BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Provide the following information for the key personnel and other significant contributors in the order listed on Form Page 2. Follow this format for each person.  DO NOT EXCEED FOUR PAGES.
NAME Baron, Elma D.		POSITION TITLE Assistant Professor, Dermatology
eRA COMMONS USER NAME
EDUCATION/TRAINING  (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE (if applicable)		YEAR(s)	FIELD OF STUDY
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines	MD		1985-1992	Medicine
University of the Philippines, Phil. Gen Hosp., Manila	Residency		1993-1995	Dermatology
Harvard Medical School/Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston	Fellowship		1998-1999	Photomedicine
University Hosp. of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH	Fellowship		1999-2003	Dermatology /Photoimmunology

A. Positions and Honors.

Positions and Employment
1993-1995       Residency, Dermatology, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines, Manila
1995                Chief Resident, Dermatology, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines, Manila
1998-1999       Clinical Fellow in Lasers & Photomedicine, Dept. Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1999-2002       Research & Clinical Fellow in Dermatology/Photoimmunology, Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2001-present   Director, Dermatologic Education Program for Firm B Internal Medicine Residency, VAMC, Cleveland, OH
2002-2003       Internship, Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland/CWRU, Cleveland, OH

• Instructor, Dept. of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

2004-present   Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2003-present   Director, Skin Study Center, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2004-present   Assistant Chief Dermatology, VAMC, Cleveland, OH

Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1996-present   Non-resident member, American Academy of Dermatology
2000-present   Member, Society for Investigative Dermatology
2000-present   Member, Photomedicine Society
2002-present   Member, American Society of Photobiology

B.  Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

1.   Taylor CR and Baron ED. Hand and foot PUVA soaks, an audit of the Massachusetts General Hospital’s experience from 1994 to 1998. Photodermatol, Photoimmunol, Photomed 1999; 15 (5): 188-192.

2.   Baron ED, Stern RS, Taylor CR. Correlating skin type with minimum erythema dose. Arch Dermatol 1999; 135 (10):1278-1279.

3.   Baron ED, Heeger PS, Hricik DE, Schulak JA, Tary-Lehmann M, Stevens SR. Immunomodulatory effect of extracorporeal photopheresis after successful treatment of resistant renal allograft rejection. Photodermatol, Photoimmunol, Photomed 2001; 17 (2):79-82.

4.   Baron ED, Stevens SR. Light treatment modalities for atopic dermatitis. Immunol Allergy  Clin 2002; 22(1):125-140.

5.   Baron ED, Stevens SR. Sunscreens and immune protection. Br J Dermatol 2002; 146(6):933-7.

6.   Baron ED, Barzilai D, Johnston G, Kawashima M, Takigawa M, Nakagawa H, Graham-Brown RAC, Stevens SR. Atopic dermatitis management: comparing the treatment patterns of dermatologists in Japan, USA and UK. Br J Dermatol 2002;147:710-715.                     
                                                     
7.   Stevens SR, Baron ED, Masten S, Cooper KD. Circulating CD4+CD7- lymphocyte burden and rapidity of response: predictors of outcome in the treatment of Sezary syndrome and Erythrodermic Mycosis Fungoides with extracorporeal photopheresis. Arch Dermatol 2002; 138: 1347-1350.

• Cooper KD, Baron ED, LeVee G, Stevens SR. Protection against UV-induced suppression of contact hypersensitivity responses by sunscreens in humans. Exp Dermatol 2002;11(Suppl 1):20-27.

 

• Baron ED, Fourtanier A, Compan D, Medaisko C, Cooper KD, Stevens SR. High UVA protection affords greater immune protection confirming that UVA contributes to photoimmune suppression in humans. J Invest Dermatol 2003; 121:869-75.

• Cooper KD, Baron ED, Matsui M. Implications of UV-induced inflammation and immunomodulation. Cutis 2003; 72 (3 Suppl) 11-5; discussion 16.

 

• Baron ED, Harris L, Redpath W, Shapiro H, Hetzel F, Morley G, Bar-Or D, Stevens SR. Laser-assisted penetration of topical anesthetic in adults. Arch Dermatol 2003;139:1288-1290.

• Baron ED, Stevens SR. Phototherapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Dermatol Ther 2003;16(4):303-10.

 

• Coyle TS, Nam T, Camouse M, Stevens SR, Baron ED. Steroid-sparing effect of extracorporeal photopheresis in the treatment of chronic graft vs host disease. Arch Dermatol 2004; 140:763-764.

• Fourtanier A, Moyal D, Maccario J, Compan D, Wolf P, Quehenberger F, Cooper KD, Baron ED, Halliday G, Poon T, Seed P, Walker SL, Young AR. The measurement of sunscreen immune protection factors in humans: a concensus paper. J Invest Dermatol 2005; 125(3) 403-9.

 

• Lankerani L, Baron ED. Photosensitivity to exogenous agents. J Cutan Med Surg 2005; 8(6):424-31.

• Garcia-Zuazaga, J, Cooper KD, Baron ED. Current concepts in the treatment of skin cancer. Expert Rev. Anticancer Ther. 2005; 5(5), 801-810.

 

• Camouse MM, Hanneman KK, Conrad E, Baron ED. Protective effects of tea polyphenols and caffeine. Expert Rev. Anticancer Ther. 2005; 5(6):1061-8

• Hanneman KK, Cooper KD, Baron ED. UV immune suppression: mechanisms and consequences. Dermatol Clin 2006; 24(1):19-25.

 

• Newman B, Baron ED. Antioxidant properties of vitamins and their role in skin cancer prevention. Int J Cancer Prevent  2006; 4(1).

• Martin JA, Taylor CR, Trehan M, Baron ED, Anstey AV. Phototesting in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome confirms sensitivity to UVA. Arch Dermatol 2006; 142(5):647-48.

 

• Veremis-Ley M, Ramirez H, Baron ED, Hanneman K, Lankerani L, Scull H, Cooper KD, Nedorost ST. Laser-assisted penetration of allergens for patch testing. Dermatitis 2006; 17(1):15-22.

• Hanneman KS, Scull HM, Cooper KD, Baron ED. Effect of topical vitamin d analogue on in vivo contact sensitization. Arch Dermatol 2006; 142 (10):1332-4.

 

C. Grants/Funding

1.   NIH NIAMS Skin Diseases Research Center  Pilot and Feasibility Study      PI: Elma Baron
      5/1/06 – 4/30/07,
      Title:  characterization of cell killing after in vivo Pc4 PDT

2.   Dermatology Foundation, Research Grant           PI: Elman Baron
      7/1/06 – 6/30/07,   Title: selectivity of cell death in Pc 4 PDT for mycosis fungoides

3.   NIH NIAMS Skin Diseases Research Center  Pilot and Feasibility Study      PI: Elma Baron
      5/1/04 – 4/30/05, 10% effort
      Title:  apoptosis and immune response in Pc 4 photodynamic therapy