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Rhoda M. Alani, MD, Dermatology, Dorchester, MA, Boston Medical Center

Rhoda M.AlaniMD

Dermatology • Dorchester, MA

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Summary

  • Dr. Rhoda Alani is the Herbert Mescon Endowed Professor and Chair of Dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine and Chief of the Dermatology Service at Boston Medical Center. She is a world-renowned expert in the care for patients with atypical moles and melanoma and research into the molecular determinants of melanoma development and progression. Her ground-breaking clinical and research efforts have made her a highly regarded thought leader in the area of treatment for melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies as well as the development of novel epigenetic therapies for melanoma.
    Her research program is supported by outside funding through the National Institutes of Health and the Melanoma Research Alliance. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, an Elected Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, a member of the Association for Professors of Dermatology, the Society for Melanoma Research, the Society for Investigative Dermatology, the Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology, the New England Dermatologic Society.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Brigham and Women's Hosp
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Brigham and Women's HospResidency, Dermatology, 1992 - 1995
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1991
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Cancer Biology
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2010
  • American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • AOA Honor Society
  • American Sociey for Clinical Investigation ASCI

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Rhoda M. Alani, Dr. Rhoda M. Alani, MD, Dr. R Alani