Dermatology Residency
Our Program
The Lake Granbury Medical Center Dermatology Residency Program is an ambulatory-based Dermatology residency program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME ID: 0804800001, NRMP Program Code: 2335080R0) and sponsored by Health Education Services (ACGME ID: 470075). Our residency program is accepting applications for the next class of three PGY2 residents to start on July 1, 2024. Once our program is fully built, we will have a full complement of nine residents in our program. Currently, our program trains three incredible physicians.
The primary clinical site of Bare Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center / Cockerell Dermatology is the foundation of the program, offering a strong general dermatology experience across a significant, diverse patient base in one building.
The dermatopathology experience will take place in a high-volume, efficient operation that will expose and educate our residents on a broad range of pathology. Our inpatient consult experiences, both adult and pediatrics, will take place in premier local hospitals as welcome additions to existing consult services while under the supervision of seasoned, dedicated faculty.
Specialty experiences in the fields of complex medical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology and laser therapy will be available to and required of all of our residents and will be instructed by members of our faculty. Our faculty will serve as educators and mentors to our residents, supporting their personal and professional growth through compassionate, consistent and ethical practice.
All of us at Lake Granbury Medical Center look forward to the addition of the next generation of resident physicians within our community teaching hospital and ambulatory network. Our leadership is committed to fostering dynamic learning environments, and our diverse allopathic and osteopathic faculty with extensive medical education experience, are ready to guide you on your career path.
Academics
Residents will participate in different series of didactics, including local and regional meetings with dermatologists in the area. Some sessions will be presented via the virtual platform (Zoom). They will also participate in a research curriculum directed by the Faculty Development Center at TCOM.
On Thursday mornings, residents will participate in didactic sessions with the program faculty at University of Texas Southwestern. Friday morning sessions will be held at either Bare Dermatology or Cockerell Dermatopathology which are located on separate floors of the same building.
Curriculum
Residents will complete Dermatology residency training with renowned faculty in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Dermatology Residency Year 1 (PGY2)
During the first year of residency, residents will be doing mostly General Dermatology rotations at Bare Dermatology, under the guidance of Dr. William Abramovits, Dr. Clay Cockerell and Dr. Aaron Farberg.
Dermatopathology rotations will be under the guidance of Dr. Clay Cockerell, Program Director, at Cockerell Dermatopathology, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Dallas. They will also do rotation in Complex Medical Dermatology with Dr. Natalie Wright in her office in Plano.
The Dermatological Hospital Consult service will take place at Baylor University Medical Center, in a longitudinal pace under the main guidance of Dr. Dario Kivelevitch.
Dermatology Residency Year 2 (PGY3)
During the second year of residency, residents will again be doing mostly General Dermatology rotations at Bare Dermatology, under the guidance of Dr. William Abramovits, Dr. Clay Cockerell and Dr. Aaron Farberg.
Dermatopathology rotations will be under the guidance of Dr. Clay Cockerell, Program Director, at Cockerell Dermatopathology, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Dallas. Residents will also rotate in Surgical Dermatology rotations with Dr. Aaron Farberg, Director of the Dermatological Surgery service in the program.
The Dermatological Hospital Consult service will take place at Baylor University Medical Center in a longitudinal pace under the main guidance of Dr. Dario Kivelevitch. Residents will also have a Pediatric Dermatology Consult experience under the guidance of Dr. Heather Volkman at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.
Dermatology Residency Year 3 (PGY4)
For the third year of the program, residents will again be doing mostly General Dermatology rotations at Bare Dermatology, under the guidance of Dr. William Abramovits, Dr. Clay Cockerell and Dr. Aaron Farberg.
Dermatopathology rotations will be under the guidance of Dr. Clay Cockerell, Program Director, at Cockerell Dermatopathology, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Dallas. Residents will also rotate in Surgical Dermatology rotations with Dr. Aaron Farberg, Director of the Dermatological Surgery service in the program.
The Dermatological Hospital Consult service will take place at Baylor University Medical Center, in a longitudinal pace under the main guidance of Dr. Dario Kivelevitch. Residents also rotate to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth for a Pediatric Dermatology Consult experience under the guidance of Dr. Heather Volkman.
The Cosmetic Dermatology experience will be with Dr. Martin Kassir, a world-renowned specialist in the field.