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About the Doctor, Curt Samlaska, MD, FACP, FAAD

Dr. Curt Samlaska attended medical school at the University of Minnesota and went on to an internship at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at Tripler Army Medical Center and is board certified in Internal Medicine. He completed an additional year appointment as Chief Resident Internal Medicine where he continued to treat patients and train residents on the many exotic disorders referred to Tripler Army Medical center throughout the Pacific Basin, to include the Marshall Islands, Phillippines, Guam, Tinian, Saipan, South Korea, and Japan. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

He completed his Dermatology training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he published over 20 articles as a Resident in Dermatology and received extensive training in Mohs surgery. Cosmetic Dermatology was performed regularly to include the use of carbon dioxide lasers, vein sclerosing, collagen injections and the use of a variety of peels, including full face phenol peels. While at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Dr. Samlaska had extensive training in exotic disorders such as leishmaniasis, Loa Loa, myiasis, HIV disease, among many other areas that he has published on to include genetic disorders such as Proteus Syndrome and subcutaneous emphysema. He is board certified in Dermatology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.

After completing his Dermatology training Dr. Samlaska returned to Tripler Army Medical center as Chief of Service where he continued his academic pursuits, training Internal Medicine, Family Practice, and Pediatric Residents as well as Medical Students at Tripler and the University of Hawaii School of Medicine in Dermatology. Dr. Samlaska was on staff at the University of Hawaii. He continued to teach Internal Medicine, attending on the medical wards and attending morning report throughout his time at Tripler Army Medical Center. During this time he became involved with providing telemedicine support for the Department of Defense staff stationed on remote islands in the Pacific (These islands were used to monitor the shuttle, satellites, and potential ICBMs). Telemedicine is a rapidly developing application of clinical medicine where medical information is transferred through interactive audiovisual media for the purpose of consulting, and sometimes remote medical procedures or examinations. He was instrumental in establishing these earliest forms of telemedicine throughout the military.

Dr. Samlaska returned to Walter Reed Army Medical center in Washington, D.C. to teach Dermatology. He was tasked to establish telemedicine support for troops in Bosnia as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. During his military career he was awarded the Army Achievement medal for implementing and streamlining the Occurrence Screening Program with computer software, which was so successful the program was adapted for use by the entire Medical Center. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his efforts in publishing a Military Dermatology textbook, designed to be used in the field. The Meritorious Service Medal was awarded for his efforts as Chief of Service in Dermatology, scholarly activities and excellence in teaching at Tripler Army Medical Center.

His military career ended after 14 years of Academic Medicine and he moved to Las Vegas where he established Academic Dermatology of Nevada. He continues to be actively involved with academics and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He teaches at conferences, gives lectures at hospitals (Sunrise Hospital, St. Rose Hospital, University Hospital), associations (Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association Annual Conventions), and surgical conventions (American Society of Mohs Surgery). Dr. Samlaska participates in various studies to include the Parke-Davis protocol CI376-418 analyzing the effects of estrogens on aging skin and the ESPRIT study by Abbott, a psoriasis registry monitoring Humira treatments. For more detailed information click on the link to see a copy of his curriculum vitae above, under the About Tab or click HERE.  To check out Dr. Samlaska’s Blog click HERE.