Gil Yosipovitch
Gil Yosipovitch
Chair, Department of Dermatology,
Professor, Department of Dermatology
Wake Forest University Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC 27106, USA
Tel: 336- 716-2901
Fax: 336-716-7732
E-mail: gyosipov@wfubmc.edu, gil.yosipovitch@tuhs.temple.edu
Biography
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
BSc., Hadassah Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, 1985
MD, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1990
Internship, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel,1989
Residency, Internal Medicine, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel, 1994
Fellowship, Dermatology, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 1995
Residency, Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel, 1999
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Itch
Skin neurophysiology
Brain imaging of itch
Itch psychophysics
Skin pharmacology
BOARD CERTIFICATION(S):
Dermatology, Internal Medicine
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Dermatology
Society for Investigative Dermatology
Founder, International Society for the Study of Itch
American Dermatology Association
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Books
Yosipovitch G, Kwatra S. Living with Itch: A Patient's Guide. John Hopkins Press 2013.
Yosipovitch G, Greaves M, McGlone F, Fleischer A. eds. Itch Basic Mechanisms and Therapy. Mercell Dekker 2004.
Book Chapters
Yosipovitch G. Thermal sensory analyzer. In: Baran R, Maibach HI. eds Cosmetic
Dermatology Martin Dunitz Second Edition 1998;549-552.
Yosipovitch G, Maibach HI. Thermal Sensory Analyzer (TSA): Boon to study of the C and A-Delta Fibers. In: Elsner P, Barel A, Berardesca E, Gabard B, Serup J. eds Advances in
Skin Bioengineering Karger Basel 1998;84-89.
Yosipovitch G, Yarnitsky D. Quantitative sensory testing. In: Maibach HI, Marzulli FN. eds Dermatotoxicology Methods The Laboratory Workers vade mecum 1998;313-318.
Yosipovitch G. Methodological approaches for testing anti-itch and related substances. In: Gabard B, Surber C, Treffel P, Elsner P. eds Dermatopharmacology of topical preparations Springer Verlag 1999;231-239.
Research Interest
Skin Lesion, Dermatology, Acne,
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