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Dermatology
Department Affiliation:
Medicine
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
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310-825-6911
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Dermatology
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 450
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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310-794-7005
Residency
Dermatology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003-2006
Internship
Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of NY, 2002-2003
Degree
Weill Cornell Medical College, MD, 2002
Interests
Melanoma
Melanoma: Diagnosis
If your healthcare provider thinks you might have melanoma, you will likely need certain exams and tests to be sure. Your healthcare provider will take a close look at any suspicious moles or other marks on your skin.
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Nevi (moles)
Benign Skin Growths
Most people have some skin marks, such as freckles and moles, which may multiply or darken over time. Benign means they are not cancer. These include dermatofibromas, dermoid cysts, freckles, keloids, keratoacanthomas, lipomas, and moles.
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Skin Cancer
Melanoma: Introduction
Melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. It starts in skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes are what give skin its color. There are 3 main types of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are more common. Melanoma is a much less common, but melanoma is more likely to spread to other parts of the body.
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Research Interests
Melanoma
Dysplastic nevus syndrome
Familial melanoma
Targeted therapy of advanced melanoma
Drug resistance to targeted therapy
Publications
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Awards
33th Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research, 2013
First Place, Department of Medicine Research Day 2012, UCLA Election (member) to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2012
Scholar in Translational Medicine, Broad Center for Stem Cell Research, UCLA, 2011 ? Bud Selig Innovative Research Grant (IRG), Stand Up to Cancer, 2011
Sidney Kimmel Translational Scholar, Sidney Kimmel Foundation, 2011
Young Investigator Award, Melanoma Research Alliance, 2011
Researcher of the Year Award, Melanoma International Foundation, 2011
Team Science Award, Melanoma Research Alliance, 2010
Translation Acceleration Award, Caltech-UCLA Joint Center for Translational Medicine (Inaugural Grant), 2010
Junior Investigator Award, Melanoma Research Foundation, 2010
Abby S. and Howard P. Milstein Research Scholar Award, American Skin Association, 2010
V Scholar Award, V Foundation for Cancer Research, 2009
Research Development Award, STOP CANCER Foundation, 2008
American Association for Cancer Research-Aflac, Inc. Scholar-in-Training Award, 2008
Career Award for Medical Scientists (CAMS), Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2007
UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day Poster Competition. Second Place, 2007
Physician-Scientist Career Award, Dermatology Foundation, 2007
UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day Poster Competition, First Place, 2006
Victor D. Newcomer Award and Lecture, 58th Annual Meeting, Pacific Dermatologic Association, 2006
Future Physician-Scientist, Society for Investigative Dermatology, 2004
Julian R. Rachele Prize, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (highest prize for Ph.D. doctoral thesis), 2001
Firestone Medal for Excellence in Research, Stanford University (highest prize for undergraduate honors thesis), 1994
American Gastroenterology Association Student Investigator Prize, Digestive Disease Week 1994
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Major Grants for Undergraduate Research, 1992 & 1993
American Gastroenterology Association Student Research Fellowship, 1991
First Place, Orange County Science Fair, 1989
Southern California Junior Academy of Science Research Fellowship, 1988
Roger S. Lo, MD, PhD
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