71st Annual
Zola Cooper - Lee T. Nesbitt Seminar
2024 SEMINAR
Held in conjunction with the 2024 Fall Meeting of the Louisiana Dermatological Society
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
8:00AM | Registration & breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | case review
Windsor Court Hotel
300 Gravier St, New Orleans, LA 70130
GUEST DERMATOPATHOLOGIST
We are pleased to welcome our 2024 guest dermatopathologist
SARA SHALIN, MD, PhD
Sara C. Shalin, M.D., Ph.D., is Chairman of the Department of Dermatology and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Dermatology . Within the Department of Pathology, she also currently serves as the director of the dermatopathology subspecialty section and program director of the dermatopathology fellowship at UAMS. She has previously served within the laboratory as medical director of several sections and as the director of anatomic pathology operations. She has also served as the director of the UAMS M.D./Ph.D. combined degree program since 2017.
Dr. Shalin graduated from the M.D./Ph.D. program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She completed her doctorate in neuroscience in 2006 and completed her medical degree in 2007. She remained in Houston at Baylor College of Medicine where she completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and served as chief resident in 2010-2011. She then completed her dermatopathology fellowship training in Boston at the Harvard Hospitals Combined Dermatopathology program. Dr. Shalin was recruited to UAMS in 2012. She maintains an active interest and research collaborations in melanoma pathogenesis and the pathology of inflammatory skin diseases and other cutaneous malignancies. She was drawn to an academic career out of a desire to embrace the missions of education and research while serving a diverse patient population. Although her clinical work focuses primarily on skin disease, her interests have expanded to include patient safety, quality laboratory practices, and leadership.
Dr. Shalin is board-certified in dermatopathology and anatomic and clinical pathology and is actively involved in national pathology, dermatopathology, and dermatology societies. She has participated in and led CAP inspections and holds a Certificate of Recognition in Laboratory Medical Direction from the College of American Pathologists.
PANELISTS Moderators
Clay Cockerell, MD Travis Vandergriff, MD
Submit your case for presentation
At the Zola Cooper Seminar, a panel of experts present and discuss interesting dermatologic cases, ranging from rare diagnoses to treatment conundrums. Please consider submitting your case for presentation at the seminar. Instructions for submitting your case can be found in the links below.