Research
The Texas Institute of Dermatology is actively involved in various basic and clinical research activities.
Some of the projects include:
- Identification of novel genes implicated in skin aging
- Role of extracellular matrix proteins on wound healing and skin aging
- Development of in vivomodels for autoimmune skin diseases
- Novel therapeutic modalities for treatment of leishmaniasis
- Ultrasound and Skin
Interested in a clinical trial?
If you are interested in any of our ongoing clinical trials, please contact the research coordinator by e-mail: trials@txid.org
Participate:
If you are a patient and would like to participate in one of our clinical trials, please e-mail us at: trials@txid.org
Fellowships:
If you are a medical or pharmacology graduate and would like to spend a short- or long-term fellowship with us, please e-mail your resume to: Education@txid.org . Limited positions available for skin biology, pharmacology, laser, and clinical dermatology.
You’ve done it again! The people of San Antonio, Boerne, and the surrounding areas have spoken and the results are in. Thank you to all the wonderful patients and customers who have helped the Texas Institute of Dermatology receive the 2010 and 2011 Patient’s Choice Award for Texas’s Favorite Physicians and 2011 Talk of the Town Award. These awards reflect the difference a particular physician makes in the lives of his/her patients. Of the 720,000 active physicians in the United States, less than 5% were accorded this honor by their patients. Thank you for recognizing our efforts to provide exceptional customer service and patient care. Here’s to you!
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Welcome to the Texas Institute of Dermatology, Laser and Cosmetics website. I hope you will find our site easy to use and informative. Our mission is to serve as a leading center for understanding and treating skin, hair, and nail diseases in South Texas through excellence in patient care, research, and education.
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Remember BURNS and ERUPTS when you look out for skin cancer .
San Antonio, Texas. Are you interested in learning as how to distinguish between a cancerous and non-canceours skin lesion? Dr. Ghohestani's team at Texas Institute of Dermatology proposes novel mneumonics for early detection of non-melanoma skin cancer namely Basal cell (BCC) and Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). BCC, the most common cancer, together with SCC affecting 1 in 5 Americans. In their early stages, both types of skin cancer are easily treated by an office surgery. If neglected, they can cause local disfigurement, damage to nearby tissues, and, in some cases, metastasize to distant organs and become fatal. Because they are easily taken care of early on, it is important to detect these skin cancers at the very early stage. Both patients and physicians should know what signs to look for so that they can detect BCCs and SCCs when they are most easily treatable. Just as with the ABCD of melanoma, the investigators at Texas Institute of Dermatology propose, in an article published in the European Journal of Dermatology, BURNS and ERUPTS as new mnemonics for early detection of SCC and BCC, respectively. This can help our patients to easily recognize the suspicious features of BCCs and SCCs in order to identify them at the very early stage and get them taken care of before they cause unwanted trouble, said Dr. Reza F Ghohestani, director of Texas Institute of Dermatology.
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