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Douglas W. Kress, MD
Job Title
Chief, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Job Title
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
11279 Perry Hwy., Suite Suite 108
Wexford,
PA
15090
724-933-9190
Phone
724-933-9194
Fax
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1988 Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA |
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Internship: |
1992 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Residency: |
1993 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Fellowship: |
1995 Children Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- American Academy of Dermatology, Diplomat
- Society for Pediatric Dermatology, Member
- Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology
- Pittsburgh Academy of Dermatology
Board Certifications
- American Board of Dermatology
- Pediatric Dermatology Subspecialty certification
Awards
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, American University
- Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College
- UPMC Health Systems Award for the Commitment of Excellence In Service (ACES)
Publications
- Etanercept therapy improves symptoms and allows tapering of other medications in children and adolescents with moderate to severe psoriasis.
Kress DW
J Am Acad Dermatol - What's your diagnosis? Painful nodules on the perineum with scarring and sinus tract formation.
Trager JD, Kress DW, Kress DW
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol - Surgical Pearl: Instrument tamponade for punch biopsy of the scalp.
Whalen JG, Gehris RP, Kress DW, English JC
J Am Acad Dermatol - The utility of antihistone antibody screening in the diagnosis of drug-induced lupus erythematosus.
Zirwas MJ, Kress DW, Deng JS
Arch Dermatol - Atrophic dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature.
Hendi A, Jukic DM, Kress DW, Brodland DG
Dermatol Surg - Management of collagen vascular diseases in childhood.
DeSilva TN, Kress DW
Dermatol Clin - Olmsted syndrome. Case report and identification of a keratin abnormality.
Kress DW, Seraly MP, Falo L, Kim B, Jegasothy BV, Cohen B
Arch Dermatol - Mating suppresses splenic natural killer cell activity in male golden hamsters.
Kress DW, Ostrowski NL, McRae BL, Arora PK
Brain Behav Immun - Sexual behavior suppresses the primary antibody response in the golden hamster.
Ostrowski NL, Kress DW, Arora PK, Hagan AA
Brain Behav Immun - Toe transplantation for reconstruction of the hand.
Jones DB, Kappel DA, Kress DW, McConnell DV, Polack EP
W V Med J - Lower-extremity reconstructive procedures.
Kress DW, Davis TS, Graham WP
Pa Med - A preliminary report on the use of Staphage Lysate for treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa.
Kress DW, Graham WP, Davis TS, Miller SH
Ann Plast Surg - Sarcoma of the maxillary sinus in a patient with malignant melanoma: report of a case.
Kress DW, Miller SH, Graham WP
J Surg Oncol
Biography Summary
Douglas Kress, MD, has been a member of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's dermatology faculty since 1995. With an office at Pine Center in Wexford, he leads the only dedicated pediatric dermatology practice in western Pennsylvania.
Last Update
September 7, 2011
September 7, 2011
