WHY: Because he has trained scores of dermatologists at the University of North Carolina, many of whom have become leaders in their fields, including 4 department chairs.
MED SCHOOL; DERM RESIDENCY: University of Wisconsin; University of Michigan.
MAJOR INFLUENCES: Arthur Curtis (chair at Michigan) and Edward Cawley (chair at Charlottesville, Va) were mentors. Rudy Baer and Clarence Livingood are his heroes.