He received his MD-PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his residency training in Dermatology at the University of Michigan. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania for a post-doctoral lab based fellowship before joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2009. Dr. Garza’s research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that maintain the diverse types of skin present in adulthood. For example, can skin identity be changed? Similarly, his lab focuses on the mechanisms which control regeneration versus scarring after wounding. The results of this work will be a better understanding of how to promote organogenesis in adults.