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Curriculum Vitae

Darrell J. Fader, MD
1801 NW Market Street, Suite #107
Seattle, WA 98107
206-789-1177
    EXPERIENCE

    ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • 2001-Present Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center
  • 1997-2000 Director, Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical Center
  • 1998-2000 Member, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical Center
  • 1997-2000 Clinical Assistant Professor II, Departments of Dermatology, and Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Medical Center
  • 1995-1997 Staff Physician, Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic, Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • 1995-1997 Lecturer, Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Surgery and Oncology Unit, University of Michigan Medical Center
    EDUCATION
  • 1995-1997 Mohs Surgery Fellowship, University of Michigan Department of Dermatology (Director: Timothy M. Johnson, M.D. Chairman: John J. Voorhees, M.D.)
  • 1994-1995 Director, Residents' Surgery Clinic Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan
  • 1993-1995 Melanoma Fellow, Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan (Chairman: John J. Voorhees, M.D.)
  • 1992-1995 Resident, Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan
  • 1991-1992 Intern, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • 1987-1991 Washington University School of Medicine
  • 1983-1987 Washington University - A.B. in History, Honors
  • 1980-1983 Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, NY, valedictorian
    CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
  • Washington, December, 2000 # 039305
  • Certification: American Board of Dermatology, October, 1995
  • Medical Licensure: Michigan, July, 1992 # 060003
    TEACHING ACTIVITIES

    University of Washington
  • Aug, 2001-present Division of Dermatology, Resident Surgery, VA Hospital
  • Sept, 2001-present Division of Dermatology, Human Biology 567: The Skin, Medical Sequence II Instructor

    University of Michigan
  • Dec, 2000 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer
  • Dec, 1999 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer
  • Dec, 1998 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer
  • Dec, 1997 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer
  • Dec, 1996 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer
  • April, 1996 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer
  • July, 1995-present Department of Dermatology Resident Surgery.
  • July, 1995-present Medical School Component IV, Cutaneous Surgery & Oncology
  • July, 1995-present Department of Dermatology Resident Pig’s Foot Sessions
  • April, 1995 Department of Dermatology, Medical Sequence II Lecturer Clerkship (4 weeks)
    MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES MEMBER SINCE
  • Seattle Dermatology Society 2001
  • Washington State Medical Association 2001
  • American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery 1999
  • American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology 1998
  • American Academy of Dermatology, Fellow 1995
  • Michigan Dermatology Association 1995
  • AMA member 1989
    RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
  • University of Michigan (UMCC 2000-147): A pilot study assessing the utility of pre-treatment Tretinoin in CO2 laser resurfacing for actinic damage. 2000 John J. Voorhees, M.D., Gary J. Fisher, Ph.D., Montgomery Gillard, M.D., Ted Hamilton, M.S.
  • University of Michigan (UMCC 98-78): A comparison study of diamond fraise sport dermabrasion vs. manual spot dermabrasion using medium grade drywall sanding screen on surgical scars resulting from skin cancer surgery. 1998 Montgomery Gillard, M.D., Darrell J. Fader, M.D., Timothy S. Wang, M.D., Rodney L. Dunn, M.S.
  • 1992-present: Mohs surgery and reconstruction, melanoma, laser in the dermatologic surgery division of the University of Michigan Medical Center.
  • Summers 1981-1988: Conducted at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis in the chronobiology laboratories of Drs. William Hrushesky and Franz Halberg investigated the respiratory sinus arrhythmia as an index of cardiac health and marker of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy.
    GRANT SUPPORT
  • 1996: Clinical Oncology Career Development Training Grant #5K12CA01753 (National Institutes of Health)
    HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 2002 cited in “Seattle’s Best Doctors 2002”
  • 1997 World Congress Scholarship recipient, American Academy of Dermatology (Sydney, Australia)
  • 1995 UpJohn Resident Research Award, Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical Center
  • 1986 Phi Beta Kappa
  • 1986 Honors "World of Poetry" contest
  • 1984 Poem published in CSS publication
  • 1984 Freshman Book Award
  • Distinguished Student Scholar - four year full tuition medical school scholarship
  • Scholar's Program in Medicine - guaranteed acceptance to Washington University School of Medicine as a high school senior following completion of four years of undergraduate work
    PRESENTATIONS

    University of Michigan
  • “Lasers in Dermatology,” Medical Students, Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, December 20, 2000.
  • “Male-Order Cosmetic Surgery: His Quest for Beauty,” Men’s Health Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 7, 2000.
  • “Introduction to Lasers,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 16, 2000.
  • “Skin Grafts,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2, 2000.
  • “Introduction to Lasers,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 23, 1999.
  • “Principles of Reconstruction I” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 4, 1999.
  • “Skin Grafts,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 27, 1999.
  • “Surgical Anatomy,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 9, 1999.
  • “Lasers in Dermatology,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 5, 1999.
  • “Facial Resurfacing,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 1, 1998.
  • “Chemical Peels,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 3, 1998.
  • “Unusual Tumors,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 25, 1998.
  • “Mohs Surgery,” Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 26, 1998.
  • “Surgical Anatomy,” Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 16, 1997.

    Local

  • "Melanoma Update, 2004", Grand Rounds, Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue, WA, March 15, 2004.
  • "Skin Cancer: Strategies for Skin Care and Cancer Prevention", Overlake Senior Center lecture series, Renton, WA, March 8, 2004.
  • "Skin Cancer: Prevention and Management", Grand Rounds, Overlake Medical Center Bellevue, WA, May 8, 2003.
  • “Skin Cancer Update,” Port Townsend General Hospital, Port Townsend, WA, September 12, 2002.
  • “Skin Cancer Update,” Grand Rounds, Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WA, September 5, 2002.
  • “Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer,” Inter Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor, WA, August 5, 2002.
  • “Dermatology and Skin Cancer,” Family Practice CME, Swedish Ballard Hospital, Seattle, WA, October 16, 2001.
  • “Unusual Tumors”, Seattle Dermatology Society Meeting, Virginia Mason Hospital, September 19, 2001.
  • “Hemangiomas,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 22, 2000.
  • “Screening for Common Skin Malignancies,” Spring Family Practice Course, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 7, 2000.
  • “Resurfacing Your Practice,” Michigan Dermatological Society Meeting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 16, 2000.
  • “Dermatologic Laser Therapy: Practical Notions for Primary Care Givers,” Internal Medicine Update, Mackinac Island, Michigan, August 1, 1999.
  • “Non-melanoma Skin Cancer,” Internal Medicine Update, Mackinac Island, Michigan, July 31, 1999.
  • “Melanoma: Recognition, Treatment, and Surveillance,” Internal Medicine Update, Mackinac Island, Michigan, July 30, 1999.
  • “Common Skin Malignancies,” Spring Family Practice Course, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 9, 1999.
  • “Common Skin Malignancies - Melanoma,” Northern Michigan Summer Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 26, 1998.
  • “Laser Dermatologic Surgery,” Northern Michigan Summer Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 26, 1998.
  • “Mohs Surgery and Reconstructive Procedures,” Northern Michigan Summer Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 26, 1998.
  • “Common Skin Malignancies - Squamous Cell Carcinoma,” Northern Michigan Summer Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 26, 1998.
  • “Common Skin Malignancies - Basal Cell Carcinoma,” Northern Michigan Summer Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, June 26, 1998.
  • “Facial Resurfacing of Aged Skin,” Michigan Dermatological Society Meeting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 4, 1998.
  • “The Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic: Financial and Clinical Benefits,” Innovations in the Management of Melanoma, University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Grand Traverse, Michigan, August 1, 1997.
  • “The Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic: A Cost Outcomes Analysis of Specialty Care”, Michigan Dermatological Society Meeting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 5, 1997.

    National

  • “Concomitant CO2 and hair laser ablation for the treatment of in-situ squamous cell carcinomas,” Skin Disease Education Foundation, Maui, February 10, 2001.
  • “The Z-Plasty Transposition Flap for Reconstruction of the Middle Cheek,” American Society of Dermatologic Surgery and American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, November 3, 2000.
  • “Quantifying Postoperative Pain Reduction Utilizing the Dynamic Cooling Devices to Treat Pediatric Patients with Port Wine Stains,” American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc., Reno, Nevada, April 9, 2000.
  • “Unusual Cutaneous Tumors: Diagnosis & Management,” American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, California, March 14, 2000.
  • “Complications,” American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Surgery Course, San Francisco, California, March 11, 2000.
  • “Nasal Reconstruction Utilizing the Muscle Hinge Transposition Flap,” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Cutaneous Oncology, Miami Beach, Florida, May 18, 1999.
  • “Unusual Tumors,” American Academy of Dermatology, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 22, 1999.
  • “Forehead Reconstruction,” American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Surgery Course, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 1999.
  • “Ear Reconstruction Utilizing the Subcutaneous Island Pedicle Graft (Flip-Flop) Flap,” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Portland, Oregon, May 11, 1998.
  • “Assessment of Regional Nodes in Melanoma,” American Academy of Dermatology, Orlando, Florida, March 3, 1998.
  • “Emergencies,” American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Surgery Course, Orlando, Florida, March 1, 1998
  • “The Cheek to Nose Pedicle Flap,” American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Surgery Course, Orlando, Florida, February 28, 1998.
  • “Management of Unusual Tumors,” American Academy of Dermatology, Orlando, February 27, 1998
  • “The Cheek Interpolation Flap,” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Palm Springs, California, May, 1996.
  • “A Cost/Outcomes Analysis of the University of Michigan Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic,” American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Palm Springs, California, May, 1996.
  • “Office Emergencies,” American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Surgery Course, Washington, D.C., February, 1996.
  • "Isolated Extragenital Bowenoid Papulosis in an AIDS Patient", American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, Gross and Microscopic Dermatology Resident Symposium, December, 1993.
  • "Non-invasive Instantaneous Quantification of Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Damage", American Society of Clinical Oncology, Houston, Texas, May, 1985.

    International

  • “Blue Dye Mapping of The Sentinel Lymph Node in Lieu of Elective Lymphadenectomies For Melanoma,” World Congress of Dermatology, Sydney Australia, June, 1997.
  • “A Cost/Outcomes Analysis of the University of Michigan Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic,” World Congress of Dermatology, Sydney Australia, June, 1997.
    POSTER PRESENTATIONS
  • “The birhombic transposition flap for soft tissue reconstruction,” Skin Disease Education Foundation - Maui, Hawaii, February 1999.
  • "A pilot histologic and ultrastructural study of the effects of medium depth chemical facial peels on dermal collagen in actinically damaged patients", American Academy of Dermatology - Washington, DC, poster session in the clinical research division, December 1993.
  • Hrushesky W, Fader D, Gilbertsen V, Schmitt O, Halberg F: “Electrophysiological and mathematical quantification of the sinus arrhythmia: an instrument and integrated data acquisition and transfer and analysis challenge”, Proc 2nd U of M/3M Research Poster Session, 1984, #47.
  • "New method for assessment of cardiovascular age", American Federation of Clinical Research - Washington DC, poster session in the cardiovascular division, May 1983.
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