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Dr. Sarah Stein is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medicine where she is the Director of Pediatric Dermatology and served as the Dermatology Residency Program Director from 2012-2019. She received her BA degree from Haverford College and her MD degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Stein completed her Pediatrics Residency Training at the New England Medical Center/Tufts University and her Dermatology Residency Training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Stein is an expert in the diagnosis and management of childhood skin diseases, including dermatitis of various types, pigmentary disorders, birthmarks, disorders of hair and nails, infectious skin conditions, and cutaneous manifestations of internal diseases. She has a special interest in the presentation of skin disease in children of color. She believes that family education and support are fundamental in pediatric patient care.
Dr. Stein is an educator and lecturer. She teaches dermatologists, pediatricians and primary care physicians about childhood skin diseases. In 2006, she received the Department of Medicine's Excellence in Education and Clinical Care Award and in 2015 the Department's Postgraduate Teaching Award. For her efforts both as a clinician and teacher, she was named as a Senior Faculty Scholar in the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence and is a fellow in the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Stein frequently publishes articles in the dermatology literature, has written several book chapters, and has contributed to online dermatology reference materials. She is an Associate Editor of Pediatric Dermatology and a section editor of Clinics in Dermatology; she is a frequent peer reviewer of submissions to a broad range of journals including Pediatric Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and JAMA Dermatology.
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