AlisonBates(Bates)DurhamMD

Dermatology • Ann Arbor, MI

Dermatologic Surgery

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Office
1500 E Medical Center Dr
1st Floor Cancer Center Recp B
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-936-6360

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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Dermatology, 2009 - 2012
Summa Health System/NEOMEDInternship, Transitional Year, 2008 - 2009
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2008 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2009 - 2023
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Current evidence does not support Mohs micrographic surgery or staged excision as equivalent to wide excision for primary cutaneous melanoma.
Tomas Huerta, Susan M Swetter, Kishwer S Nehal, Daniel G Coit, Christopher K Bichakjian, Alison B Durham> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2023 Apr 1
1 citations
Polypoid melanoma is associated with aggressive histopathological characteristics and poor clinical prognosis: A retrospective cohort study.
Elisabeth A Pedersen, Paul W Harms, Lili Zhao, Aleodor A Andea, Douglas R Fullen, Lori Lowe, May P Chan, Rajiv M Patel, Alison B Durham> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2023 May 1
4 citations
A Short Isoform of Spermatogenic Enzyme GAPDHS Functions as a Metabolic Switch and Limits Metastasis in Melanoma.
Jennifer G Gill, Samantha N Leef, Vijayashree Ramesh, Misty S Martin-Sandoval, Aparna D Rao, Lindsey West, Sarah Muh, Wen Gu, Zhiyu Zhao, Gregory A Hosler, Travis W Va...> ;Cancer Research. 2022 Apr 1
16 citations
Vismodegib for Preservation of Visual Function in Patients with Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma: The VISORB Trial.
Alon Kahana, Shelby P. Unsworth, Chris Andrews, May P. Chan, Scott C. Bresler, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Alison B. Durham, Hakan Demirci, Victor M. Elner, Christine C...> ;The Oncologist. 2021 Jul 1
135 citations
Melanoma: Cutaneous, Version 2.2021 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines
Susan M. Swetter, John A. Thompson, Mark R. Albertini, Christopher A. Barker, Joel M. Baumgartner, Genevieve M. Boland, Bartosz Chmielowski, Dominick J. DiMaio, Alison...> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2021 Apr 1
7 citations
Downregulation of SOX2 by inhibition of Usp9X induces apoptosis in melanoma.
Harish Potu, Malathi Kandarpa, Luke F. Peterson, Alison B. Durham, Nicholas J. Donato, Moshe Talpaz> ;Oncotarget. 2021 Feb 2
5 citations
Unknown primary Merkel cell carcinoma in the immunosuppressed patient: Case series.
Jason M. Rizzo, Paul W. Harms, Kelly L. Harms, Andrew Plaska, Chad Brenner, Alison B. Durham> ;JAAD Case Reports. 2021 Feb 1
A single institution's review of patterns of compliance with melanoma ultrasound surveillance recommendations.
Daniel A. Nadelman, Ji Won Ahn, Kyle K. VanKoevering, Noah R. Smith, Tasha M. Hughes, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Michael S. Sabel, Alison B. Durham> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2021 Jan 27
4 citations
Treatment and Outcomes for Cutaneous Periauricular Basal Cell Carcinoma: A 16-Year Institutional Experience.
Mallory Peters, Joshua D. Smith, Kevin J. Kovatch, Scott A. McLean, Alison B. Durham, Gregory J. Basura> ;OTO Open. 2020 Oct 19
13 citations
Management of the positive sentinel lymph node in the post-MSLT-II era.
Brooke C. Bredbeck, Daniela G Zubieta, Rachael Tesorero, Adam R. Holmes, Lesly A. Dossett, Kyle K. VanKoevering, Alison B. Durham, Tasha Hughes> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Dec 1
414 citations
Lymph protects metastasizing melanoma cells from ferroptosis
Jessalyn M. Ubellacker, Alpaslan Tasdogan, Vijayashree Ramesh, Bo Shen, Evann C. Mitchell, Misty S. Martin-Sandoval, Zhimin Gu, Michael L. McCormick, Alison B. Durham,...> ;Nature. 2020 Aug 19
39 citations
Dual-Isolation and Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells and Cancer Exosomes from Blood Samples with Melanoma Using Immunoaffinity-Based Microfluidic Interfaces.
Yoon-Tae Kang, Thomas Hadlock, Ting-Wen Lo, Emma Purcell, Anusha Mutukuri, Shamileh Fouladdel, Monica De Silva Raguera, Heather Fairbairn, Vasudha Murlidhar, Alison B....> ;Advanced Science. 2020 Aug 19
4 citations
Cranial nerve outcomes in regionally recurrent head & neck melanoma after sentinel lymph node biopsy.
John E. Hanks, Pratyusha Yalamanchi, Kevin J. Kovatch, S. Ahmed Ali, Joshua D. Smith, Alison B. Durham, Carol R. Bradford, Kelly M. Malloy, Scott A. McLean> ;The Laryngoscope. 2020 Jul 1
18 citations
Next-generation sequencing implicates oncogenic roles for p53 and JAK/STAT signaling in microcystic adnexal carcinomas.
May P. Chan, Komal R. Plouffe, Chia Jen Liu, Nallasivam Palanisamy, Shannon Carskadon, Lili Zhao, Rosalynn M. Nazarian, Alison B. Durham, Timothy M. Johnson, Aleodor A...> ;Modern Pathology. 2020 Jun 1
16 citations
DNA copy number changes correlate with clinical behavior in melanocytic neoplasms: proposal of an algorithmic approach.
Ahmed K. Alomari, Jayson Miedema, Michael D. Carter, Paul W. Harms, Lori Lowe, Alison B. Durham, Douglas R. Fullen, Rajiv M. Patel, Alexandra C. Hristov, May P. Chan, ...> ;Modern Pathology. 2020 Feb 17
9 citations
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Head and Neck Melanoma: Long-term Outcomes, Prognostic Value, Accuracy, and Safety.
John E. Hanks, Kevin J. Kovatch, S. Ahmed Ali, Emily Roberts, Alison B. Durham, Joshua D. Smith, Carol R. Bradford, Kelly M. Malloy, Philip S. Boonstra, Christopher D....> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 Feb 11
28 citations
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Uveal Melanoma, Version 1.2019.
P. Kumar Rao, Christopher A. Barker, Daniel G. Coit, Richard W. Joseph, Miguel A. Materin, Ramesh Rengan, Jeffrey A. Sosman, John A. Thompson, Mark R. Albertini, Genev...> ;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2020 Feb 1
7 citations
Institutional Experience of Treatment and Outcomes for Cutaneous Periauricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Kevin J. Kovatch, Joshua D. Smith, Andrew C. Birkeland, John E. Hanks, Rasha Jawad, Scott A. McLean, Alison B. Durham, Ashok Srinivasan, Jonathan B. McHugh, Gregory J....> ;OTO Open. 2019 Sep 13
25 citations
Association of the POT1 Germline Missense Variant p.I78T With Familial Melanoma.
Kim Wong, Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza, David Rodríguez, Saskia S. Rudat, Susana Puig, Miriam Potrony, Chi C. Wong, James Hewinson, Paula Aguilera, Joan Anton Puig-Bu...> ;JAMA Dermatology. 2019 May 1
13 citations
Molecular testing of borderline cutaneous melanocytic lesions: SNP array is more sensitive and specific than FISH.
Michael D. Carter, Alison B. Durham, Jayson R. Miedema, Paul W. Harms, May P. Chan, Rajiv M. Patel, Lori Lowe, Douglas R. Fullen, Alexandra C. Hristov, Min Wang, Aleod...> ;Human Pathology. 2019 Apr 1
28 citations
Completion Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy for Sentinel Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Jay S. Lee, Alison B. Durham, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Paul W. Harms, James A. Hayman, Scott A. McLean, Kelly L. Harms, William R. Burns> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2019 Feb 1
16 citations
Subungual atypical lentiginous melanocytic proliferations in children and adolescents: A clinicopathologic study.
Sameer S. Khatri, Min Wang, Kelly L. Harms, Alison B. Durham, Timothy M. Johnson, Rosalynn M. Nazarian, Paul W. Harms, Douglas R. Fullen, Aleodor A. Andea, May P. Chan> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2018 Aug 1
1 citations
Metastatic melanoma with diffuse melanosis histologically after stable response to talimogene laherparepvec therapy.
Jason M. Rizzo, Leslie A. Fecher, May P. Chan, Alison B. Durham> ;JAAD Case Reports. 2018 May 1
7 citations
Pediatric melanoma and aggressive Spitz tumors: a retrospective diagnostic, exposure and outcome analysis
Kelly M. Bailey, Alison B. Durham, Lili Zhao, Doug Fullen, James D. Geiger, Carol R. Bradford, Valerie P. Opipari, Timothy M. Johnson, Rajen Mody> ;Translational Pediatrics. 2018 Jul 1
In reply: Management of thin melanoma
Alison B. Durham, Jennifer L. Schwartz, Lori Lowe, Lili Zhao, Andrew G. Johnson, Kelly L. Harms, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Amy P. Orsini, Scott A. McLean, Carol R. Br...> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

Completion Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy for Sentinel Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Alison B Durham, Christopher K Bichakjian, James A Hayman, Scott A McLean, Jay S Lee, Paul W Harms, William R Burns, Kelly L Harms, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Lectures

Translating Evidence into Practice: Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Guidelines
American Academy of Dermatology - Annual Meeting 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 3/1/2019