Martin A. Weinstock MD, PhD

Martin A. Weinstock received his Bachelor’s degree summa cum laude with highest honors in mathematics from Williams College and his MD and PhD degrees from Columbia University.  He completed his dermatology residency and post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard, and then joined the faculty at Brown University, where he is now Professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology, and has practiced dermatology in Providence, Rhode Island since 1988.   He is co-director of the national V A teledermatology program; his research focused on the epidemiology of cutaneous malignancies and dysplasias is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and nonprofit foundations.  He has received numerous awards including the Department of Veteran's Affairs Special Contribution Award, the Disabled American Veterans Department of Rhode Island Annual Outstanding Physician Award, Federal Employee of the Year, Professional Category (awarded by the Rhode Island Federal Executive Council), Presidential Citations from the American Academy of Dermatology, Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards from Brown University,  American Academy of Dermatology Astellas Award (for contributions to public health in dermatology through scientific research), Medical All-Star (chosen by Boston Red Sox to honor medical research), American Skin Association Achievement Award, Lila and Murray Gruber Memorial Cancer Research Award, and the American DermatoEpidemiology Network (ADEN) Founders Award.