Alfred Lane
Academic Appointments
- Emeritus (Active) Professor, Dermatology
- Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line, Retiree
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Pediatric Dermatology Care 770 Welch Road, Suite 300 MC 5334 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 498-6078 Fax (650) 498-4209Ambulatory Care Center 1174 Castro St Ste 250 MC 5811 Mt View, CA 94040 Tel Work (650) 736-7642 Fax (650) 498-4209Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Alternate Contact Ilona Sockol Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650 721 7192Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Dermatology
- Ethical Issues in Pediatric Dermatology
Administrative Appointments
- Chair Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine - Dermatology (1995 - 2010)
Honors and Awards
- Franklin G. Ebaugh Jr. Award for Advising Medical Students, Stanford School of Medicine (June 12, 2005)
- The Best Doctors in America, Naifeh, S., Smith, G.W. Woodward/White (1992-)
- Assoc Award: Outstanding scientific knowledge, sound clinical judgment & excellent human relations, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (1976)
- Department of Pediatrics Award for Outstanding in Study and Care of Children, The Ohio State University (1973)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology (1982) |
| Residency: | University of Colorado Health Science Center CO (1982) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1978) |
| Internship: | Children's Hospital of Los Angeles CA (1974) |
| Medical Education: | Ohio State University Hospitals OH (1973) |
| Bachelor of Science: | University of Dayton, Pre-Medicine (1969) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Developing gene therapy for genetic skin diseases in children is a major focus of the Department of Dermatology. Specifically our efforts are on correcting the cutaneous basement membrane zone defects in epidermolysis bullosa. This requires coordination of the basic research and clinical care. Prior to developing gene therapy, we are creating better methods to give effective and efficient care to infants and children with rare and disabling genetic skin diseases including epidermolysis bullosa and ichthyosis. We are focused on giving comprehensive skin care in an environment that is supportive for the individual families as well as the communities of families with similar diseases. Additional programs are being developed for infants and children with unusual and difficult to manage vascular malformations by coordinating teams of specialist who are focused on developing better methods to care for infants and children with these conditions.
I am also interested in clinical studies within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which include methods to understand the physiology and function of premature infant skin which is extremely fragile, easily injured and traumatized. We are interested in the ability of topical applications of products to protect and heal the premature infants skin.
Ambulatory clinical studies include efforts to improve care of infants and children with atopic dermatitis. Clinical trials in other childhood skin diseases are also done.
Clinical Trials
- Recruiting Characteristics of Patients With Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
- Not Recruiting A Study to Evaluate Sildenafil for the Treatment of Lymphatic Malformations
- Recruiting Characteristics of Adult Patients With Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
- Recruiting Grafting of Epidermolysis Bullosa Wounds Using Cultured Revertant Autologous Keratinocytes
- Recruiting Gene Transfer for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Publications
- Successful investigational new drug preparation without reinventing the wheel. J Invest Dermatol. 2011; (5): 996-8
- Long-term type VII collagen restoration to human epidermolysis bullosa skin tissue. Hum Gene Ther. 2010; (10): 1299-310
- The integrity of the dermatology National Resident Matching Program: Results of a national study J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010; (4): 594-601
- Vitamin D deficiency in the San Francisco Bay Area. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2006; (3): 205-8
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone microneedles enable delivery of intact proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Acta Biomater. 2013
- Applying for dermatology residency is difficult and expensive. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012; (4): 696-7
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