Scott Worswick MD

Scott Worswick, MD, is in his sixth year as an associate professor of dermatology at USC and in his ninth year as the director of inpatient dermatology (the first half of this time being spent while previously on faculty at UCLA). While at UCLA, he served as the associate residency program director and since coming to USC/since 2018, he has had the privilege of being co-program director with Dr. Ashley Crew.  

Dr. Worswick enjoys all the aspects of his job (clinical time, research, administration) but derives the greatest joy from his work in teaching and mentoring others. While at UCLA, he was the recipient of the faculty teaching award for 3 years and was given the “Exceptional MD of the year” award (an honor bestowed to about 8 doctors across the entire UCLA medical system). More recently, he received the SNMA “Mentor of the Year” award in 2023.

In research, Dr. Worswick's greatest source of fulfillment has been from a project looking at treatment for SJS/TEN. His team did a cross-institutional collaboration between UCLA and USC comparing outcomes of patients treated with etanercept to those with IVIG. Lately, he has been working on a multi-institutional prospective trial in which he is the lead author comparing outcomes of DRESS patients treated with steroids to those treated with cyclosporine.

Outside of work, he enjoys surfing in Los Angeles and lives in Venice with his husband Jake. In the winter, he spends as much time as possible skiing on the West Coast. He loves travel, and his favorite trip thus far has been to Patagonia.