Professor, Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School
Dermatology
Dr. Murad Alam, MD
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Doctor Murad Alam, MD is an expert in the field of Dermatology. He went to Yale University School of Medicine. Yale University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Yale University School of Medicine is ranked 7 in research and 57 in primary care medicine He has 6 awards "Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors", "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Fellow (FASDS)", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FAAD)". Murad Alam has written publications. He has 96 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Guidelines for the use of local anesthesia in office-based dermatologic surgery.' Murad Alam accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Nonablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing for Acne Scarring in Patients With Fitzpatrick Skin Phototypes IV-VI.
- Guidelines for the use of local anesthesia in office-based dermatologic surgery.
- A Comparative Split-Face Study Using Different Mild Purpuric and Subpurpuric Fluence Level of 595-nm Pulsed-Dye Laser for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Acne Vulgaris.
- Commentary on Safety of Prefilled Buffered Lidocaine Syringes With and Without Epinephrine.
- Who are the Pioneers? A Critical Analysis of Innovation and Expertise in Cutaneous Noninvasive and Minimally Invasive Cosmetic and Surgical Procedures.
- Effect of Needle Size on Pain Perception in Patients Treated With Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Correlation of Inflammation in Frozen Sections With Site of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer.
- Medically unlikely edits.
- How to Review a Manuscript.
- Consensus statement regarding storage and reuse of previously reconstituted neuromodulators.
- Medical Professional Liability Claims for Mohs Micrographic Surgery From 1989 to 2011.
- A systematic review of reporting in randomized controlled trials in dermatologic surgery: jadad scores, power analysis, and sample size determination.
- Experience vs Experiments With the Purse-String Closure: Unexpected Results.
- Treatment of Keratosis Pilaris With 810-nm Diode Laser: Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of the Incidence of Adverse Events Associated With Cosmetic Dermatologic Procedures: Lasers, Energy Devices, and Injectable Neurot...
- Who do you prefer? A study of public preferences for health care provider type in performing cutaneous surgery and cosmetic procedures in the United States.
- Efficacy of a Needling Device for the Treatment of Acne Scars: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, version 1.2014.
- Multifunctional Skin-Like Electronics for Quantitative, Clinical Monitoring of Cutaneous Wound Healing.
- Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills in Elliptical Excision Repair of Senior Dermatology Residents: A Multirater, Blinded Study of Operating Room Video ...
- Commentary: does preoperative curettage predispose to floaters?
- Liposuction for axillary hyperhidrosis: reconciling trial results and expert opinion.
- Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes After Surgery.
- Pain in Naïve and Non-naïve Subjects Undergoing Nonablative Skin Tightening Dermatologic Procedures: A Nested Randomized Control Trial.
- Ultrasound Skin tightening.
- Treatment of forehead/glabellar rhytide complex with combination botulinum toxin a and hyaluronic acid versus botulinum toxin a injection alone: a split-face, rater-b...
- Teaching Cosmetic Dermatology Without Sacrificing the Proper Emphasis on Medical Dermatology.
- Accuracy and Completeness of Patient Information in Organic World-Wide Web Search for Mohs Surgery: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Multirater Study Using Consensus Crit...
- Adverse Events Associated With Mohs Micrographic Surgery: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study of 20â821 Cases at 23 Centers.
- American society for dermatologic surgery dermatologic surgery drug and device nomenclature recommendations.
- Floaters in Mohs micrographic surgery.
- Resistance of aCellular dermal matrix materials to microbial penetration.
- Usefulness of Cochrane Intervention Reviews for the Practicing Dermatologic Surgeon.
- Comparative effectiveness of nonpurpuragenic 595-nm pulsed dye laser and microsecond 1064-nm neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser for treatment of diffuse facial er...
- The comparative effectiveness of suction-curettage and onabotulinumtoxin-A injections for the treatment of primary focal axillary hyperhidrosis: A randomized control t...
- The future of noninvasive procedural dermatology.
- Abbreviations for Device Names: A Proposed Methodology With Specific Examples.
- Association Between Type of Reconstruction After Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Surgeon-, Patient-, and Tumor-Specific Features: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Brighter eyes: combined upper cheek and tear trough augmentation: a systematic approach utilizing two complementary hyaluronic acid fillers.
- Multidisciplinary approach to the management of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
- Perceptions of expertise in cutaneous surgery and cosmetic procedures: what primary care physicians think.
- Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in the treatment of nonmelanoma Skin cancers.
- Flammability of topical preparations and surgical dressings in cutaneous and laser surgery: a controlled simulation study.
- Safety of a novel microneedle device applied to facial Skin: a subject- and rater-blinded, sham-controlled, randomized trial.
- Racial and ethnic differences in Skin aging: implications for treatment with soft tissue fillers.
- Laser resurfacing pearls.
- Complications of lasers and light treatments.
- Practice gaps. Dilution, reconstitution, and complexity: comment on "A small study of the relationship between abobotulinum toxin A concentration and forehead wrinkle ...
- State medical board regulation of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures.
- Needs assessment for general dermatologic surgery.
- Needs assessment for cosmetic dermatologic surgery.
- Needs assessment for Mohs micrographic surgery.
- Alternative techniques for reduction of Scar length during staged excision.
- The use of brachytherapy in the treatment of nonmelanoma Skin cancer: a review.
- Large-particle calcium hydroxylapatite injection for correction of facial wrinkles and depressions.
- To ablate or not: a proposal regarding nomenclature.
- Delayed treatment and continued growth of nonmelanoma Skin cancer.
- Tangential lighting aids in the identification of biopsy sites.
- Skin cancer prevention education for kidney transplant recipients: a systematic evaluation of Internet sites.
- Association between number of stages in Mohs micrographic surgery and surgeon-, patient-, and tumor-specific features: a cross-sectional study of practice patterns of ...
- Uncertainty and variance in the management of high-risk cutaneous squamous Cell carcinoma: comment on "Uncertainty in the perioperative management of high-risk cutaneo...
- Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers.
- In situ photoimmunotherapy: a surgery- and limb-sparing approach to the treatment of cutaneous metastases in advanced Melanoma.
- Who is qualified to perform laser surgery and in what setting?
- Safety of peak serum lidocaine concentration after Mohs micrographic surgery: a prospective cohort study.
- Distribution of Skin type and Skin cancer in organ transplant recipients.
- Reversed aCellular dermis: failure of graft incorporation in primary tissue expander breast reconstruction resulting in recurrent breast Cellulitis.
- Ultrasound tightening of facial and neck Skin: a rater-blinded prospective cohort study.
- Comparison of treatment of cherry angiomata with pulsed-dye laser, potassium titanyl phosphate laser, and electrodesiccation: a randomized controlled trial.
- Dermabrasion and microdermabrasion.
- GLI1 genotypes do not predict Basal cell carcinoma risk: a case control study.
- Comparison of electrodesiccation and potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser for treatment of dermatosis papulosa nigra.
- Effectiveness, safety, and effect on quality of life of topical salicylic acid peels for treatment of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in dark Skin.
- Introduction to the clinical section by Dr. Alam.
- Injectable fillers for facial rejuvenation: a review.
- Peripheral excision margins for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
- ASDS guidelines of care: injectable fillers.
- Botulinum toxin and the facial feedback hypothesis: can looking better make you feel happier?
- Barbed sutures: a review of the literature.
- Management of complications and sequelae with temporary injectable fillers.
- Breaking strength of barbed polypropylene sutures: rater-blinded, controlled comparison with nonbarbed sutures of various calibers.
- Peripheral excision margins for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a meta-analysis of spatial data.
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
- Complications with the use of botulinum toxin type A for cosmetic applications and hyperhidrosis.
- Technique for calcium hydroxylapatite injection for correction of nasolabial fold depressions.
- Aesthetic and functional efficacy of subcuticular running epidermal closures of the trunk and extremity: a rater-blinded randomized control trial.
- So you want to be a dermasurgeon: how to get training or choose a fellowship.
- Merkel Cell carcinoma.
- Sterility assessment of multiple use botulinum A exotoxin vials: a prospective simulation.
- Management of Merkel Cell carcinoma: What we know.
- Frequency of use of suturing and repair techniques preferred by dermatologic surgeons.
- Patient satisfaction and reported long-term therapeutic efficacy associated with 1,320 nm Nd:YAG laser treatment of acne Scarring and photoaging.
- Safety of radiofrequency treatment over human Skin previously injected with medium-term injectable soft-tissue augmentation materials: a controlled pilot trial.
- A quality rating scale for aesthetic surgical procedures.
- Clinical effect of a single pulsed dye laser treatment of fresh surgical Scars: randomized controlled trial.
Schools
Yale University School Of Medicine
Columbia University College Physical Surgery
University Of Mi Hospital
Harvard UnivSkin Care Physical
Procedures Preformed
- Adjacent Tissue Transfer
- Destruction of Benign Skin Lesion
- Destruction of Malignant Skin Lesion
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
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Conditions Treated
- Actinic Keratosis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benign Skin Lesion
- Birthmark
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Doctors Specialties
- Dermatology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- Fellow (FASDS)
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FAAD)
Education
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New York Presbyterian Hospital -
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers -
Yale University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1578553822 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ALAM | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | MURAD | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 606114546 | |
| NPPES Provider State | IL | |
| Specialty Description | Dermatology | |
| Total Claim Count | 797.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 157.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 19.7 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1578553822 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ALAM |
| First Name Of The Provider | MURAD |
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