The JRRMMC Dermatology residents conquer the JRRMMC Interdepartmental Research Contest held last December 4, 2019. Dr. Marivic Bumalay scored the top price in the Analytic category (Research Title: A Randomized Assessor-blinded Study on the Efficacy of Intralesional Autologous Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) for Chronic Non-healing Ulcers in Filipino Patients), Dr. Kei George Rebolledo won 2nd place in the Descriptive category (Research Title: Dermoscopic Features of Common Hypomelanotic Disorders: A Descriptive Study), and Dr. Clarice Isabelle Garcia (Research Title: Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome in a Filipino Male Detected with a Novel PTCH1 Mutation: A Case Report) got 2nd place in the Case Contest presentation.

 Dr. Patrick Lansangan wins 3rd place at the E-poster presentation entitled Novel Mutation of EDA gene in X-linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia Associated with Benign Adnexal Tumors, Rhinologic and Gastroenterologic manifestations: A case report at the 42nd PDS Annual Convention held last November 5-7, 2019.

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Riza Milante for bringing so much honor and pride to our institution and our country for bagging 3rd place in the recently concluded 2018 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting: Everett C. Fox Resident's and Fellow Symposium for her work entitled, "Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Single vs Multiple Intralesional Immunotherapy Injection of PPD in the Treatment of Verruca Vulgaris: a Non-inferiority Trial".

The 22nd Regional Conference in Dermatology last April 21-24, 2016 saw four of our residents presenting their studies on both the oral and research poster categories. Dr. Czarina Pineda had her oral presentation in Singapore while Doctors Justine  Calderon, Donn Mendoza and Windell Tan presented their research posters. Well done to our senior residents for showcasing the awesome work being done in JRRMMC.

• Dr. Czarina Pineda (Oral Presentation) - Association of CAG repeat length in androgen receptor gene and severity of acne in Filipino patients seen at Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center” A Case-control study 
• Dr. Justine D. Calderon - Merkel Cell carcinoma in a 65-year old Filipino: A case report
• Dr. Donn Mendoza - Association of Vitamin D Receptor gene polymorphisms and occurrence and spectrum of leprosy in Filipino patients seen at JRRMMC: A Case control study
• Dr. Windell Tan- - Connecting the DOTS: A case of Phacomatosis pigmentokeratotica with concomitant segmental Vitiligo in a 12-year old Filipino female

Last January 2016, four of our residents attended the Orlando Dermatology Aesthetic & Clinical (ODAC) Conference to represent JRRMMC Department of Dermatology in the Advanced Residency Training and Education Research Poster Contest. We are so proud to have these doctors bring the international light to JRRMMC.

• Dr. Elaine Marie Gutierrez - Kyrle’s Disease in a 54-year old Filipino, female, treated with Insulin and oral Vitamin A: A Case Report
• Dr. Erica Whitney Rogando-Tan - Infant with congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma treated with Acitretin
• Dr. Ron Michael Dagala - Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an HIV-Positive 26-year-old male from Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines: The Possibility of Endemicity
• Dr. Karla Isabel Ligeralde - CD20, CD3, and CD5 positive Mycosis Fungoides: A case report

This was from the 21st RCD (Asian-Australasian) held in Danang, Vietnam last April 9-12, 2014. 

Congratulations Dr. Kami Torres!

Everett C. Fox Research Symposium Presentors and Judges (from L to R): Jubin Ryu MD (University of California San Francisco), George Han MD (Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York), Oleg Akilov MD (University of Pittsburg Medical School), Robert Dellavalle MD (Judge, University of Colorado), Sarah Aaron MD (Judge, University of California San Francisco), Sandy Leachman MD (Judge, Oregon Health Sciences University), Edward Cowen MD (Judge, National Institute of Health), Rowena Padilla Evangelista MD, FPDS (the proud mommy, dermatologist from Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Philippines), Mara Therese Padilla Evangelista MD (Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Philippines), Young Lee MD (Penn State Hershey Medical Center), and Shivana Tripathi MD (University of California San Francisco)

From Skin Contact article:

"Every year since 1969, at each Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Everett C. Fox, MD Award is granted to the Most Outstanding Clinical and Laboratory Researches submitted by a Dermatology Resident or Fellow. The award is funded by proceeds from a bequest by Dr. Everett C. Fox. Dr. Fox was a leading dermatologist in Dallas, Texas and was active at Baylor and University of Texas Southwestern. He was a wonderful teacher and clinician, respected by patients and colleagues alike. He was vice president of the American Academy of Dermatology in 1941 and served multiple years on the Academy's board of directors. He received the national Clark W. Finnerud Award for Meritorious Service in the practice and teaching of dermatology in 1975.

In this year’s 72^nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, 89 papers worldwide were submitted for screening. Six papers were selected to compete in the Clinical Category, while five were selected to compete in the Laboratory Category.

CLINICAL CATEGORY

Presenter	Paper	Institution
Mara Therese Padilla Evangelista, MD	Simvastatin as a Novel Therapeutic Agent for Venous Ulcers: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial	Department of Dermatology, Jose. R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
Vinod Nambudiri, MD, MBA	Sharps Injuries Among Dermatology Trainees: A Nationwide Survey of 351 Residents	Harvard Dermatology Residency Program, Boston, Massachusetts
Meena Arunachalam, MD	Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Italian Patients with Non-segmental Vitiligo	University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy
Shivani Tripathi, MD	An Open Label Study of Anakinra for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa	University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Young H. Lee, MD	A Retrospective Analysis of the Duration of Oral Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Acne Among Adolescents: Investigating Practice Gaps and Potential Cost-Savings	Pennysylvania State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Philadelphia
Maria Miyar, MD	Serving the Underserved: Creating a Low Cost Sunscreen with Natural Ingredients for Humanitarian Medical Trips to the Developing World	University of Texas Southwestern - Austin Dermatology Residency Program, Austin, Texas

LABORATORY CATEGORY

Presenter	Paper	Institution
Nakaraj Pluetrattanabha, MD	Effect of Temperature and Time Exposure on the Survival of Scabies Mites and its Eggs	Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Jubin Ryu, MD, PhD	Creating Nanostructured Films for the Treatment of Cutaneous Fibrosis	University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Oleg Akilov, MD, PhD	Development of Multimarker Assay for Early Detection of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma	University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Lakjiri Siham, MD	Fibroscan Interest in the Evaluation and Monitoring of Liver Fibrosis Induced by Methotrexate	CHU Hassan II FEZ, FEZ, Morocco
George Han, MD, PhD	Nitric Oxide Releasing Nanoparticles: Applications in Wound Healing	Albert Eistein School of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

 

These qualified research papers were orally presented at the contest and were judged by the expert dermatologists/epidemiologists of the American Academy of Dermatology - Robert Dellavalle MD (University of Colorado), Sarah Aaron MD (University of California San Francisco), Sandy Leachman MD (Oregon Health Sciences University) and Edward Cowen MD (National Institute of Health).  Dr. Mara Therese Padilla Evangelista won first place in the clinical category, while Dr. Jubin Ryu of University of California San Francisco won first place in the laboratory category. Dr. Evangelista is the first Filipino to receive this award. Her paper will be published in the British Journal of Dermatology."

Congratulations Dr. Mara Therese Evangelista!! 

 

The JRRMMC Department of Dermatology would like to congratulate our recently graduated alumna, Dr. Mara Therese Evangelista, for her SECOND internationally published article! The study, Simvastatin as a novel therapeutic agent for venous ulcers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was recently accepted for publication at the prestigious British Journal of Dermatology. Congratulations, Dr. Evangelista! 

Welcome to our new Research Section! Subsequent updates regarding research will be made on this page. For now, here is a brief summary of the research wins/publishing updates of JRRMMC Dermatology! 

January 2014 

November 14, 2014: Dr. Mara Therese Evangelista was awarded first place in the JRRMMC 2013 Annual Interdepartmental Research Forum (Analytical Category) for the study "Simvastatin as a Novel Therapeutic Agent for Venous Ulcer Healing: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial" and Dr. Hester Gail Lim was awarded first place in the Descriptive Category for the case report: Focal Dermal Hypoplasia: When Skin is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. 

November 4, 2014 

January 2013 : Dr. Mara Therese P. Evangelista wins first place in Fourth Annual ARTE Poster Competition (held in Orlando, Florida). 

Dr. Evangelista's study featured in Skin & Allergy News! 

November 2012