Group Practice/Hospital Affiliations

New York Presbyterian Columbia-Cornell Medical Center

Medical School and Year of Graduation

New York University School of Medicine, 1986
Alpha Omega Alpha Society

Residency Training

New York Hospital Cornell University Medical Center, Dermatology, 1995
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Internal Medicine, 1992
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pathology, 1990

Professional Biography

City College of New York, B.S.
Elected member of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Post-Graduate Training & Academic Affiliations

1990-1991 Chief Resident in Pathology & Fellow in Immunopathology.
-Diplomat of the American Board of Pathology (July,'91)
-Recertification in Pathology (2005)
-1994-1995 Chief Resident in Dermatology
-Diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology (October, '95)
-Certified in Dermatopathology (November, '98)

Practice

·         Private Practice in Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, Sutton Place Dermatology

·         Dermatopathologist, Attending in Dermatology & Pathology at the Mount Sinai - New York University Medical Center, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY.

·         Clinical Instructor in Dermatology at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Medical Center, New York, NY.

·         Volunteer Attending in Dermatology at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY. and The New York Presbyterian Columbia - Cornell Medical Center

·         Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.

·         Member of the Medical Society of the County of New York, the State of New York & the American Medical Association.

Publications

·         Foitl DR. Hyman G, Lefkowitch JH. Jaundice and Intrahepatic Cholestasis Following High Dose Megestrol Acetate for Breast Cancer. CANCER, Vol. 63, No. 3, February 1989.

·         Thomas FP, Foitl DR, Knowles DM, Hays AP. B-Cell Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Peripheral Neuropathy: two cases with neuropathic findings and lymphocyte marker analysis. ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA, Vol. 80, No. 2, July 1990.

·         Athan A, Foitl DR, Knowles DM. BCL-1 Gene Rearrangement: Frequency and Clinical Significance among B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemias and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 138, No. 3, March 1991.

·         Inghirami G, Foitl DR, Knowles DM. Autoantibody-associated Cross-Reactive Idiotype-Bearing Human B Lymphocytes: Distribution and Characterization, Including Ig VH Gene and CD5 Antigen Expression. BLOOD, Vol. 78, No. 6, September 1991.

·         Foitl DR, Perzin KH, Knowles DM. Non-Hematopoietic Elements in Lymph Nodes. Chapter 30 in NEOPLASTIC HEMATOPATHOLOGY. Knowles DM, Editor; Williams & Wilkins, 1992.

·         Zirn JR, Foitl DR, Shea, CR. Generalized Rash in a Dominican Immigrant. ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY, Vol. 132, No. 1, January 1996.

·         Lombardo PC, Foitl DR, Levit E., Schaffer J.: A Case of a Hard Inguinal Nodule, Cutis Vol. 66 No. 4,Oct 2000

Specialized Training

Laser resurfacing utilizing Fraxel laser technology.
Laser removal of hair (Nd: Yag Laser), vascular (pulse dye), and pigmented (Nd: Yag) lesions.
Botox® treatment for wrinkles and Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).
Scuptura®, Restylane®, Juvederm® & Perlane® for facial rejuvenation.
Androgenetic Alopecia intervention.
Phototherapy & XTRACT Laser
Dermatopathology - Skin cancer diagnosis and treatment.

CME Recognition Award Status

 Multiple Continuing Medical Education Awards

Key Professional Achievements and Awards

Super Doctors of The New York Times (2008-2011)

I have published chapters and articles in medical journals and textbooks; please see Professional Resume. I am a clinical instructor in Dermatology at the Columbia Cornell Medical Center and an Attending in Dermatology and Pathology at the Mount Sinai - New York University Medical Center.