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Brian L. Swick, MD, FAAD

Clinical Professor of Dermatology

Introduction

My interests include all aspects of medical dermatology and non-Mohs surgery. In addition, I am clinically active as a dermatopathologist at the University of Iowa and the Iowa City VAMC as well as serving on the melanoma biweekly tumor board. My non-clinical interests include resident and medical student education.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Dermatology
  • Clinical Professor of Pathology
  • Clinic Director, Dermatology
  • Associate Residency Program Director, Dermatology

Education

  • BS in Geology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States
  • MD in Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Internship in Internal Medicine, University of Iowa - Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
  • Resident in Dermatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Fellow in Dermatopathology, under Loren E Golitz MD and James E Fitzpatrick MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, United States

Research Interests

  • Research Interests

Licenses & Certifications

  • State of Nebraska Medical License, Nebraska Board of Medicine, Nebraska
  • Board Certified, American Board of Dermatopathology
  • Board Certified, American Board of Dermatology
  • State of Colorado Medical License, Colorado Board of Medicine, Colorado
  • State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Richey, P. M., Laageide, L. & Swick, B. L. (2021). Stimulant use in patients presenting with psychocutaneous disorders. J Am Acad Dermatol. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.033. PMID: 33878406.
  • Kobayashi, T., Swick, B. L. & Cho, C. (2020). Clinical image: chronic skin ulcers in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis on immunosuppressant therapy. (Vols. 39). (11), pp. 3517-3518. Clinical rheumatology. DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05251-9. PMID: 32592006.
  • Tschetter, A. J., Zafar, F., Moye, M. S., Ghahramani, G. K., Swick, B. L., Link, B. K. & Liu, V. (2020). CD20+ cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with phenotypic shift after treatment with rituximab: Case report and review of the literature. (Vols. 6). (4), pp. 308-310. JAAD case reports. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.01.015. PMID: 32258306. PMCID: PMC7109371.
  • Dickinson, K. E., Price, L., Wanat, K. A. & Swick, B. L. (2019). Dermal elastolysis in the setting of combination immunotherapy. (Vols. 46). (9), pp. 684-687. Journal of cutaneous pathology. DOI: 10.1111/cup.13492. PMID: 31074019.
  • Pelletier, D. J., Brown-Joel, Z. O. & Swick, B. L. (2019). Periungual thumb papule on a 62-year-old man. Clinical and experimental dermatology 44 (6) 670-673. DOI: 10.1111/ced.13873. PMID: 30693568.
  • Malkhasyan, K. A., Rooney, S. L., Snow, A. N., Swick, B. L., Milhem, M. M. & Zakharia, Y. (2019). The clinical characteristics of melanoma with BRAF V600R mutation: a case series study. Melanoma research. DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000630. PMID: 31305324.
  • Harms, J., Swick, B. L. & Wanat, K. A. (2019). Pyogenic granuloma-like orf in a transplant patient treated successfully with excision and imiquimod. (Vols. 5). (6), pp. 566-567. JAAD case reports. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.02.035. PMID: 31245523. PMCID: PMC6581969.
  • Swami, U., Swick, B., Zakharia, Y. & Milhem, M. (2019). Clinical Challenges with Talimogene Laherparepvec: Cured Lymph Nodes Masquerading as Active Melanoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. PMID: 30963012.
  • Vidal, C. I., Armbrect, E. A., Andea, A. A., Bohlke, A. K., Comfere, N. I., Hughes, S. R., Kim, J., Kozel, J. A., Lee, J. B., Linos, K., Litzner, B. R., Missall, T. A., Novoa, R. A., Sundram, U., Swick, B. L., Hurley, M. Y., Alam, M., Argenyi, Z., Duncan, L. M., Elston, D. M., Emanuel, P. O., Ferringer, T., Fung, M. A., Hosler, G. A., Lazar, A. J., Lowe, L., Plaza, J. A., Prieto, V. G., Robinson, J. K., Schaffer, A., Subtil, A. & Wang, W. L. (2019). Appropriate use criteria in dermatopathology: Initial recommendations from the American Society of Dermatopathology. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 80 (1) 189-207.e11. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.04.033. PMID: 29689323.
  • Weig, E. A., Dika, M. N., Swick, B. L., Milhem, M. M., Pagedar, N. A. & Wanat, K. A. (2018). Worsening solid facial edema: An unusual case of angiosarcoma. (Vols. 4). (8), pp. 794-796. JAAD case reports. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.05.012. PMID: 30246129. PMCID: PMC6141638.