Kaveh Nezafati, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Dermatology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Kaveh Nezafati, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in general dermatology, psoriasis, eczema, and skin cancer. Dr. Nezafati earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern, where he also completed a residency in dermatology. Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022. Dr. Nezafati is a member and past president of the Dallas Dermatological Society. He is the author of multiple academic articles, book chapters, and presentations. Education Medical School UT Southwestern Medical School (2009) Internship Baylor University Medical Center (2010), Internal Medicine Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2013), Dermatology Publications Association between lichen planus, psychiatric comorbidities, and psychiatric medication use Wu A, Rosenberg A, DeBusk L, Mauskar M, Merola JF, Nezafati K JAAD International 2025 Aug 21 34-36 Hyper-dilute botulinum toxin as an effective treatment for refractory erythromelalgia Brown A, AbdelHameid D, Nezafati K, Goff HW JAAD Case Reports 2024 Nov 53 119-121 Novel association of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report Cepica TB, Gupta R, Nezafati K JAAD Case Reports 2024 Oct 52 130-133 Diffuse purpuric eruption in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia Momin ZK, Alame A, Vandergriff T, Thomas C, Nezafati K JAAD Case Reports 2023 Nov 41 98-101 Linear lichenoid pigmented purpura: An unusual histopathologic pattern Momin ZK, Vandergriff TW, Nezafati K JAAD Case Reports 2022 Nov 29 11-13 Defining early mycosis fungoides: Validation of a diagnostic algorithm proposed by the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas Vandergriff T, Nezafati KA, Susa J, Karai L, Sanguinetti A, Hynan LS, Ambruzs JM, Oliver DH, Pandya AG Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2015 May 42 318-328 DC-HIL+CD14+HLA-DRno/lowcells are a potential blood marker and therapeutic target for melanoma Turrentine J, Chung JS, Nezafati K, Tamura K, Harker-Murray A, Huth JF, Sharma R, Harker DB, Ariizumi K, Cruz PD Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2014 Nov 134 2839-2842 Making contact for contact dermatitis: A survey of the membership of the American Contact Dermatitis Society Nezafati KA, Carroll B, Storrs FJ, Cruz PD Dermatitis 2013 24 47-49 Deferasirox for porphyria cutanea tarda: A pilot study Pandya AG, Nezafati KA, Ashe-Randolph M, Yalamanchili R Archives of Dermatology 2012 Aug 148 898-901 How residency programs can foster practice for the underserved Blanco G, Vasquez R, Nezafati K, Allensworth A, Bernstein IH, Cruz PD Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2012 Jul 67 158-159 Results 1-10 of 13 1 2 Next Last Honors & Awards American Academy of Dermatology Everett C. Fox Award for Resident Research - Presented for outstanding research as a dermatology resident (2013) Chief Resident - Department of Dermatology, UT Southwestern (2012-2013) Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - UT Southwestern Medical School (2009) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Dermatology Dallas Dermatological Society
