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Dr. Allison Beckworth Readinger
Specializing in Dermatology & Dermatopathology
EDUCATION
| 2006 - 2007 | University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Texas Fellowship in Dermatopathology |
| 2003 – 2006 | University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas Residency in Dermatology |
| 2002 - 2003 | Christus St. Joseph Hospital Houston, Texas Transitional Year Internship |
| 1998 – 2002 | University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas Doctor of Medicine |
| 1994 - 1998 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Bachelor of Arts in Biology Magna Cum Laude |
PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2005 – 2007 | American Academy of Dermatology, Committee on International Affairs |
| 2005 – 2006 | UTMB Credentialing Committee Resident Member |
| 2002 – 2003 | Winn tutoring. High School Courses. |
| 2002 | Senior medical student tutor for 2nd year course: “Derm/Heme/Musculoskeletal” |
| 1998 | English Summer, Vallclara, Spain, English as a second language |
LICENSURE
Texas Medical License
Board Certified in Dermatology-August 2006
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
| 2000 | University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering Glycerol use as an optical clearing agent to improve fluence of laser light. |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
| 2003 - Present | American Academy of Dermatology Texas Dermatological Society |
| 2003 - 2006 | Houston Dermatological Society |
| 2001 - Present | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society |
| 2001 - 2002 | Pathology Student Association |
| 1998 - 1999 | American Medical Women's Association Pediatric Student Association |
HONORS
• Chief Residency in Dermatology
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
• Graduated from UTMB with honors
• Thomas W. Freese Memorial Award for Excellence in Dermatology
• Second Place, Poster Competition, Texas Dermatological Society
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Terry Foundation Scholar, University of Texas at Austin
PUBLICATIONS
Readinger A, Blumberg M, Colome-Grimmer MI, Kelly E. Disseminated Acanthamoeba infection with sporotrichoid nodules. Int J Dermatol 2006; 45(8): 942-3.
Brantley J, Readinger A, Morris E. Cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium abscessus in a child. Pediatr Derm 2006; 23(2): 128-31.
Vargas G, Readinger A, Dozier S, Welch AJ. Morphological changes in blood vessels produced by hyperosmotic agents and measured by optical coherence tomography. Photochem Photobiol. 2003; 77(5): 541-549.
PRESENTATIONS
“CD34+ Superficial Soft Tissue Tumors with Mucin Deposition” Poster Presentation, American Society of Dermatopathology, October 2006
“Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Perineum as a Variant of Periorificial Tuberculosis” American Academy of Dermatology, March 2006
“Lichen Planus and Its Variants” Grand Rounds, University of Texas Medical Branch, October 2005
“Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the Perineum as a Variant of Periorificial Tuberculosis” Pacific Dermatological Society, August 2005
“Acanthamoebiasis with Sporotrichoid Spread” Grand Rounds, University of Texas Medical Branch, January 2005
“Disseminated Acanthamoebiasis”
Poster Presentation, American Society of Dermatopathology, October 2004
Poster Presentation, Texas Dermatological Society, October 2004, second place
Resident Presentation, Southwest Dermatological Society, October 2004
“Mycobacterial Diseases of the Skin” Grand Rounds, University of Texas Medical Branch, June 2004
“Isolated Cutaneous Relapse of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.” Texas Dermatological Society, November 2003
“West Nile Virus Update.” Grand Rounds, Christus St. Joseph Hospital, August 2002.
