April W. Armstrong, M.D.

Dr. April Armstrong is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the Teledermatology Program at the Department of Dermatology. Dr. Armstrong received training at the Harvard dermatology residency program, and she completed a clinical research fellowship at the Center for Connected Health at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Armstrong is interested in applying technology towards providing quality dermatological care to underserved communities. She is active in clinical research in the areas of teledermatology, dermatologic therapeutics, and patient education. Dr. Armstrong enjoys working with residents and students and is committed to their educational goals.

Title: Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Director of Teledermatology Program

Board Certification: American Board of Dermtology

Professional Interests: Clinical outcomes research, telemedicine, medical education

Undergraduate Education: Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, Biochemistry and Communication, B.A. with honors.

Medical Education:  Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, M.D.

Internship: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, Internal Medicine

Residency: Harvard Dermatology Residency Program, Boston, Massachusetts

Professional Memberships:
American Academy of Dermatology
American Telemedicine Association

Publications

Golan DE, Tashjian AH, Armstrong EJ, Armstrong AW. Eds. Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, 2nd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, April 2007.

Golan DE, Tashjian AH, Armstrong EJ, Galanter JM, Armstrong AW, Arnaout RA, Rose HS. Eds. Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, 1st Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, April 2004.

Armstrong AW, Idriss SZ, Kimball AB, Bernhard JD. Fate of manuscripts declined by the Journal of the American Academy of  Dermatology.  J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Apr;58(4):632-5.

Armstrong AW, Dorer D, Lugn N, Kvedar JC. Economic evaluation of interactive teledermatology compared with conventional care. Telemedicine and e-Health, 2007; 13(2): 91-99.

Johnson LE, Armstrong AW, Dezube BJ, Tahan SR, Gold HS. Sweet’s Syndrome and Syphilis in an HIV Patient.  The AIDS Reader, 2008; 18 (3):136-137.

Keithi-Reddy SR, Patel TV, Armstrong AW, Singh AK. Uremic pruritus. Kidney Int. 2007; 72(3): 373-7.

Armstrong AW, Sanchez-Carpintero I, Mihm MC. Advances in understanding and treating melanoma. The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal. 2004; 12:17-21.

Armstrong AW, Fazeli A, Yeh SW, Mackool BT, Liu V. Vancomycin-induced linear IgA disease manifesting as bullous erythema multiforme. J Cutan pathol. 2004; 31 (5): 393-7.

Armstrong AW, Liu V, Mihm MC. Pathologic characteristics of malignant melanoma. In: UpToDate, Rose BD (Ed), UpToDate, Wellesley, MA 2003-2008.

Gatto C, Wang AX, Kaplan JH. The M4M5 cytoplasmic loop of the Na,K-ATPase, overexpressed in E. Coli, binds nucleoside triphospate with the same selectivity as the intact native protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1998; 273: 10578-10585.

To schedule an appointment and to see if Dr. April W. Armstrong is accepting new patients please call: (916) 734-6111.