Investigator, Asst Prof (M) Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Mass General Research Institute

Assistant Professor of Dermatology Harvard Medical School

acne vulgaris; aminolevulinic acid; dermatology; laser therapy; lasers; photochemotherapy; photodynamic therapy; photosensitizing agents; sebaceous glands; skin cancer; skin lesions At the Wellman Center, my primary interest is the use of lasers and photodynamic therapy for the treatment of skin lesions and cancers. Because acne is the most common disease in dermatology, I am working on the development of methods to selectively damage the sebaceous glands.