Full Time Faculty

Mark A. Bechtel, MD Associate Professor Dermatology Division Director BS - Vanderbilt University 1969-1973 MD - Indiana University 1973-1977 Dermatology Residency - University of Louisville 1978-1981 Clinic Location:  540 Officenter Place, Suite 240, Gahanna, OH Patient Appointments:  614-293-1707

Why are you in academic dermatology?  "Academic dermatology provides the greatest opportunity to impact the lives of our patients and the knowledge and future direction of our medical students and dermatology residents.  Academic dermatology is enjoyable, stimulating, an honor, and a significant responsibility to our patients, medical students, and dermatology residents."

What do you think is the best thing about OSU dermatology?  "OSU dermatology provides outstanding clinical exposure to pediatric and medical dermatology in an environment that facilitates learning, providing optimal care for our patients, and respect for each other."

David R. Lambert, MD Clinical Associate Professor Director, Dermatologic Surgery BS - Oberlin College 1975 MD - Ohio State 1981 Dermatology Residency - Ohio State 1984-1987 Mohs Fellowship - Univ of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Clinic Location:  JamesCare at Martha Morehouse    Medical Plaza, 2050 Kenny Road, Tower Building Patient Appointments:  614-293-0404

Why are you in academic dermatology?  "I work in academic dermatology to help with the missions of a major medical center in serving patients, helping to train new health professionals and assisting in medical research."

What do you think is the best thing about OSU dermatology?  "The best thing about OSU dermatology is the quality of the team members who work together here."

Dean W. Hearne, MD Clinical Assistant Professor BS - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1981 MD - Medical College of Virginia 1991 Dermatology Residency - Ohio State University 1992-1995 Clinic Location:  Stoneridge Internal Medicine, 3900 Stoneridge Lane, Dublin Patient Appointments:  614-366-5001

Matthew J. Zirwas, MD Assistant Professor Director, Contact Dermatits Center Dermatology Residency Training Program Director BS - University of Pittsburgh 1992-1996 MD - Universitiy of Pittsburgh - 1996-2000 Dermatology Residency - University of Pittsburgh - 2001-2004 Clinic Location:  540 Officenter Place, Suite 240, Gahanna, OH Patient Appointments:  614-293-1707

Why are you in academic dermatology?  "I'm in academics for three reasons.  The most important is that I'm dedicated to teaching residents how to think logically about dermatologic disease and therapy and to helping them become outstanding physicians.  Second is having the chance to work on widely varying projects, from operations of the clinical practice, to designing residency curricula, to developing administrative policies.  Finally, I love the pure intellectual challenge of having to know enough about dermatology to be able to care for the patients with the most interesting, challenging diseases in all of medicine."

What do you think is the best thing about OSU dermatology?  "I love Ohio State because the division of dermatology, and the institution in general, recognizes the importance and value of teaching residents and caring for challenging patients.  This creates an environment in which what is best for patients and residents, not financial issues, are the major factors in deciding how to run our practice and the residency."

Larisa Ravitskiy, M.D. Assistant Professor BA - Barnard College 1997 MD - NYU 2002 Internship - North Shore University Hospital NYU 2003 Dermatology Residency - Cooper University Hospital 2006 Advanced Clinical Dermatology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic 2007 Procedural Dermatology Fellowship, Zitelli & Brodland, LLC, 2008 Clinic Location:  Martha Morehouse Medical Plaza, 2050 Kenny Road Patient Appointments:  614-293-0404

Henry K. Wong, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor BA - Johns Hopkins University 1985 MS Biochemistry - NYU 1990 Ph.D. Biochemistry - NYU 1992 MD - NYU 1992 Internship - Barnes Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine Dermatology Residency - NYU Research interests:  CTCL, psoriasis Patient appointments:  614-293-1707

Susan C. Massick, M.D. Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine BS - Princeton University 1993 MD - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1997 Internship - Stanford Univeristy 1997-1998 Internal Medicine Residency - Ohio State University 1998-2000 Dermatology Residency - Ohio State University 2000-2003 Clinic Location:  5175 Morse Road, Gahanna, OH Patient Appointments:  614-293-1707

Mohammad Diab, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor BS - Damascus University, Syria 1982 MS - Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Temple University 1988 MD - NEOCOM 2004 Internal Medicine Residency - Mt. Carmel Hospital 2004-2005 Dermatology Residency - Ohio State University 2005-2008 Clinic Location:  540 Officenter Place, Suite 240, Gahanna, OH Patient Appointments:  614-293-1707

Patricia M. Witman, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Director, Dermatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital BS - University of Wisconsin, - 1991 MD - Medical College of Wisconsin - 1994 Internship - Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin 1994-1995 Dermatology Residency - Medical College of Wisconsin 1995-1998 Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship - University of California, San Francisco 2002 Clinical Location:  Nationwide Children's Hospital

Sara B. Peters, MD

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Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Dermatopathology
BS - Cornell University 1974
MA - Cornell University 1977
PhD - Cornell University 1981
MD - SUNY Health Sciences Center 1991
Anatomic Pathology Residency - University of Pennsylvania 1991-1995
Fellowship in Oncologic Pathology - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 1995-1996
Fellowship in Dermatopathology - Baylor College of Medicine 1996-1997 

Part-time Teaching Faculty

Jess J. DeMaria, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
VA Preceptor
BS - University of Toledo 1977-1981
MD - Ohio State University 1981-1985
Dermatology Residency - Ohio State 1988-1991

Michael T. McKelvey, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
VA Preceptor
BS - Miami University of Ohio 1994-1998
MD - Ohio State Univeristy 1998-2002
Dermatology Residency - Ohio State University 2003-2006

Joy L. Mosser, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Clinic Preceptor
BS - University of Akron 1984-1988
MD - Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine 1988-1993
Dermatology Residency - Ohio State University 1994-1997
Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship - Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 1997-1998

Auxiliary Faculty

Joseph Bikowski, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
General Dermatology Preceptor

Brian Biernat, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Surgery Preceptor

Julio Cruz, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatopathology Preceptor

Joel Herron, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Surgery Preceptor

Adam Hessel, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatopathology Preceptor

David Kaplansky, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Podiatry Preceptor

Dwight Scarborough, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Cosmetic Preceptor

Maralyn Seavolt, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Surgery Preceptor

Ronald Siegle, MD
Clinical Professor
Surgery Preceptor