Robert Dellavalle

About

Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH, is Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota. He is recognized for his dermatoepidemiology expertise and research on the global burden of skin disease. Dr. Dellavalle is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal JMIR Dermatology. His career has focused upon serving US Veterans, improving the evidence base upon which dermatology care is provided with UpToDate, and preventing skin, hair, and nail disease—especially skin cancer. He places special emphasis on training the next generation of dermatology researchers and clinicians. Dr. Dellavalle has received the Melanoma Research Foundation Prevention Award and has over 450 publications.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Environmental health
• Pathology
• Political Science
• Internal medicine
• Dermatology
• Family medicine
• Medical education
• Demography
• Law

Selected publications

• Behind the data: Pitfalls and bias in database research

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025-05-22 · 5 citations

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• Standardization of Lesion Classification and Assessment by Investigators in Clinical Trials for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

  JAMA Dermatology · 2025-11-26 · 3 citations

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  Importance: Accurate classification and reliability in assessment for lesions of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) by investigators is critical to the determination of responder status and to overall data quality in clinical trials. Objective: To establish consensus-based morphological definitions of HS lesions and guidance statements that standardize investigator lesion assessments for implementation in clinical trials. Evidence Review: Health professionals (primarily dermatologists) with expertise…

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• Dermatologic Data From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 and the PatientsLikeMe Online Support Community: Comparative Analysis

  JMIR Dermatology · 2024-12-11 · 2 citations

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  Unlabelled: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study aims to characterize the worldwide prevalence and morbidity of major diseases, while PatientsLikeMe (PLM) is an online community providing patient-generated insights into lived experiences; for dermatologic conditions, quantitative comparisons of GBD and PLM data revealed expected demographic differences but also notable correlations, highlighting their potential as complementary data sources elucidating unmet patient needs and priorities.

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• Utilizing the VISIA Camera for Analyzing 5-Fluorouracil Treatment Efficacy for Actinic Keratosis

  JMIR Dermatology · 2025-09-15 · 1 citations

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  Unlabelled: The VISIA camera is a device that captures images of the skin, offering a detailed look at skin health by detecting changes that are often missed during physical exams and by the naked eye. It can help identify changes in UV damage, pigmentation, texture, fine lines, and redness. In dermatology, it has become a useful tool to build targeted treatment plans and follow patient progress over time. We present a case of a male patient diagnosed with diffuse scalp actinic keratoses who was…

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• <i>JAMA Network Open</i> Peer Reviewers in 2019

  JAMA Network Open · 2020 · 1 citations

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Recent grants

• NIH Grant K07CA092550

  NIH · $680k · 2008

Frequent coauthors

• Cory A. Dunnick

  247 shared

• Colby L. Presley

  Lehigh Valley Health Network

  142 shared

• Chanté Karimkhani

  133 shared

• Torunn E Sivesind

  University of Colorado Denver

  129 shared

• James Solomon

  Florida College

  127 shared

• Mindy D Szeto

  Northwestern University

  126 shared

• Martin A. Weinstock

  Providence College

  106 shared

• Chandler W. Rundle

  Duke University Hospital

  104 shared

Awards & honors

• Melanoma Research Foundation Prevention Award

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