Dermatology Residency Program Leadership
Kristin M. Nord, MD
Residency Program Director
Residency Training: Columbia University
Professional Interests: General Medical Dermatology, Complex Medical Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology
Kristin M. Nord, MD
Clinical Professor
Bio
Dermatology has served as Residency Program Director since 2012. Dr. Nord received her doctor of medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed her residency in Dermatology at New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center. More Dr. Nord is Attending Physician at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, where her clinical interests are general dermatology, complex medical dermatology and procedural dermatology, and she serves as Assistant Chief of Dermatologic Surgery. Her research focus is on skin cancer education and prevention, and she is co-faculty lead for SUNSPORT (Stanford University Sun Protection Outreach Research and Teamwork).
Elizabeth Bailey, MD, MPH
Associate Residency Program Director
Residency Training: Stanford University
Professional Interests: Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention, Adult General Dermatology, Dermatopathology
Elizabeth E. Bailey, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Bio
Dr. Bailey recently joined the Stanford dermatology faculty as Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Stanford and Assistant Residency Program Director for the Stanford Dermatology Residency Program. More Dr. Bailey graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and received her medical degree from Columbia University in New York, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed her internship in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and completed both her residency in dermatology and fellowship in dermatopathology at Stanford University Medical Center. She is board certified in dermatology and dermatopathology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Bailey has academic interests in medical education, complex medical dermatology, and community-based public health initiatives for skin cancer detection and prevention. She practices at the Stanford Medical Outpatient Center in Redwood City and satellite clinic sites at Stanford Valleycare in Livermore and Stanford Healthcare Multi-specialty site in Emeryville.
Bernice Kwong, MD
Associate Residency Program Director
Residency Training: Stanford University
Professional Interests: Cutaneous (Dermatologic) Oncology, Inpatient Consultation
Bernice Kwong, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Dermatology
Bio
Bernice Kwong, M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology and Associate Residency Program Director. Dr. Kwong received her medical school degree from Yale University, and completed her dermatology residency at Stanford University in 2012. She has a clinical interest in management of cutaneous complications that arise in cancer patients and currently runs the More Supportive Dermato-Oncology program at the Stanford Cancer Center and manages skin side effects of cancer therapies including chemotherapy related skin reactions, radiation dermatitis, and graft-versus-host disease. Dr. Kwong also directs the Inpatient Dermatology Consult Service.
Derek Chu, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director
Residency Training: University of Pennsylvania
Professional Interests: Pediatric dermatology, including vascular tumors and malformations, inflammatory skin diseases, dermato-oncology, neonatal dermatology, and procedural dermatology.
Derek Chu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Bio
Derek Chu, M.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. He completed his medical school and residency training at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a pediatric dermatology fellowship at UCSF. More Dr. Chu's clinical interests encompass a wide array of topics within pediatric dermatology, including vascular tumors and malformations, inflammatory skin diseases, dermato-oncology, neonatal dermatology, and procedural dermatology.
David F. Fiorentino, MD, PhD
Associate Residency Program Director
Residency Training: Stanford University
Professional Interests: Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma, Lupus, Autoimmune Diseases, Medical Dermatology
David Fiorentino, MD, PHD
Professor of Dermatology and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio
David F. Fiorentino M.D. Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology and the Department of Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford University School of Medicine. More He completed both his M.D. Ph.D. degrees at Stanford University. Dr. Fiorentino completed his internship in internal medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver and served his residency in dermatology at Stanford University. Dr. Fiorentino has served as the Co-Director of the multidisciplinary rheumatology-dermatology clinic that has been in operation at Stanford since 2003. Dr. Fiorentino's research interests focus on rheumatic skin diseases such as dermatomyositis, scleroderma, and lupus.