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David F Jaffe M.D.
Academic Title: Clinical Instructor
Primary Appointment: Dermatology
Location: 323 South Union Avenue, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078
Phone: (410) 939-0961
Fax: (410) 939-7832

Personal History

EDUCATION:

  • University of Maryland, Department of Dermatology; Chief Resident, 1993-1994; Resident, 1991-1994.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Medicine Intern, 07/90-06/91.
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, M.D., 05/90.
  • Yale University, B.A. in Psychology, Cum Laude, 12/82.
  • Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, OH, 06/78.

WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

  • Dermatology. Private practice, 1994-present.
  • Pathology Student Fellowship. Case Western Reserve University, 1987-1988. Six months autopsy service, three months surgical pathology, rotations (one month each) in microbiology, hematopathology and forensic pathology.
  • Supervisor of Clinical Studies. Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, full-time, 02/95-09/85, part-time, 09/85-09/88. Coordinated clinical research projects on stoke prevention, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease. Supervised research assistants and directed data collection. Maintained drug accountability records for Federal Drug Administration.
  • Molecular Biology Research. Summer 1986. Department of Pharmacology, C.W.R.U. Project focused on the effect of glycosylation of the beta-subunit of luteinizing hormone (LH) on the structure and biology activity of LH dimer.
  • Medical Technician. Department of Medicine, highland View Hospital, Cleveland, OH. Part-time 06/85-07/86.
  • Clinical Study Coordinator. Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland. Full-time 01/83-02/85. Managed investigational study of ticlopidine hydrochloride in patients with transient ischemic attacks.
AWARDS:
  • Leaders Society, Dermatology Foundation, 2005-present.
  • "Best Doctors in America," 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006-08.
  • Dr. Henry P. and M. Page Laughlin Distinguished Faculty Member Award, for outstanding contribution of time and talents to MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, 2000.
  • Rising Star in Maryland Medicine, Honorable Mention for Physician Advocacy, 1999.
  • Honored Member, National Directory of Who?s Who in Executives and Professionals, 1996-1997.
  • American Heart Association Student Scholarship in Cerebrovascular Disease, 1985.
  • Distinction in Psychology, Yale University, 1982.
  • Who?s Who of American High School Students, 1978.
  • Society of Distinguished American High School Students, 1978.

Clinical Speciality

Dermatology and dermatologic surgery

Publications

Deng, A., Petrali, J., Jaffe, D., Sina, B. and Gaspari, A. Benign Cutaneous Pseudoglandular Schwannoma. Am J Dermatopathology. 27:432-435, 2005.

Jaffe, D.F., May, L.P., Sanchez, M. and Moy, J. Staphylococcal sepsis in HIV antibody seropositive psoriasis patients. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 24: 970-972, 1991.

Hershey, L.A., Modic, M.T., Greenough, P.G. and Jaffe, D.F. Validation of cognitive and functional assessment instruments in vascular dementia. Neurology 37: 29-36, 1987.

Hershey, L.A., Jaffe, D.F., Greenough, P.G. and Yang, S.L. Validation of cognitive and functional assessment instruments in vascular dementia. Int'l J. Psychiatry in Medicine 17: 183-192, 1987.

Hershey, L.A., Modic, M.T., Jaffe, D.F. and Greenough, P.G. Natural history of the vascular dementias: a prospective study of seven cases. Can. J. Neurol. Sci. 13: 559-565, 1986.

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