Stacy R. Smith, M.D.
Stacy R. Smith, M.D. is the President of Therapeutics Clinical Research and oversees all clinical trials. He has conducted more than 150 research studies in dermatology, studying diseases such as psoriasis, acne, atopic dermatitis, actinic keratoses, fungal infections, viral diseases as well as cosmetic products and treatments.
The scope of research work managed includes all phases of drug or device development. He regularly works with medications as well as medical devices and biologic agents. Dr. Smith has considerable experience in all dosage forms, from the wide variety of topical formulations to oral, injectable and intravenous delivery.
In addition to research and development efforts, Dr. Smith maintains a busy clinical practice and has served in an advisory capacity for medical device and drug makers and marketers.
Dr. Smith received his undergraduate B.S. degree from San Diego State University with subsequent receipt of a medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He completed internship and residency training in dermatology at the Naval Hospital in San Diego and served as a member of the teaching faculty upon completion of his training. He is board certified in Dermatology, a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and Voluntary Faculty at UCSD.
Sandra Adsit, M.D.
Sandra Adsit , M.D. is a Board Certified Dermatologist, and has participated in clinical research since 2000. She has been the Primary or Sub-Investigator for over thirty-five clinical research trials, with Therapeutics Clinical Research and Dermatology Associates of San Diego County, including psoriasis, acne, fungal disease, eczema, skin cancer, as well as cosmetics studies.
Academic appointments have included Assistant Clinical Professor and Staff Dermatologist at the Indiana University Medical Center, and Clinical Instructor at the University of California, San Diego .
Dr. Adsit received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Magna Cum Laude) from the Pennsylvania State University, and her Medical Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1981. Her internship in surgery and residency in dermatology were completed at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California. She served on active duty in the Navy for ten years as a Flight Surgeon and Dermatologist. She worked in private practice as a general and cosmetic dermatologist (including laser treatments) for ten years prior to focusing on clinical research.
Vera Morhenn, M.D.
Vera Morhenn, M.D. is a Board Certified Dermatologist who spent about 13 years in the Department of Dermatology at Stanford University. During this time, she carried out a number of clinical and basic research projects in the area of psoriasis and was one of the first to publish that psoriasis may have an immune basis. After moving to the San Diego area, she discovered that identifiable and quantifiable RNA molecules can be isolated from the skin, non-invasively, by tape stripping the epidermis. While working in the laboratory of Dr. Rich Gallo at UCSD, she worked on the pathophysiology of rosacea. The results of this effort led to a seminal publication in Nature Medicine. Other clinical research interests include actinic keratoses as well as the autoimmune diseases of the skin. Dr. Morhenn is bilingual in German and English.
Eugene Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Eugene Huang, M.D., Ph.D. is a board certified dermatologist with clinical interests in medical and cosmetic dermatology. He is particularly interested in the therapeutic and clinical development of immunomodulatory biologics and inflammatory modulators to treat skin cancers and inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis, eczema, rosacea, acne and connective tissue disorders. Additionally, these approaches can be used for more aesthetic outcomes to improve scar remodeling and wound healing via collagen synthesis, fibroblast stimulation, and skin cell differentiation.
Dr. Huang received his undergraduate degree with honors at Carleton College and completed his M.D. and Ph.D. in immunology at the University of Washington. He finished his internship in internal medicine and residency in dermatology at the University of California, San Diego. He continues to have academic appointments as an associate physician and clinical instructor at UCSD and as a staff physician and director of teledermatology for the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System. He maintains focus on translational dermatologic research and development with close associations with the Gallo Lab at UCSD and with Therapeutics Inc.
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