Joseph F. Sobanko
University of Pennsylvania
USA
Biography
Dr. Sobanko is an Assistant Professor and Director of Dermatologic Surgery Education at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His research,supported by the Dermatology Foundation, investigates the relationship between the altered physical appearance from oncologic, reconstructive,and aesthetic procedures and the subsequent impact on patient reported outcomes such as quality of life. Dr.Sobanko is a founding member and sits on the steering committee of IMPROVED (Measurement of PRiority Outcome Variables in DermatologicSurgery) –a nationwide consortium of experts that is developing core outcome sets in dermatologic surgery. He is the primary or senior authoron numerous leading scientific articles (Imadojemu,Sobanko,etal. JAMA Dermatol 2013;Sobanko et al Dermatol Surg 2015; Miller & Sobanko J Am Acad Dermatol 2015). He is also co-editor of a textbook dedicated to improving surgical safety and reducing occupational exposures (Safety in Office-â€based Dermatologic Surgery, Springer Press 2015).