GarySChuangMD

Dermatology • Torrance, CA

Dermatologic Surgery

Physician

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Office
3475 TORRANCE BLVD STE E, 2nd Floor
2nd Floor
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone+1 310-316-4988

Fax+1 310-316-0038
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalLaser & Cosmetic Dermatology, 2010 - 2011
Medical University of South CarolinaFellowship, Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, 2009 - 2010
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Dermatology, 2006 - 2009
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2015
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2015
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012
Fellow (FASDS) American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Fellow (FAAD) American Academy of Dermatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Selective Cryolysis of Melanocytes: Critical Temperature and Exposure Time to Induce Selective Pigmentary Loss in Yucatan Pig Skin
Gary S. Chuang, William A. Farinelli, R. Rox Anderson> ;Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2021 Jan 13
1 citations
Smartphone wallpapers for dermoscopy training in medical students and residents.
Fang-Ying Wang, Ren-Feng Liu, Gary Chuang, Chih-Hsun Yang, Yao-Yu Chang> ;International Journal of Dermatology. 2019 Mar 1
8 citations
Lidocaine-induced potentiation of thermal damage in skin and carcinoma cells.
Adam B. Raff, Carina N. Thomas, Gary S. Chuang, Mathew M. Avram, Monica H. Le, R. Rox Anderson, Martin Purschke> ;Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2019 Jan 1
9 citations
Airborne particulate concentration during laser hair removal: A comparison between cold sapphire with aqueous gel and cryogen skin cooling
Edward V. Ross, Gary S. Chuang, Arisa E. Ortiz, Scott A. Davenport> ;Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2018 Apr 1
1 citations
Regional Dermabrasion of Nasal Surgical Scars and Rhinophyma Using Electrocautery Scratch Pads.
Gary S. Chuang, Fatima Alfaresi> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2018 Feb 1
29 citations
Gaseous and Particulate Content of Laser Hair Removal Plume
Gary S. Chuang, William A. Farinelli, David C. Christiani, Robert F. Herrick, Norman Lee, Mathew M. Avram> ;JAMA Dermatology. 2016 Dec 1
12 citations
Occupational exposures and determinants of ultrafine particle concentrations during laser hair removal procedures
Emily J. Eshleman, Mallory LeBlanc, Lisa B. Rokoff, Yinyin Xu, Rui Hu, Kachiu Lee, Gary S. Chuang, Gary Adamkiewicz, Jaime E. Hart> ;Environmental Health. 2017 Mar 29
9 citations
Cross-Linked Fluorescent Supramolecular Nanoparticles as Finite Tattoo Pigments with Controllable Intradermal Retention Times
Jin Sil Choi, Yazhen Zhu, Hongsheng Li, Parham Peyda, Thuy Tien Nguyen, Mo-Yuan Shen, Yang Michael Yang, Jingyi Zhu, Mei Liu, Mandy M. Lee, Shih-Sheng Sun, Yang Yang, ...> ;ACS Nano. 2017 Jan 24
10 citations
Ablative fractional laser therapy for the treatment of actinic keratosis: A split-face study.
Stephanie D. Gan, Sarah H. Hsu, Gary Chuang, Nellie Konnikov, Christine A. Liang> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2016 Feb 1
3 citations
Cutaneous and Mucosal Manifestations of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Treated With Pulsed Dye Laser.
Evelyn J. Cheung, Gary S. Chuang, Anita M. Grassi> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2015 Oct 1
Rapidly proliferating apocrine hidradenoma treated using Mohs micrographic surgery.
Minhal Alhashim, Arnold Lee, Gary S. Chuang> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2013 Oct 1
4 citations
Ulceration of mature surgical scars following nonablative fractional photothermolysis associated with intralesional lidocaine injections.
Gary S. Chuang, Dieter Manstein, Zeina Tannous, Mathew M. Avram> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2012 Sep 13
24 citations
Incidence of invasive squamous cell carcinomas in biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinomas in situ sent for Mohs micrographic surgery.
Gary S. Chuang, Linh K. Lu, Deborah L. Cummins, Hong Wu, Daniel T. Finn, Gary S. Rogers, Dennis Lee> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2012 Sep 1
2 citations
Intraosseous subungual glomus tumor: a cautionary tale.
Gary S. Chuang, Kevin D. Branch, Joel Cook> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2012 Jul 1
18 citations
Ultraviolet-fluorescent tattoo location of cutaneous biopsy site.
Gary S. Chuang, Barbara A. Gilchrest> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2012 Mar 1
12 citations
Preoperative expectations and values of patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery.
Gary S. Chuang, Brian C. Leach, Lee Wheless, Pearon G. Lang, Joel Cook> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
8 citations
Basal cell carcinoma invading the umbilical stalk excised with Mohs micrographic surgery: case report and review of umbilical anatomy.
Gary S. Chuang, Linh K. Lu, Daniel T. Finn> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2009 Aug 1
13 citations
Hypopigmented T-cell dyscrasia evolving to hypopigmented mycosis fungoides during etanercept therapy
Gary S. Chuang, Daniel I. Wasserman, H. Randolph Byers, Marie-France Demierre> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2008 Nov 1
15 citations
Poiseuille's law and large-bore needles: insights into the delivery of corticosteroid injections in the treatment of keloids.
Gary S. Chuang, Gary S. Rogers, Ross Zeltser> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2008 Jul 1
39 citations
Germline fumarate hydratase mutations and evidence for a founder mutation underlying multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata.
G. S. Chuang, Amalia Martinez-Mir, Adam S. Geyer, Danielle E. Engler, Benjamin Glaser, P. B. Cserhalmi-Friedman, Derek Gordon, Liran Horev, Barbara Lukash, Eric Herman...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2005 Mar 1
175 citations
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR)-β/δ Stimulates Differentiation and Lipid Accumulation in Keratinocytes
Matthias Schmuth, Christopher M. Haqq, William Cairns, Julie C. Holder, Sheri T. Dorsam, Sandra Chang, Peggy Lau, Ashley J. Fowler, Gary Chuang, Arthur H. Moser, Barba...> ;The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2004 Apr 1
46 citations
Germline fumarate hydratase mutations in families with multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata.
Amalia Martinez-Mir, Benjamin Glaser, G. S. Chuang, Liran Horev, Arie Waldman, Danielle E. Engler, Derek Gordon, Lynda J. Spelman, Ioannis Hatzibougias, Jack Green, An...> ;The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2003 Oct 1
11 citations
Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from a novel homozygous missense mutation in the hairless gene.
Mauro Paradisi, G. S. Chuang, C. Angelo, Cristina Pedicelli, Amalia Martinez-Mir, Angela M. Christiano> ;Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2003 Sep 1
19 citations
A novel missense mutation in the COL7A1 gene underlies epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa
G. S. Chuang, Amalia Martinez-Mir, H.-S. Yu, F.-Y. Sung, R. Y. Chuang, P. B. Cserhalmi-Friedman, Angela M. Christiano> ;Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2004 May 1
23 citations
Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata resulting from missense mutations in the fumarate hydratase gene.
G. S. Chuang, Amalia Martinez-Mir, Danielle E. Engler, R. F. Gmyrek, A. Zlotogorski, Angela M. Christiano> ;Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2006 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Laser Hair Removal Treatment Can Cause Cancer, Experts ClaimJuly 21st, 2016
Take Precautions During Laser Hair Removal, Researchers AdviseJuly 13th, 2016
Smartphone Wallpapers for Dermatoscopy Training of Medical Students and ResidentsAugust 2nd, 2018