
David R Bickers MD
Carl Truman Nelson Professor of Dermatology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center
161 Fort Washington Ave# 7FLNew York, NY 10032
Fax+1 212-305-1859
Overview of Dr. Bickers
Dr. David Bickers is a dermatologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine and has been in practice 59 years. He is one of 291 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 291 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Dermatology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Rockefeller University HospitalFellowship, 1974 - 1977
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Dermatology, 1970 - 1973
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1967
Georgetown UniversityA.B., Classics, 1959 - 1963
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1971 - Present
NY State Medical License 1970 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1977 - 2021
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle-Connolly Guide, 2008-2014
- Honorary Member Society for Investigative Dermatology, 2011
- Who's Who in the World 2006
Clinical Trials
- Topical Tazarotene in Treating Patients With Basal Cell Skin Cancer and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome on the Face Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
- Topical Tazarotene in Treating Patients With Basal Cell Skin Cancer and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome on the Chest and Back Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical practice guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma in Gorlin syndrome.Brian A Cahn, Runze Zhang, Allie M Sidwell, Christie Mena Adam, Jessica Tiv
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2026-02-01 - 4 citationsHypersensitivity to non-β-lactam antibiotics.Hans F Merk, David R Bickers
Allergologie Select. 2022-01-01 - 1 citationsAuthor Correction: Patched1 haploinsufficiency severely impacts intermediary metabolism in the skin of Ptch1+/-/ODC transgenic mice.Changzhao Li, Bharat Mishra, Mahendra Kashyap, Zhiping Weng, Shaida A. Andrabi
Scientific Reports. 2021-10-11
Journal Articles
- Downregulation of STRA6 expression in epidermal keratinocytes leads to hyperproliferation-associated differentiation in both in vitro and in vivo skin modelsSkazik C, Amann PM, Heise R, Marquardt Y, Czaja K, Kim A, Ruhl R, Kurschat P, Merk HF, Bickers DR, Baron JM, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2014
- Tazarotene: randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, and open-label concurrent trials for basal cell carcinoma pr evention and therapy in patients with basal cell...Tang JY, Chiou AS, Mackay-Wiggan JM, Aszterbaum M, Chanana AM, Lee W, Lindgren JA, Raphael MA, Thompson BJ, Bickers DR, Epstein EH Jr, Cancer Prev Res, 1/1/2014
- Hair follicle disruption facilitates pathogenesis of UVB-induced cutaneous inflammation and basal cell carcinoma development in Ptch(+/-)miceXu J, Weng Z, Arumugam A, Tang X, Chaudhary SC, Li C, Christiano AM, Elmets CA, Bickers DR, Athar M, Am J Pathol, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Tang X, Kim AL, Kopelovich L, Bickers DR, Athar M, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2004
- Phorbol-12 myristate 13-acetate (TPA) inhibits the induction of basal cell carcinomas in ptch1+/- Mice.Hebert J, Khaimskiy Y, Athar M, Kopelovich L, Bickers D, Epstein E, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2004
- Resveratrol-induced modulation of MEK-ERK signaling and cell cycle regulation in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells.Kim AL, Zhu H, Zhu Y, Athar M Bickers DR, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2004
Press Mentions
CUIMC Update - April 12, 2021April 12th, 2021
Grant Support
- Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Prevention of BCC ResistanceCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2020–2025
- Mechanism-Based Abrogation Of Bcc PathogenesisNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2012
- Columbia University Medical Center Skin Disease Research Center (CUMCSDRC)National Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2011
- Biomedical Research Core Center On Skin Stem CellsNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2009–2010
- Columbia University Skin Disease Research CenterNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2006–2010
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