Yale School of Medicine

Dermatology

Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine

Dermatology
333 Cedar Street, LCI 501
PO Box 208059
New Haven, CT 06520-8059
Tel: 203.785.4091
Fax: 203.785.7637

Richard L. Edelson, MD

Richard L. Edelson, M.D.

Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner Professor of Dermatology
Chair, Department of Dermatology

Curriculum Vitae

Transimmunization Therapy

Cancer Treatment using Photopheresis graduates to a whole new level.

Research Interests

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), human T cell physiology, immunobiology of normal and diseased skin. Under the leadership of Dr. Edelson CTCL cells have been characterized and new and effective therapies developed. CTCL was found to be a cancer of "cutaneous T cells," which migrate to and infiltrate the skin. Dr. Edelson and his colleagues have developed an immunotherapy known as "Photopheresis," which is FDA approved and used to treat CTCL and other T cell mediated diseases in more than 100 centers worldwide.

Education:
BS, Hamilton College, 1966
MD, Yale School of Medicine, 1970
Training:
Internship: University of Chicago
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Senior Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

Contact

Academic Office
Yale School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street. LCI 501
New Haven, CT 06520-8059
(203) 785-4091

Practice Office
Yale Dermatology Associates, P.C.
2 Church Street So, Ste 305
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 789-1249

E-mail
redelson@yale.edu