JamesETurnerMDPhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Medicine-Dermatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

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Office
6644 Summer Knoll Circle
Memphis, TN 38134
Phone+1 901-372-4545

Fax+1 901-372-4310

Dr. James Turner is a dermatologist in Bartlett, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals, Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett and Memphis, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis. He received his MS degree from the university of Arkansas, PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and medical degree, internship and residency training in dermatology from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He is a fellow in general medial surgical dermatology with a special interest in psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, microbiology and infectious diseases. Dr Turner is on the advisory board and speaker faculty for multiple pharmaceutical companies, and has been in the practice of dermatology in Memphis since 1980. Navy Captain Turner is retired from the USNR-R, serving in Desert Storm in 1991, and was on the AAD Bioterrorism task force.

University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Dermatology, 1977 - 1980
University of Louisville School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1976
University of Louisville School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1968 - 1972
University of Louisville School of MedicinePh.D., Microbiology, 1972
University of ArkansasMS, Ornithology, MS, 1964 - 1966
University of Arkansas at FayettevilleM.S., Zoology (Ornithology), 1966
Arkansas Tech UniversityB.A., Biology, 1964

University of Louisville, 40th Annual Alumni Award, Department of Medicine
2016 University of Louisville Alumni Award University of Louisville Alumni Association, 2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Intergy EHR, Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC, 2013
Fellow American Academy of Dermatology, 1980
Fellow (FAAD) American Academy of Dermatology
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Journal Articles

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in Two Psoriasis Patients Treated with Efalizumab
Gadzia, Joseph and James E. Turner, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 1/1/2010
Tips for Combining and Transitioning Biological Therapy for Psoriasis
Turner, J.E., Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 1/1/2008
Delayed Hypersensitivity and Immunity to Fowlpox Virus in the Baby Chick
Turner, J.E.and R.D. Higginbotham, Bacteriological Proceedings, 1/1/1971

Abstracts/Posters

Internal Conditions Associated with Acquired Bullous Disease of the Skin.
Callen, J.P. and J.E. Turner, Southern Medical Association, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/1979
Intraepithelial Epithelioma of Ja Jodassohn Borst, a reclassification.
Hodge, S.J. and J.E. Turner, Southern Medical Association, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/1979
Multiple Warts and a Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Renal Transplant Patient on Long Term Immunosuppression.
Turner, J.E., S.J. Hodge, and J.P. Callen, Southern Medical Association, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/1979
Resistance to Fowlpox Virus in The Baby Chick.
Turner, J.E. and R.D. Higginbotham, Eighth Annual National Meeting, ReticuloendothelialSociety, Detroit, MI, 1/1/1971
Delayed Hypersentivity and Immunity to Fowlpox Virus in the Baby Chick.
Turner, J.E.and R.D. Higginbotham, American Society of Microbiology Convention, Minneapolis, MN, 1/1/1971
Resistance to Fowlpox Virus in The Baby Chick.
Turner, J.E.and R.D. Higginbotham, Journal of the Reticuloendothelial Society; Eighth Annual National Meeting, 1/1/1971
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Lectures

Avoiding EHR Pitfalls: SVMIC
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN - 1/25/2013
Risk Management Essentials for Physicians, Second Edition, Part II SVMIC
1/30/2012
Spotlight on Patient Safety: Preventing Medical Errors, Second Edition SVMIC
1/20/2012
Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis Treatment: A Case-Based Approach to Management
Grand Wailea Hotel, Maui, HI - 1/13/2011
Risk Management Essentials for Physicians, Second Edition, Part I SVMIC
1/3/2010
Proper Prescribing Practices: Schedule II Prescription Drug Abuse - Fee
1/12/2009
Risk Management Consult: Avoiding Medical System Failures SVMIC
1/4/2009
Managing the Challenging Patient: A Guide to the Physician-Patient Relationship
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center - 1/10/2008
Risk Management Consult: Documentation
1/14/2007
Case-based Practice Update
Memphis, TN - 1/26/2006
Bioterrosim
Ridgeland, MS - 1/14/2006
Risk Management Consult: Failure to Diagnose
1/10/2006
Spotlight on Patient Safety: Preventing Medical Errors
1/10/2004
Diagnosis & Therapeutic Update/Nail Fungal Infections
Columbia University, Memphis, TN - 1/1/1996
Comprehensive Management of HIV Disease
Rush Medical College, Memphis, TN - 1/1/1996
Update in Internal Medicine
Parkland Medical Center, Alexandria, LA - 1/1/1995
Managing Herpes Viruses Infection
Chicago, IL - 1/1/1994
Successful Treatment of Eruptive Keratoacanthomas with Methotrexate.
Chicago, IL - 1/1/1979
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Other

Taking a Biologic Approach to Treating Psoriasis.
Turner, J.E., Derm PA Today, Fall
1/1/2004
Investigations of Cell-Mediated Immunity to Fowlpox Virus in the Neonatal Chick.
Turner JE, Ph.D. Dissertation
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY - 1/1/1972
The Effects of DDT in the Diet on Group Behavior, Learning Ability, and Liver Glycogen Level in the Bob White, Colinus Virginianus (Linnaeus)
Turner JE, M.S. Thesis
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR - 1/1/1966