• Seven dermatology schools appear on each of two different Top 10 lists.body lotion image by PinkShot from Fotolia.com
  
  The top dermatology programs within medical schools have traditionally been ranked based on the amount of funding the schools have received from the National Institutes of Health, plus the number of times the schools are cited in academic journals. In 2007, several professors from four different dermatology schools developed a weighted ranking system that took into account not only the above two criteria but also added Dermatology Foundation grants, number of full-time faculty sitting on the editorial boards of the top dermatology journals in the U.S. and lectures delivered by faculty at national conferences. The resulting Top 10 lists differed by only three schools.
  
  

The University of Pennsylvania

• The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine dermatology school appears as No. 2 on the NIH funding list and No. 1 on the weighted list. The oldest dermatology school in the country, its research focuses on basic biology of skin and hair, pathophysiology of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, dermatoepidemiology, and clinical care of autoimmune blistering and rheumatologic skin diseases.
  
  University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  
  3600 Market St., Suite 240
  
  Philadelphia PA 19104-2646
  
  215-662-4000
  
  uphs.upenn.edu/dermatol/
  
  

University of California, San Francisco

• The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine dermatology school appears as No.1 on the NIH funding list and No. 2 on the weighted list. It offers training and services in medical, surgical, pediatric and cosmetic dermatology.
  
  University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
  
  Dermatology Practice
  
  1701 Divisadero St., 3rd Floor
  
  San Francisco, CA 94115
  
  415-353-7800
  
  dermatology.ucsf.edu/
  
  

New York University

• The New York University School of Medicine Ronald O. Perlman Department of Dermatology appears as No. 4 on both the NIH funding and weighted lists. Its Center of Excellence in Cancers of the Skin focuses on the biology and management of skin cancer.
  
  NYU Langone Medical Center
  
  550 First Ave.,
  
  New York, NY 10016
  
  212-263-7300
  
  dermatology.med.nyu.edu/
  
  

University of Michigan

• The University of Michigan Medical School Department of Dermatology appears as No. 5 on both the NIH funding and weighted lists, and treats over 41,000 patients per year.
  
  University of Michigan Medical School
  
  Department of Dermatology
  
  1500 E. Medical Center Drive
  
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  
  734-936-4081
  
  med.umich.edu/derm/index.shtml
  
  

Emory University

• The Emory University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology appears as No. 9 on the NIH funding list and No. 6 on the weighted list. It focuses on creative research and education, as well as on patient care within Atlanta.
  
  Department of Dermatology
  
  Emory Clinic, Building A
  
  1365 Clifton Road, Suite 1100
  
  Atlanta, GA 30322
  
  404-778-3333
  
  dermatology.emory.edu/
  
  

Columbia University

• The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Herbert Irving Center for Dermatology and Skin Cancer appears as No. 6 on the NIH funding list and No.10 on the weighted list. It focuses on managing all aspects of skin disease and also hair disorders.
  
  Herbert Irving Center for Dermatology and Skin Cancer
  
  Herbert Irving Pavilion
  
  161 Fort Washington Avenue, 12th Floor
  
  New York, New York 10032
  
  212-305-5293
  
  cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/derm/
  
  

Thomas Jefferson University

• The Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology appears as No. 8 on the NIH funding list and No. 7 on the weighted list. It studies skin cancer and genetic skin diseases, as well as connective-tissue disorders.
  
  Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology
  
  Bluemle Life Sciences Building,
  
  233 South 10th St., Suite 450
  
  Philadelphia, PA 19107
  
  215-503-5785
  
  jefferson.edu/dermatology/about/
  
  

Other Top-Rated Dermatology Schools

• Other dermatology schools appearing on the NIH funding top ten list but not on the weighted list include: Stanford University (No. 3), University of Pittsburgh (No. 7) and Case Western University (No. 10). Those schools appearing on the weighted list but not on the NIH funding list are: Yale-New Haven Medical Center (No. 3), the Mayo Clinic (No. 8) and Harvard University (No. 9).