Eva R (Rawlings) Parker MD , DTMH, FAAD (She/Her)

Summary

• Eva Rawlings Parker, MD, DTMH, FAAD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Core Faculty in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Locally, she serves as President of the Nashville Dermatologic Society and the Williamson County Medical Society. Dr. Parker practices general, complex medical, inpatient, and cosmetic dermatology at Vanderbilt where she delivers award-winning care including being the recipient of the annual Excellence in Patient Experience Award and is Castle Connolly Top Doctor and an Exceptional Woman in Medicine. Dr. Parker’s academic expertise includes the health effects secondary to climate change, global health, HIV dermatoses, tropical skin disease, and infectious disease dermatology. She is also passionate about ensuring access to quality medical care for vulnerable and marginalized populations. Dr. Parker provides dermatologic care to people living with HIV in Vanderbilt’s Comprehensive Care Clinic and staffs Nashville General Hospital’s dermatology clinic. She also provides volunteer dermatologic care to immigrant, refugee, and underserved populations in Nashville at Siloam Health and Shade Tree Clinic. As well, she is a member of the volunteer medical corps of the Addis Clinic providing telehealth consultation services in Africa, has taught internationally in resource-limited settings, and is an external supervisor and mentor at the Regional Dermatology Training Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. Dr. Parker is a member of the International League of Dermatological Societies’ official relations committee reporting to the World Health Organization and serves as Deputy Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology's World Congress Fund Review Task Force whose mission is to set policies and awarding priorities for scholarships and grants for international educational activities supporting dermatology trainees in low- and middle-income countries. She is also Faculty Lead for DEI in Dermatology at VUMC.