Irwin M. Braverman, M.D.

Professor of Dermatology

Education Links

Observational Skills - Use of Fine Art to Enhance Visual Diagnostic Skills

Research Interests

Connective tissue disorders. Vasculitis. Microcirculation of human skin. Mycosis Fungoides; aging in human skin, cutaneous microcirculation. Studies include ultrastructural morphology, three dimensional organization in the skin, functional studies of blood flow measurements with laser Doppler instruments, and physiological studies of nitric oxide synthase and endothelin activity in normal skin and in a variety of skin diseases in which the microcirculation plays an important role. Dr. Braverman has developed a method for mapping the cutaneous microvasculature in human skin in vivo with a laser Doppler computerized system which in turn can be used to examine functionally and morphologically for nitric oxide synthase and endothelin activity. These techniques are currently being used to study psoriasis and scleroderma, two diseases in which the microvasculature plays a significant role.

Education:	A.B., 1951, Harvard University MD, 1955, Yale University
Training:	Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital Fellowships: Yale University

Selected Publications

• Braverman, IM. Skin Signs of Systemic Disease, 3rd Edition, 1998, WB Saunders, Philadelphia.
• Wilson LD, Cooper DL, Goodrich AL, Friedman ND, Feldman AM, Braverman IM, Kacinski BM. Impact of non-CTCL dermatologic diagnoses and adjuvant therapies on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma patients treated with total skin electron beam radiation therapy. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys 28:829-837, 1994.
• Braverman IM. Unique and uncommon skin signs of systemic diseases. J Dermatol 21:929-934, December, 1994.
• Braverman IM. Anatomy and physiology of skin circulation. In: Handbooks of Skin Bioengineering: Volume 2. Cutaneous Blood Flow and Erythema. Edited by Berardesca, Elsner and Maibach. CRC Press, 1994.
• Madsen JA, Tallini G, Glusac EJ, Salem R, Braverman I, Robert ME. Biliary tract obstruction secondary to mycosis fungoides: A case report. J Clin Gastroenterol 28(1): 56-60, 1999.
• Bolognia JL and Braverman IM.² Skin and subcutaneous tissues. In: Therapy for diabetes mellitus and related disorders. Lebovitz HE, DeFronzo R, Genuth S, Kreisberg RA, Pfeifer MA, and Tamborlane WV, eds. American Diabetes Association Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, 3rd Ed, 1999, in press.
• Dolev JC, Friedlaender LK, Braverman IM. Use of fine art to enhance visual diagnostic skills. JAMA 286(9):1020-1, 2001.

 

Contact

Mailing Address
Yale School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8059

Office Address

E-mail
irwin.braverman@yale.edu

Office Phone
(203) 785-4092