The Wellman Center for Photomedicine: Faculty Laboratory: Rox Anderson, MD


		Gary Chuang, MD Visiting Scientist Tufts Medical Center Dermatologic Surgery 800 Washington Street #114 Boston, MA 02111

		Jason Clark, MD Clinical Fellow My research interests are related to cutaneous scarring. I am interested in genetic mechanisms of aberrant scar formation, light-based therapeutics for burn scars and objective metrics to quantify dermal remodeling.

		Apostolos Doukas, PhD Assistant Professor 50 Blossom Street Thier 2 Boston, MA 02114

		Bill Farinelli Research Specialist 50 Blossom Street Thier 2 Boston, MA 02114

		Walfre Franco, PhD Instructor My research interests focus on the development of mechanical and optical medical technology from concept to clinical deployment.

		Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD Clinical Resident My research interest include understanding the function of cutaneous sensory nerves. By understanding their function and normal physiologic behavior we hope to develop targeted therapy for cutaneous sensory syndromes related to dermatologic diseases.

		Enoch Gutierrez Herrera, PhD Research Fellow My research at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine focuses on the development of a fluorescence-based imaging system for evaluation of barrier formation in skin grafting and a double wavelength oximeter in the frequency domain.

		Christina Haak, MD Visiting Scientist Department of Dermatology D-42 Bispebjerg University Hospital DK-2400 Copenhagen NV Denmark

		Merete Hædersdal, MD Visiting Scientist Department of Dermatology D-42 Bispebjerg University Hospital Bispebjerg Bakke 23 DK-2400 Copenhagen NV Denmark

		Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD Visiting Scientist Connecticut Skin Institute 999 Summer Street Suite 205 Stamford, CT 06905

		Alan Izikson, PhD Visiting Research Fellow New York Dermatology Group 119 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003

		Ray Jalian, MD Visiting Clinical Fellow UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica 2020 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 570 Santa Monica, CA 90404

		Joel Jimenez Lozano, PhD Research Fellow Dr. Joel Jimenez-Lozano's research will be focused on the development of ground breaking wound healing methods involving the design, fabrication, instrumentation and control of novel wound healing technology for skin repair.

		Arisa Ortiz, MD Clinical Fellow My main research interest is in the management of skin cancer. My efforts at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine are focused on a novel imaging device to better delineate tumor margins. I am also working on non-surgical laser-based approaches for the treatment of skin cancer.

		Martin Purschke, PhD Instructor My research interest is the cellular stress response after exposure to heat or cold. In particular, I am researching the loss of cell viability and the generation of DNA damage and apoptosis following such exposure.

		Fernanda Sakamoto, MD, PhD Instructor At the Wellman Center, my primary interest is the use of lasers and photodynamic therapy for the treatment of skin lesions and cancers. Because acne is the most common disease in dermatology, I am working on the development of methods to selectively damage the sebaceous glands.

		Jill Susarrey Clinical Coordinator I I support the efforts of Dr. Matthias B. Donelan on a study of fractionated CO₂ laser usage on burn scar contractures. Dr. Donelan is a site principal investigator at Shriner’s Hospital collaborating on a study with Dr. Anderson. This is my first exposure to the world of research and each day seems to bring something new and interesting.

		Javid Taghados, BS Research Technician My research at the Wellman Center will be mostly comprised of the development and design of an ultraviolet imaging system. This system will serve as a diagnostic tool for clinical use.

		Joshua Tam, PhD Instructor At the Wellman Center, Josh will be researching new treatments that selectively affect adipose tissue, and the mechanisms involved.

		Ying Wang, MD Research Fellow My research interests are in wound healing. In Dr. Anderson’s lab, my project focus on improving healing of skin wound by creating full-thickness skin constructs from microscopic skin tissue columns.