Maxwell Fung, M.D.

Dr. Fung wears two patient care hats: one as a dermatologist who sees patients in the clinic, and the other as a pathologist who interprets skin biopsy specimens. His clinical interests include the evaluation and management of stubborn itchy rashes that elude conventional classification or response to conventional therapy such as "itchy red bump" disease. He also evaluates and manages cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders such as mycosis fungoides and lymphomatoid papulosis.  His research activities include clinical-pathologic correlation of inflammatory skin disorders as well as diagnosis and management of atypical moles (dysplastic nevi) and cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders.

Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology and Pathology; Director, UC Davis Dermatopathology Service 

Specialty: Dermatology, Dermatopathology

Undergraduate Education: Stanford University, Stanford, California, A.B. 1989 with distinction

Medical Education: University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, M.D. 1993

Internship: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 1993-94, Internal Medicine.

Residency: University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 1994-97, Chief Resident 1996-97, Dermatology

Fellowships: Cornell Medical Center New York, NY, 1997-98, Dermatopathology

Board Certifications: American Board of Dermatology, 1997; American Board of Dermatology and American Board of Pathology with qualification in Dermatopathology, 1998

Professional Memberships: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, Society for Investigative Dermatology, American Society Dermatopathology, International Society Dermatopathology (Executive Committee)

Editorial Board:  DermClips (Dermatology Current Literature In Perspective); Dermpath Editor, Dermatology Online Journal

Publications:
Gettler SL, Fung MA.  Efficacy of treatments for mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome: nationwide survey responses. Dermatology Online Journal 2005;11(3):6.

Kang SH, Fung MA, Gandour-Edwards R, Reilly D, Dizon T, Grahn J, Isseroff RR.  Heat shock protein 27 is expressed in normal and malignant human melanocytes in vivo.  Journal Cutaneous Pathology 2004; 31(10):665-71.

McNutt NS, Fung MA.  More about panniculitis and lymphoma.  Journal Cutaneous Pathology 2004; (4):297-9.

Fung MA.  Terminology and management of dysplastic nevi: responses from 145 dermatologists.  Archieves Dermatology 2003; 139(10):1374-5.

Fung MA, Murphy MJ, Hoss DM, Berke A, Grant-Kels JM.  The sensitivity and specificity of "caterpillar bodies" in the differential diagnosis of subepidermal blistering disorders.  American Journal Dermatopathology 2003;25(4):287-90.

Fung MA. The clinical histopathologic spectrum of so-called "dermal hypersensitivity reactions," a non-specific histologic diagnosis that is not very helpful in clinical practice: and the concept of a "dermal hypersensensitivity reaction pattern. Journal of the American Academy of Deramtology 2002;47:898-907.

Fung MA, Murphy MJ, HOSS DM, Grant-Kels JM. Practical evaluation and management of cutaneous lymphoma. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2002;46:325-357.

Gettler SL, Fung MA. Indurated plaques on the arms of a 52 year-old man: cutaneous reaction to phytonadione injection. Archives of Dermatology 2001;137:957,962.

Fung MA, LeBoit PE. Incidence of penile lichen sclerosus. [letter] Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2001;44;878-879.

Fung MA, Berger TG. A prospective study of acute-onset steroid acne associated with administration of intravenous corticosteroids. Dermatology 2000;200;43-44.

Fung MA, LeBoit PE, Maibach HI. Coalescing green and yellowpapules on the feet: focal bilirubin deposition (cutaneous bile pigment deposition). Archives of Dermatology 2000;136;113.

Fung MA. Book review. American Journal of Dermatopathology 1999;21;104-105.

Fung MA, LeBoit PE. Light Microscopic criteria for the diagnosis of early vulvar lichen sclerosus: a comparison with lichen planus. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 1998;22:473-478.

Fung MA, Reed JA. HIV/Case Histories: Diagnostic problems: eosinophilic folliculitis. HIV Patient Care and STDs 1997;11:451-452.

Fung MA, Geisse JK, Maibach HI. Airborne contact dermatitis to metaproterenol in a respiratory therapist. Contact Dermatitis 1996;35:317-318.