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April Armstrong, MD MPH FAAD @_AprilArmstrong

Chief of Dermatology at UCLA. Professor, #dermatologist, and researcher dedicated to patient care, education, and innovation.

Joined February 2020
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UCLA Dermatology welcomes Dr. Carmel Aghdasi to our West LA, Santa Monica, and Westwood practices. She earned her MD with Distinction from UCSF and is completing dermatology residency at Stanford as Chief Resident. Her research focuses on inflammatory skin disease. Welcome! 🙌
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UCLA Dermatology welcomes Dr. David Baltazar to our San Luis Obispo location. He completed dermatology residency at HonorHealth Thompson Peak as Chief Resident. His work in inflammatory and complex medical dermatology has been published in JAAD Case Reports and JDD. Welcome!🎉
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UCLA Dermatology is pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Liu! Dr. Liu will see patients at our Encino, West LA, and Santa Monica practices, bringing strong clinical training and academic leadership in medical dermatology. Please join us in welcoming her to the UCLA Dermatology team!🎉
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Meet the newest member of UCLA Dermatology, Dr. Madison Jones! Dr. Jones joins our Pasadena clinic, bringing strong clinical training and research expertise in psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and hidradenitis suppurativa. Please join us in giving her a warm UCLA welcome! 🎉
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We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Alexander Hou to UCLA Dermatology! Dr. Hou joins our West LA clinic, bringing expertise in atopic and contact dermatitis, national research recognition, and a strong commitment to patient care. Please join us in giving him a warm UCLA welcome! 🎉
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We’re excited to welcome Dr. Yasmin Gutierrez to UCLA Dermatology! Dr. Gutierrez will join our Pasadena clinic, bringing strong clinical expertise, leadership, and a commitment to patient-centered, culturally competent care. Please join us in giving her a warm UCLA welcome! 🎉
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Congratulations to my incredible research fellows for matching in dermatology! Their hard work, dedication, and resilience have brought them this moment. And I am so proud of these future leaders of dermatology.
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Last month, I joined my fellow derms on Capitol Hill to advocate for Medicare physician practice payment reform. This is essential to keep up with inflationary pressure and continue delivering high-quality care. I am grateful for the effort of AADA and our colleagues. #aada
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The AAD innovation academy meeting was a success! I was honored to co-chair the Future of Dermatology symposium, where we discussed recent technological innovations. And it was great seeing my derm friends and colleagues!
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Let’s uncover the broad spectrum of psoriatic diseases together at the IFPA Conference: The 7th World Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis conference in Stockholm, Sweden. As conference president, I welcome you. #ifpa #ifpa2024
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Wonderful connecting with colleagues and talking the about latest innovations at #winterclinical24. Proud to be a part of the co-Director team and seeing the engagement from everyone at the conference. @dermsquared
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Many thanks to the Trojan family for the past terrific 8 years. Grateful for your support and the heartfelt send-off. Look forward to cross-town collaborations. #usc @USCDermatology @KeckMedUSC
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Congratulations to ILDS for a successful World Congress of Dermatology meeting in Singapore! #wcd #ilds
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I am immensely honored to be appointed as Chief for the Division of Dermatology at UCLA. Excited to work with @IntMedAbel and the UCLA faculty, staff, and trainees soon. @DOM_UCLA
Department of Medicine at UCLA Health@DOM_UCLA
24 Apr 2023
Join us in welcoming April W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, who has been appointed chief of the division of dermatology in the @DOM_UCLA. Learn more about Dr. Armstrong and her role at bit.ly/3N9VDl2.
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#AAD2023latebreaker was a success! Here are the late breaker moderators from the Saturday morning session. #AAD2023latebreaker was filled with cutting-edge research that will move our field.
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Happy new year! Our research team looks forward to continued research in inflammatory skin diseases @USCDermatology, and we are grateful for collaborators across the globe.
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Look forward to discussing tyk2 inhibition as a therapeutic modality for psoriasis with the my dear colleague Dr. Stein Gold. @AnswersinCME
AnswersinCME@AnswersinCME
23 Dec 2022
Making plans for #MauiDerm2023? On Jan 24 at Grand Wailea, Drs. @_AprilArmstrong and Linda Stein Gold discuss how TYK2 inhibitors represent a new frontier in the management of plaque psoriasis. #Dermatology #GetYourAnswersInCME @MauiDerm buff.ly/3PWJiAk
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Flashback to Fall Clinical in October and looking forward to the Winter Clinical in January.
Fall Clinical | Winter Clinical@fallclinical
20 Oct 2022
The very definition of #SquadGoals! Our conference directors open #FallClinical22 and they’re already sharing pearls! “There’s no better place than FC22 for evidence-based medicine.” —Dr. Mark Nestor
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Supporting melanoma research @CureMelanoma with our @USCDermatology family. #melanomaresearch #dermtwitter
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Excited to have organized the Research Funding Seminar @KeckMedUSC where top USC researchers Drs. Toga, Gokoffski, Morsut, & Chaudhry talked about how time-honored qualities like grit and clarity matter in grant applications. @USCDermatology #dermtwitter
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