Her areas of expertise are cutaneous lymphomas, melanoma, graft vs. host disease, and extracorporeal photopheresis. Her research focuses on clinical trials of novel agents for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. She graduated from Penn Medicine and was greatly influenced by the long tradition of superb teaching by the faculty in the department of dermatology. Previously she received the Bernett L. Johnson, Jr. Faculty Teaching Award from the department of dermatology in 2005 and served as Associate Residency Program Director from 2008-2009. She has been named the next Sandra J. Lazarus Associate Professor in Dermatology starting July 2013.