David Paige Smith Professor of Dermatology, Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology; Section Chief
Dermatology
Dr. David J. Leffell, MD
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Dr. David J. Leffell works in the field of Dermatology. He attended Yale University School of Medicine. Yale University School of Medicine is a top medical college. Yale University School of Medicine is ranked 7 in research and 57 in primary care medicine He has 11 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area", "New York Magazine: Top Doctors", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Women's Health", "Men's Health", "Fellow (FAAD)", "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare", "Fellow (FASDS)" and "Top MD". David Leffell has written publications. He has 75 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Sunlight and sunburn in human skin cancer: p53, apoptosis, and tumor promotion.' David J. Leffell, MD accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Histopathologic assessment of depth of follicular invasion of squamous Cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ (SCCis): Implications for treatment approach.
- Randomized comparison of the safety of Flublok(®) versus licensed inactivated influenza vaccine in healthy, medically stable adults ≥50 years of age.
- Fast Absorbing Gut Suture versus Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive in the Epidermal Closure of Linear Repairs Following Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
- Mesenchymal stromal Cells form vascular tubes when placed in fibrin sealant and accelerate wound healing in vivo.
- Alcohol intake and early-onset Basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study.
- Novel gene identified in an exome-wide association study of tanning dependence.
- Tea, coffee, and caffeine and early-onset Basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study.
- Intralesional interferon alfa-2b for refractory, recurrent squamous Cell carcinoma of the face.
- Cutaneous squamous Cell carcinomas of the lower extremity: A distinct subset of squamous Cell carcinomas.
- Indoor Tanning and Tanning Dependence in Young People After a Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma.
- Single v. multiple measures of Skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status.
- Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease of the right ear responsive to radiotherapy.
- Host Phenotype Characteristics and MC1R in Relation to Early-Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma.
- Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset Basal cell carcinoma.
- Significant correlations of dermal total carotenoids and dermal lycopene with their respective plasma levels in healthy adults.
- Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake.
- Squamoid eccrine ductal Carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.
- Mohs micrographic surgery histopathology concordance.
- Correlation of embryonic fusion planes with the anatomical distribution of Basal cell carcinoma.
- Mohs micrographic surgery: established uses and emerging trends.
- Bilobed transposition flap.
- Complications in dermatologic surgery: how safe is safe?
- Clinical efficacy of devices for nonablative photorejuvenation.
- Histopathologic misdiagnoses and their clinical consequences.
- Human cadaveric allograft for repair of nasal defects after extirpation of Basal cell carcinoma by Mohs micrographic surgery.
- Repair of a defect of the lower lip.
- Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma with perineural involvement: a series of seven cases.
- Melanoma and nevi: detection and diagnosis.
- Novel inactivating mutations of transforming growth factor-beta type I receptor gene in head-and-neck Cancer metastases.
- Primary cutaneous carcinosarcoma arising in a patient with nevoid Basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
- Massive pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: an unusual reaction to a tattoo.
- Status of residual tumor in patients with squamous Cell carcinoma referred for Mohs micrographic surgery.
- Telemedicine: delivering medical expertise across the state and around the world.
- Tumor suppressor gene mutations and photocarcinogenesis.
- Facial bowenoid papulosis secondary to human papillomavirus type 16.
- Use of a lyophilized bovine collagen matrix in postoperative wound healing.
- Mohs surgery: the informed view.
- Flip-top pigment transplantation: a novel transplantation procedure for the treatment of depigmentation.
- Frequent clones of p53-mutated keratinocytes in normal human Skin.
- The molecular basis of nonmelanoma Skin cancer: new understanding.
- Sunlight and sunburn in human Skin cancer: p53, apoptosis, and tumor promotion.
- Developmental defects in Gorlin syndrome related to a putative tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 9.
- Lasers in dermatology and ophthalmology.
- Water-in-oil emollients as steroid-sparing adjunctive therapy in the treatment of psoriasis.
- Aggressive-growth Basal cell carcinoma in young adults.
- An educational device for Mohs micrographic surgery. A three-dimensional model of Basal cell carcinoma.
- Minocycline hydrochloride hyperpigmentation complicating treatment of venous ectasia of the extremities.
- Laser vaporization: a novel treatment of botryomycosis.
- In vivo fluorescence of human Skin. A potential marker of photoaging.
- Familial multiple lipomatosis. Report of a case and a review of the literature.
- The use of cryopreserved human Skin allografts in wound healing following Mohs surgery.
- Targetoid hemangioma associated with pregnancy and the menstrual cycle.
- Nevoid Basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
- Sunburn and p53 in the onset of Skin cancer.
- The effect of pre-education on patient compliance with full-body examination in a public Skin cancer screening.
- Nonexcisional treatment of Benign and premalignant cutaneous lesions.
- Allograft Skin as an adjunct in the repair of radiation-compromised wound.
- Mutation hotspots due to sunlight in the p53 gene of nonmelanoma Skin cancers.
- Interobserver agreement in a community Skin cancer screening setting.
- Solitary syringoma. Report of five cases and clinicopathologic comparison with microcystic adnexal Carcinoma of the skin.
- Relationship between sunlight exposure and a key genetic alteration in Basal cell carcinoma.
- The Gorlin syndrome gene: a tumor suppressor active in Basal cell carcinogenesis and embryonic development.
- Sunlight and Skin cancer.
- Mutations of the human homolog of Drosophila patched in the nevoid Basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
- The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic Basal cell carcinomas.
- The scientific basis of Skin cancer.
- Boxer shorts, gummy bears and lasered hairs.
- Electrosurgical facial resurfacing: a prospective multicenter study of efficacy and safety.
- IntraLesional interferon alfa for treatment of recurrent lentigo maligna of the eyelid in a patient with primary acquired melanosis.
- The other side of the sun.
- PTCH codon 1315 polymorphism and risk for nonmelanoma Skin cancer.
- Adenosquamous Carcinoma: a report of nine cases with p63 and cytokeratin 5/6 staining.
- Management of nonmelanoma Skin cancer in 2007.
- Point of care cutaneous imaging technology in Melanoma screening and mole mapping.
Schools
McGill University Faculty Of Medicine
Cornell Co Op Hospital
Yale New Haven Hosps
University Mi
Yale College
Procedures Preformed
- Adjacent Tissue Transfer
- Destruction of Malignant Skin Lesion
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
- Excision of Malignant Skin Lesion
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Conditions Treated
- Actinic Keratosis
- Athlete's Foot
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Skin Lesion
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Doctors Specialties
- Dermatology
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Women's Health
- Men's Health
- Fellow (FAAD)
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Fellow (FASDS)
- Top MD
Education
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University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers -
Yale University School of Medicine -
Yale-New Haven Hospital -
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center -
McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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Yale-New Haven Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1518940410 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | LEFFELL | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | DAVID | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 065102715 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CT | |
| Specialty Description | Dermatology | |
| Total Claim Count | 235.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1518940410 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | LEFFELL |
| First Name Of The Provider | DAVID |
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