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Office
234 East 85ht Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10028Phone+1 212-889-7968
Summary
- Darrell S. Rigel MD MS is Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and is recognized as a world leader in research and patient care in melanoma and other skin cancers. He is a graduate of MIT with a BS in Management Information Sciences, an MS (MBA) from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and received his MD from George Washington University. He attended Cornell University Medical Center for Internship in Internal Medicine and completed his training at NYU where he was Resident, Chief Resident and Dermatology Surgery Fellow and was a National Institutes of Health Training Fellow.
Dr. Rigel has delivered over 1000 presentations at medical and governmental policy conferences worldwide and has chaired numerous national and international conferences and symposia. He co-chairs the Fall and Winter Clinical Dermatology Conferences. He is the author of numerous articles and abstracts in professional journals as well as lead editor of Cancer of the Skin, the major textbook in this field and has testified before Congress and the FDA on related issues. He often appears on National television including CNN, ABC, FOX, NBC and CBS and his research and opinions are regularly cited in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and many other national magazines and newspapers.
Dr. Rigel serves as the Consultant Dermatologist for the New York Yankees. In addition, Dr. Rigel works with many professional and charitable organizations related to his research interests. He served as President of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology Association and also served for 9 years as a Director of the American Board of Dermatology. He is also a Past President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Dermatological Association and is active in the MIT alumni program as a Regional Chair of the MIT Educational Counselor program.
Dr. Rigel enjoys helping skin cancer patients to make their lives better.
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Dermatology, 1979 - 1982
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1979 - 2026
- CO State Medical License 1993 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 1980 - 2019
- American Board of Dermatology Dermatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2011, 2014-2020
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2015, 2019
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
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Clinical Trials
- Topical Imiquimod Cream in Combination With Cryotherapy for the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsManagement of dysplastic nevi: A 14-year follow-up survey assessing practice trends among US dermatologistsRichard R. Winkelmann, Darrell S. Rigel
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2015-12-01 - 9 citationsImpact of Gene Expression Profile Testing on the Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma by DermatologistsTeplitz Rebeca, Prado Giselle, Graham H. Litchman, Darrell S. Rigel
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2019-10-01 - 10 citationsImpact of a prognostic 40-gene expression profiling test on clinical management decisions for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.Graham H. Litchman, Alison L. Fitzgerald, Sarah J. Kurley, Robert W. Cook, Darrell S. Rigel
Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2020-05-18
Journal Articles
- Skin Self-Examination for Skin Cancer PreventionRobert J Friedman, Darrell S Rigel, JAMA
Lectures
- Dilemmas and Challenges in Skin Cancer Therapies and ManagementAmerican Academy of Dermatology - Annual Meeting 2019 - Washington, D.C. - 3/4/2019
- Evaluating Industry Payments Among Dermatology Clinical Practice Guideline AuthorsPennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Bedford, Pennsylvania - 9/21/2012
- Evaluating Industry Payments Among Dermatology Clinical Practice Guideline AuthorsFoundation for Research and Education in Dermatology, Koloa, Hawaii - 1/18/2013
Press Mentions
- Hottest Topics of the 2023 AAD Annual MeetingMarch 27th, 2023
- Skin Cancer Screenings Save LivesMay 12th, 2022
- Castle Biosciences Announces Publication Demonstrating Dermatologists Are Increasingly Integrating DecisionDx-Melanoma into Melanoma Clinical Management DecisionsMarch 25th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
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