Physician Profile
Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD
Attending Physician
Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Discipline
Dermatologist
Center/Program
Interest
Graft vs. Host Disease, Immunosuppression
Contact Information
Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
Office phone: (617) 632-6571
Appointment phone: (617) 632-3540
Fax: (617) 632-6727
Preferred contact method: appointment phone
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Biography
Dr. Saavedra received his medical degree and doctorate from The University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 2000. He subsequently completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a second residency in Dermatology at the Harvard Medical School Combined Program, and his fellowship in Dermatopathology at the Harvard Combined Dermatopathology Program. He joined the staff of DFCI and Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2007, where he is a medical dermatologist and clinical investigator in the Cutaneous Oncology Program. His research focuses on graft versus host disease and adverse cutaneous drug reactions.
Background
Board CertificationInternal Medicine, 2003
Dermatology , 2006
Dermatopathology, 2007
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Dermatology
Fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dermatopathology
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
