Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology
Open Access

Abstract

Learn how to integrate clinical information in making a diagnosis. Learn practical approaches to skin biopsies (including melanocytic lesions). Gain a working knowledge of special stains and immunofluorescence.

Biography

Clay J Cockerell is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Director of the Division of Dermatopathology. He is the President and Owner of Cockerell Dermatopathology and the past Medical Director of Cockerell and Associates Dermatopathology as well as a Diplomat of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Board of Dermatopathology. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to both dermatology and dermatopathology. He is the Past President of the American Academy of Dermatology. For many years, he has overseen an educational program designed to train the next generation of dermatopathologists. He has served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and is on the Editorial Boards of a number of medical journals including the American Journal of Dermatopathology.