlases , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2022,S0190-9622(22)02430-6
Weiner DM, James WD Dr. Madeleine Duvic: Profiling women dermatologists' contributions to HIV research and treatment , Int J Womens Dermatol, 8(3): 2022,e019
Rodriguez O, Brod BA, James WD Impact of trends in new and emerging contact allergens , Int J Womens Dermatol, 8(1): 2022,e006
Garg V, Choi JK, James WD, Barbieri JS Long-term use of spironolactone for acne in women: A case series of 403 patients , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2021
Milbar H, James WD The Role of Dermatologists in the Early HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Historical Review for the 40th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS , JAMA Dermatol, 157: 2021,326-329
Desai SR, Kovarik C, Brod B, James W, Fitzgerald ME, Preston A, Hruza GJ COVID-19 and personal protective equipment: Treatment and prevention of skin conditions related to the occupational use of personal protective equipment. , J Am Acad Dermatol, 83(2): 2020,675-677
Fathy R, Chu B, James WD, Barbieri JS. The frequency of topical antibiotic use after biopsy and excision procedures among dermatologists and nondermatologists: 2006 through 2015. , Am Acad Dermatol. , 82(5): 2020,1258-1261
Fathy R, Chu B, Singh P, James WD, Barbieri JS. Variation in Topical Antibiotics Recommendations in Wound Care Instructions by Non-dermatologists. , J Gen Intern Med. : 2020