Meet the Chairman - Jeffrey P. Callen, M.D.

Jeffrey P. Callen, M.D., was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1947. He graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1965 and went to college at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1968 he entered medical school at the University of Michigan. Following graduation from medical school he began a residency in internal medicine, followed by a residency in dermatology, both at the University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals leading to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine (1975) and the American Board of Dermatology (1977). In 1977 after completing the dermatology residency, Dr. Callen joined the faculty at the University of Louisville attaining rank of Professor in 1988 and being appointed as Chief of the Division of Dermatology the same year. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Dermatology Foundation (1983-8), the American Academy of Dermatology (1994-8), Association of Professors of Dermatology, Inc. (2003-). He was the Chair of the Council on Education of the American Academy of Dermatology 2003-7 and remains on the Maintenance of Certification Committee. He is the current chair of the Re-certification examination for the American Board of Dermatology. Locally he has served on the boards of the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family and Vocational Services, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Kentucky Arts and Crafts Foundation, and the Speed Art Museum. He is the author or co-author of 74 original articles, 153 case reports, 135 review articles, 30 editorials, 10 books, over 140 chapter book chapters, and 140 abstracts. He is the current Associate Editor of the Archives of Dermatology. He has been visiting professor at over 187 Universities, been a guest lecturer at 162 medical society meetings and has delivered 20 named lectures including the 2004 Everett C. Fox Lecture at the American Academy of Dermatology's Summer meeting in 2004. Most recently he received the Thomas Pearson, PhD Education Award from the American Academy of Dermatology (February 2008). This award is given annually to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in the educational programs of the organization.