Faculty
Richard F. Wagner, Jr., M.D., J.D.
Curriculum Vitae
POSITION AND ADDRESS:
Professor of Dermatology and Otolaryngology
Deputy Chair of Dermatology
Dermatology Residency Program Director
Edgar B. Smith, MD Professorship in Dermatology
Director of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology
Laboratory Director, Mohs Micrographic Surgery Lab
Specialty Clinics: Mohs micrographic surgery, wound reconstruction,
hair transplantation
Department of Dermatology
4.112 McCullough Building, Rt. 0783
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX 77555-0783
Phone:409-772-1911
Fax: 409-772-1943
e-mail:rfwagner@utmb.edu
EDUCATION:
Undergraduate:
B.A., 1976 Psychology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
Summa Cum Laude
Graduate:
M.D., 1980 New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY (June 3).
J.D., 1994 University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX (May 18).
Certificate in Business Administration, 1997, Edinburgh Business School, UK.
Postgraduate Training:
Internship: 1980-1981 Department of Internal Medicine
University Hospital/Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
Internal Medicine Residency: 1981-1983
Department of Internal Medicine,
Winthrop University Hospital (Nassau Hospital), Mineola, NY.
Research in Oncology: 1982-1983
Winthrop University Hospital (Nassau Hospital), Mineola, NY.
“Hormone Receptors in Cultured Cells”
Dermatology Residency: 1983-1986 (Chief Resident, 1985)
Departments of Dermatology, Boston University/Tufts University,
Schools of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Fellowship: 1986-1987
Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology,
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Fellowship: 1985-1986
American Cancer Society, Physician's Research Training Fellowship
Dermatology Foundation, Paul Gerson Unna Fellowship for Cancer Research
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
"Oncogene Characterization and Expression in Familial Melanoma".
PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2001-present Deputy Chair, Department of Dermatology
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
1993-present Professor with tenure, Department of Dermatology
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
1988-1992 Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology,
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
1986-1987 Instructor, Department of Anatomy, Baylor University Scool of Dentistry,
Dallas, TX
1985-1986 Research Fellow, Departments of Dermatology, Oncology,
and Molecular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
1984-1985 Teaching Assistant, Department of Dermatology,
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
1983-1984 Teaching Fellow, Department of Dermatology,
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
1981 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
1983 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
1986 Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
1991 Diplomate, American Board of Mohs Micrographic Surgery
and Cutaneous Oncology
LICENSURE:
State of New York (inactive)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Registration
State of California, License
Texas Medical License 1987-present
CERTIFICATES:
DPS Certificate
DEA Certificate
CPR
TEACHING AWARDS:
2005 UTMB Medical Students’ Award in Recognition of Excellent Dermatology Teaching
2006 UTMB Dermatology Residents’ Award in Recognition of Excellent Dermatology Teaching
HONORS:
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi
Jere D. Guin Lecture, Arkansas Dermatological Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 2001, “The Regulation of Hair Removal, 1875-2001”
Annual Dr. Charles E. Michel Award, International Guild of Professional Electrologists, 1991
Honorable Mention, 10th Annual Young Investigator
Competition, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, "New Primary Basal Cell Carcinomas Arising in Skin Flaps Following Mohs Micrographic Surgery." 1990
American Jurisprudence Award for Property II, South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX. 1990
"Good as Gold" UTMB employee award, 1990
American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Research and Writing I,
South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX. 1989
Serono Award, Advanced Dermatologic Surgery, Tulane University
School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. 1988
Sutnick Award, American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. "Multifocal Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma Following Primary Tumor Treatment by Electrodesiccation and Curettage". 1987
Honorable Mention, 6th Annual Resident Competition, Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, "Decreased Risk of Subsequent Primary Noncutaneous Malignancies Among Patients with Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma." 1985
Honorable Mention, 6th Annual Resident Competition, Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, "Marsupial Minigrafts for Alopecia Following Surgical Procedures of the Scalp Repaired by Split-Thickness Skin grafts." 1985
AWARDS TO MENTORED MEDICAL STUDENTS AND DERMATOLOGY RESIDENTS:
2006 American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery, selection as one of top three papers submitted for the Alan Scott, MD Residency Award, (mentor for Josh Dimmick, MD), ‘Barriers to Ultraviolet Light Lip Protection’
2005 ASDS Young Investigator’s Writing Competition (mentor for Rebecca Kelso, MD), ‘NGFR Immunostaining for the Detection of Perineural Invasion by Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma’
Physicians-In Training Paper Competition (mentor for Zoltan Trizna, MD, PhD), Southern Medical Association, Orlando, Florida. November 2000, “Use of a tissue adhesive for repairs in Mohs surgery.”
Physician Choice for Best Overall Poster and Blue Ribbon Dermatology Section (mentor for Mandy Warthan), Southern Medical Association, Dallas, Texas, November 1999, “Mechanisms of clinical sunscreen failure.”
Honorable Mention, 1997 Annual Young Investigator Competition (mentor for Mary Christian, MD), American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, "Perineural Invasion in Micronodular Basal Cell Carcinoma."
Third Place, 11th Annual Young Investigator Competition (mentor for Catherine Newman, MD), American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, "Squamous Cell Carcinoma Secondary to Recessive Epidermolysis Bullosa: a Report of 4 Patients with 17 Primary Cutaneous Malignancies." 1991
Honorable Mention, 10th Annual Young Investigator Competition (mentor for Russell Kelley), American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, "Complete Spontaneous Regression of Multiple Basal Cell Carcinomas in the Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome: the Possible Role of Transepidermal Elimination." 1990
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dermatologic Surgery
Dermatology Education
Skin cancers: prevention and treatment
Photodamage
Medicolegal dermatology
EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS:
Skin Cancer (Lisbon): 1985 - present
Skin Cancer: special issue international editor (January-March 1993) Prevention and
Early Diagnosis of Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer: special issue international editor (January-March 2008) Skin Cancer Research at The University of Texas Medical Branch
Cutis: special issue editor (May 1990) - Cosmetic Treatment in Dermatology
Cutis: special issue editor (November 1992) - Early Malignant Melanoma
International Hair Route (Canada): 1995-present
Cutis: 1992 - present
Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology: 1991 - 1994
Dermatologic Surgery: 1995-1996, 1998-present (Contributing Editor)
REVIEWER:
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
Archives of Dermatology
Cutis
Dermatologic Surgery
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
The Medical Letter
Pharmacy & Therapeutics
British Journal of Dermatology
TASK FORCES:
1998 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (Use of Non-Physician Personnel in Dermatologic Surgery)
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MOHS PROFICIENCY CONSULTATIONS:
1998: Dallas Surgi Center (Mohs micrographic surgery horizonatal frozen sections)
2000-2006: Dermatology Associates of San Antonio (Mohs micrographic surgery horizonal frozen sections and tissue mapping)
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL SOCIETIES:
American Academy of Dermatology
American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology
American Medical Association
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Association of Professors of Dermatology
Association of Professors of Dermatologic Surgery
Dermatology Teachers Exchange Group
Galveston County Medical Society
Houston Dermatological Society
Texas Dermatological Society
International Society for Androgenic Disorders
International Society of Dermatologic Surgery
International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery
Texas Medical Association
Texas Dermatological Society
Texas Society of Mohs Surgeons
Association of Professors of Dermatology
Southern Medical Association
COMMITTEES:
National
1997-2001 American Academy of Dermatology Risk Management
Task Force
1996-2000 American Academy of Dermatology Judicial Panel
1992 Committee for American Board of Dermatology
Certification Test surgical examination questions,
Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons
1990 Board Examiner, American Board of Mohs
Micrographic Surgery
1990-1992 Alternate Delegate, American Medical Association Young Physicians Section,
representing the American Academy of Dermatology
1989-1992 American Academy of Dermatology, Task Force on Dermatologic Oncology
1986 Chairman, American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Advisory Committee, NCI
1985 Medical Education Advisor Panel, International Board of Electrologist Certification.
1983-present Medical Advisor, International Guild of Professional Electrologists
UTMB
2008- UTMB Cancer Center
2008 Ad Hoc Committee for Internal Pediatric Department Internal Review
(administrative faculty)
2007-present UTMB Center for Cancers of the Head and Neck (Cutaneous Oncology)
2006-present UTMB Graduate Medical Education Committee
2002-2006 UTMB Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (Alternative Member 2006)
2002 Ad Hoc Chairman Search Committee (Otolaryngology)
2000-2003 UTMB Committee C (Grading and Promotion)
1995-1998 UTMB Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee
1995-present Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship Review Committee
1994-1997 UTMB Faculty Coordinating Council (Professor, Clinical Science)
1993 UTMB CATCHUM ("Cancer Teaching and Curriculum Enhancement in Undergraduate Medicine") Project: Occupational, Environmental and Dietary Group
1991-present UTMB Medical Jurisprudence Interdisciplinary Committee
1991-present UTMB Advisory Committee for Continuing Medical Education
1991-present UTMB Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee
1989-present University of Texas Medical Branch Faculty Advisor, National Student Research Forum
Departmental
1995-present Dermatology Department Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee,
Chair 2000-present
1988-present Dermatology Records Committee
2006-present Dermatology Residency Program Director
Richard F. Wagner, Jr., M.D., J.D.