Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Dermatology Residency, Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine 2008 - 2011
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program, Medicine, University of Texas, Austin 2007 - 2008
  • M.D., University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 2007
  • A.B., University of Texas, Austin 2003
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Dermatology, Dermatology, Clinical Science Departments 2011 - 2020
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Mentorship Award. Women’s Dermatology Society. 2010
  • Resident International Grant . American Academy of Dermatology. 2010
  • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award . Arnold B. Gold Foundation. 2007
  • Alpha Omega Alpha. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. 2006
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society. Arnold B. Gold Foundation. 2006
  • Podilarian Award . University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. 2006
  • Norman P. Singer Scholarship. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. 2005
  • John C. Coburn Scholarship . University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. 2004
  • Phi Beta Kappa. University of Texas. 2003
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Ethiopia (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Traditional Medicine use in Gondar, Ethiopia: Evaluation of the impact on skin diseases. awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2012
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Lei, Vivian, Chelsea Handfield, Jeffery T. Kwock, Stephen J. Kirchner, Min Jin Lee, Margaret Coates, Kaiyuan Wang, et al. “Skin Injury Activates a Rapid TRPV1-Dependent Antiviral Protein Response.” J Invest Dermatol 142, no. 8 (August 2022): 2249-2259.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2021.11.041.
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    • Porras Fimbres, Denisse Cristina, Sarah A. Wolfe, and Carly E. Kelley. “Proliferation of steatocystomas in 2 transgender men.” Jaad Case Rep 26 (August 2022): 70–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.06.020.
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    • Lei, Vivian, Amy J. Petty, Amber R. Atwater, Sarah A. Wolfe, and Amanda S. MacLeod. “Skin Viral Infections: Host Antiviral Innate Immunity and Viral Immune Evasion.” Front Immunol 11 (2020): 593901. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.593901.
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    • Puza, Charles J., Sarah A. Wolfe, and Tarannum Jaleel. “Pain Management in Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Requiring Surgery.” Dermatol Surg 45, no. 10 (October 2019): 1327–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000001693.
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    • Rodgers, Sarah A., Kevin Kitagawa, M. A. Selim, and Jane S. Bellet. “Familial eruptive vellus hair cysts.” Pediatr Dermatol 29, no. 3 (2012): 367–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01411.x.
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    • Rodgers, Sarah, and Kieron S. Leslie. “Skin infections in HIV-infected individuals in the era of HAART.” Curr Opin Infect Dis 24, no. 2 (April 2011): 124–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/QCO.0b013e328342cb31.
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  • Book Sections

    • Wolfe, Sarah. “Wounds caused by infectious processes.” In Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Core Curriculum: Wound Management, edited by L. L. McNichol, C. R. Ratliff, and S. S. Yates, 633–51. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer, 2022.
    • Wolfe, Sarah, and E. Maeyens. “Aquatic Skin Disorders.” In Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine, 1743–66. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2016.

  • Conference Papers

    • Puza, C. J., B. Liu, C. Green, S. A. Wolfe, and T. Jaleel. “1280 The role of surgery in hidradenitis suppurativa management.” In Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138:S218–S218. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1296.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • Mentoring activities:

    Dermatology resident mentor                                                                                     2016 - present

    American Medical Women’s Association medical student mentor:                          2015-2016, 2017-2019
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  Teaching Activities

  • Resident Education:

     

    Dermatology Residents:

        Duke Dermatology and VA Dermatology Clinic Supervision (3 days/week)   2011 - present

        Resident surgery lecture series (1/year)                                                        2011 - present

        Boards review lecture series (1/year)                                                            2013, 2015-16

        Kodachrome lecture series (1/year)                                                               2012 - present

        Wolverton chapter review lecture series (1/year)                                         2016 - present

        HIV/Infectious disease-related dermatology lecture (1/year)                       2016 - present

     

    Non-Dermatology Residents:

        Duke Dermatology and VA Hospital Clinic Supervision                             2011 - present

        Internal Medicine and Family Medicine (1 day/week)                                 2011 - present

        Duke Internal Medicine Academic Half Day/morning report lecture (3/year)   2015 - present

        Duke Internal Medicine Noon Conference. “Fever and Rash”                     Oct 2012

     

    Student Education:

       Cultural Determinants of Health & Health Disparities MS1 Course Facilitator            2017 - present

       Duke Nurse Practitioner HIV medicine Program lecture series (1-2/year)               2016 - present

       3^rd year medical student continuity clinic Supervision (12 weeks/year)                   2013 - present

       2^nd and 4^th year Medical Students Supervision, Dermatology Rotation                    2011 - present

       2^nd year Physician Assistant Students Supervision, Dermatology Rotation     2011 - present

     

     

    Other Trainees:

                Drug rashes for Infectious Disease fellows lecture                                                    Feb 2018

       Military Medic Rotation host(1-2 day/month)                                                  2015 - 2017

       Univ. of Gondar, Ethiopia Derm Residency videoconference lectures (1/month)   2019

     

    Development of courses/educational programs:

    City of Medicine High School, Dermatology education session coordinator            2/2020

    Duke Dermatology Diversity and Community Engagement Curriculum                  9/2017 - present

    Southeastern Consortium for Dermatology Conference Co-Chair                            10/2018-10/2019                   

    Duke Primary Care-Dermatology optimization Working Group                               10/2014 - present

     i.          Creation of 11 general dermatology Epic smartsets for first-line management guidance of common diseases.
    ii.          Creation of “Dermatology Forum for Primary Care” sharepoint website for primary care- focused dermatology education resources and clinical case sharing.

     

     
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Dismantling Racism in Healthcare – A Path Forward . Moderator, Diversity & Inclusion Virtual Meetup. Triangle Healthcare Executives’ Forum of North Carolina. August 26, 2020  2020
  • Derm Care in the patient living with HIV: What you need to know. 12. Wake Forest Univ. Dermatology quarterly conference Visiting Professor. September 2019  2019
  • HIV-Related Dermatoses. Grand Rounds. Dermatology - Duke School of Medicine. March 2017  2017
  • HIV-Related Dermatoses. Grand Rounds. Univ. of Texas Austin Department of Dermatology. January 2017  2017
  • HIV-Related Dermatoses. Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Dept. of Dermatology . February 2016  2016
  • HIV and the Skin. Southeastern Consortium for Dermatology. November 2014  2014
  • Periorificial Dermatitis. American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting. August 2014  2014
  • Periorificial Dermatitis. American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting. August 2013  2013
  • Cutaneous associations with endocrine disease. Grand Rounds. Endocrinology - Duke University Medical Center. October 2012  2012
  • Fever and Rash. Duke Internal Medicine Noon Conference. October 2012  2012
  • Periorificial Dermatitis. American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting. August 2012  2012
  • Ethiopia: Dermatology Care in the Horn of Africa. Grand Rounds. Dermatology - Duke School of Medicine. June 2012  2012
  • Skin Cancer: Detection and Prevention. Health Lecture Series. Teer House. June 2012  2012
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  Service to the Profession

  • Member. International Alliance for Global Health Dermatology (GLODERM). 2019  2019
  • Member. Skin of Color Society. 2018  2018
  • Member. International Society of Dermatology. 2011  2011
  • Member. North Carolina Dermatology Association. 2011  2011
  • Member. Women's Dermatologic Society. 2009  2009
  • Fellow. American Academy of Dermatology. 2008  2008
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  Academic & Administrative Activities

  • Participation in academic and administrative activities of the University and Medical Center:

    Duke Clinical Leadership Program                                                                1/2021-6/2021

    Faculty Anti-Racism and Equity Taskforce                                                   7/2020- 3/2021

    Director, Diversity and Community Engagement, Duke Dermatology            8/2018- present

    Duke School of Medicine Inclusion Council                                                 8/2018- present

    
    
    Duke Dermatology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, chair                     2020

    Duke Derm Diversity and Community Engagement curriculum committee, chair            2020
    
    Duke School of Medicine Inclusion Council                                                             2018 - present

    HIV/STD Expert Resource Group, American Academy of Dermatology                 2016 - present   

    Clinical Competency Committee, Duke Dermatology Residency Program             2014 - present

    Clinical Competency Committee, Duke Dermatopathology Fellowship Program             2014 - present

    Duke Dermatology Residency Core Faculty                                                              2014 - present

    Duke Dermatology Residency Applicant Interview Committee                                2013 - present

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