Melodi Javid Whitley MD PhD

Dermatologic Surgery

Assistant Professor, Director of Transplant Dermatology, and Assistant Program Director for Trainee Research

Summary

Dr. Melodi Javid Whitley is a dermatologist based in Durham, NC, specializing in cutaneous oncology. She completed her medical education, along with an internship and residency in dermatology, at Duke University Hospital, where she also earned a PhD in Molecular Cancer Biology. Dr. Whitley holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Biochemistry and Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She serves as the Assistant Program Director for Trainee Research Director of Transplant Dermatology in the Department of Dermatology at Duke School of Medicine, where she is also an Assistant Professor. Her clinical experience includes working with sarcomas, transplant dermatology, and molecular imaging. Dr. Whitley has several publications in prominent dermatology journals and has received various awards, including the DukeHealth Excellence in GME Award and the Rising Derm Stars Award in 2020.

Duke University HospitalResidency, Dermatology, 2018 - 2021
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2018
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2017
Duke University School of MedicinePhD, Molecular Cancer Biology, 2011 - 2015
University of Maryland, College ParkBS, Biochemistry , 2003 - 2007
University of Maryland, College ParkBA, Spanish Language and Literature, 2003 - 2007

Duke Office of Physician Scientist Development Technician Support Grant 2020-2021
Rising Derm Stars Awardee 2020
Best Clinical Research Poster Duke Office of Physician Scientist Development Annual Symposium, 2020
DukeHealth Excellence in GME Award 2020
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting Resident Scholarship 2020
Albert M. Kligman/SID Travel Fellowship Award 2019
Robert J. Fitzgerald Scholar Award Duke Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, 2016
Medical Scientist Training Program Grant National Institutes of Health, 2009-2016
Kenan Biddle Partnership Grant for Advocates for MD-PhD Women in Science Duke University, 2015
Conference Travel Award Duke University Graduate School, 2014
Duke University Graduate School Conference Travel Award Duke University, 2014
Scientific Retreat Oral Presentation Award Duke Cancer Institute, 2013
Kenan Biddle Partnership Grant for Joint MD-PhD Training Initiative Duke University, 2013
Oral Presentation Award First Annual DCI Scientific Retreat, 2013
U.S. Schweitzer Fellowship Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2010-2011
NIH Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award 2007-2009
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Books/Book Chapters

Emerging Transplant Infections
Chapter: Rashes to recognize in the immunocompromised transplant patient
Page 1577 - 1594Whitley MJ and Myers, SASpringer2021
JID Innovations
Chapter: Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Host-Microbe and Immune Pathogenesis Underlie Important Future Directions
Jiang SW, Whitley MJ , Mariottoni P, Jaleel T, and MacLeod AS2021

Committee Member, WDS Academic Dermatology Committee 2022 - Present
Chair, Research Selection Committee, Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center 2021 - Present
Committee Member, Residency Selection Committee, Department of Dermatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center 2021 - Present
NDS Representative, AAD Advisory Council 2021 - Present