A Department of Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School

While providing our trainees with an unmatched high quality educational and service experience, our program is also dedicated to fostering and instilling in each the commitment to a process of lifelong learning. Each trainee will in turn be better prepared to face the challenges of medical care in the future."

Charles J. McDonald, MD
Professor of Medical Science and Founding Chair
Dept. of Dermatology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Welcome To Our Department

Welcome to Our Dermatology Residency and Medical Education Website.

We welcome your interest and hope to provide you with answers to your specific questions, as well as, offer a comprehensive sense of the character of our program.

The primary goal of our Department is to provide residents in training and Brown Medical Students a superior educational and service experience in the discipline of Dermatology.

Our faculty is committed to helping each trainee develop lifelong learning skills to achieve individual excellence in patient care, education and research. As an integral part of our approach to your professional and personal growth, we place particular emphasis on upholding the qualities of respect, integrity, intellectual curiosity, good judgment, and patient sensitivity and advocacy - all to assure you are ready to confidently face the challenges that may appear long after your training is complete.

Latest News

Providence in the Fall
  • April 19, 2013
  • Charles J. McDonald, M.D., founding chairman of the department of dermatology, Brown University, is among those to be inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Read More
  • March 2, 2013
  • Martin Weinstock, MD, PhD, Receives Prestigious Award from American Academy of Dermatology. Read More
  • 10/27/2012
  • Brown hosts the New England Dermatological Society Clinical Meeting: Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 8:00am-1:00pm at Rhode Island Hospital
  • 07/01/2012
  • The Department of Dermatology welcomes new Mohs Fellow, Steven A. Altmayer, M.D. on July 1st. Read More
  • 03/16/2012
  • New Residents Arriving July 1st
  • New Residents for the Academic Years 2012-2013 & 2013-2014 join the Brown Department of Dermatology. Read More
  • 01/01/2012

  • Chairman, Charles J. McDonald, MD talks about the Department, the Community, the past and the future in this featured article in Brown Medicine Magazine by Beth Schwartzapfel. Read More

  • 07/11/2011

  • Best Case Report Award at Society of Pediatric Dermatology Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

How To Apply

For information on how to apply for residency, fellowship or elective rotations, please click here.

For Patients

If you are a patient interested in our practice, please call our office at: (401) 444-7959