Darrell S. Rigel MD, MS
Board-Certified Dermatologist; Clinical Professor of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New YorkDarrell S. Rigel, M.D. is a board-certified dermatologist in New York City. Dr. Rigel practices both medical and cosmetic dermatology, with a focus on melanoma and other skin cancers and aging skin.
Dr. Rigel has extensively studied risk factors as well as prognosis for melanoma and other skin cancers. Dr. Rigel has published over 200 articles in professional dermatology journals and is the lead editor of the major textbook in the field, Cancer of the Skin.
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Rigel serves as a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University Langone Medical Center. Dr. Rigel received a BS as well as an MBA from MIT and then received his medical degree from George Washington University. He was a National Institutes of Health Training Fellow. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Cornell University Medical Center and his dermatology training at NYU, where he was named chief resident. He also completed a Dermatology Surgery Fellowship at NYU.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Ugly Duckling Sign Improves Performance in Melanoma Detection
- Thin Melanomas Are Associated With High Mortality Burden
- Impact of Detection Patterns on Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients With Melanoma
- Prediction of High Nevus Count to Estimate Melanoma Risk
- Dermoscopy Structures Predictive of Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity in Melanoma