The divisions of Neurosurgery in the Department of Surgery and Dermatology in the Department of Medicine will now be recognized as hospital departments, and the former chiefs of Neurosurgery and Dermatology are the departments’ newly appointed chairs—Peter Black, MD, PhD and Thomas Kupper, MD respectively.
Neurosurgeons in BWH’s newly designated Department of Neurosurgery provide a comprehensive list of neurosurgical services—including MR-guided brain surgery and other pace-setting surgical techniques to treat epilepsy, congenital malformations of the brain and spinal cord and cerebrovascular disorders. Over the last five years, Neurosurgery has continued a trend of 10-15 percent clinical growth each year. In addition to producing over $2.5 million worth of research activity last year and training over 30 of the best minds in its field, Neurosurgery continues to enhance its full integration with Children’s Hospital’s Department of Neurosurgery.
The Department of Dermatology will continue to offer a full spectrum of services for the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases of the skin—including cancer, autoimmune and other immunologically mediated disorders. BWH dermatologists have special expertise in cutaneous oncology, laser dermatology, angiogenesis wound healing and general dermatologic
diseases. BWH Dermatology is the principal site of NIH-funded Harvard Skin Disease Research Center, one of only six such programs in the nation. The department receives more than $3 million in NIH funding annually. The Department’s Center for Cutaneous Oncology, located at DFCI, offers state-of-the-art cancer services for cutaneous lymphomas and melanomas, as well as Mohs micrographic surgery for basal and squamous cell carcinomas. Dermatology will continue to be an integral part of the Harvard-wide Dermatology Residency training program, widely recognized as the nation’s finest.