Stephanie Savory, M.D. Titles and Appointments Associate 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 Stephanie Savory, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pigmented lesions, focusing on patients with a personal or family history of melanoma and/or numerous clinically atypical or dysplastic moles. Dr. Savory earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern, where she also completed her residency in dermatology. Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, Dr. Savory joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2013. As part of her focus on pigmented lesions, Dr. Savory offers full-body photography, which is similar to mole mapping. It offers patients with a history of melanoma or atypical moles a noninvasive way to track and target new or changing pigmented lesions. She also practices general and cosmetic dermatology. Through her research, Dr. Savory is working to develop and validate a melanoma screening curriculum that teaches non-health care providers to identify and appropriately refer patients with suspicious lesions. Dr. Savory is President of the Dallas Dermatological Society and a member of the Dallas County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Dermatology. She has published articles in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, JAMA Dermatology, and The American Journal of Dermatopathology, among other peer-reviewed publications. She delivers presentations regularly on melanoma, sun protection education, and other dermatological conditions. Education Medical School UT Southwestern Medical School (2009) Internship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2010), Internal Medicine Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2013), Dermatology Publications Oregon primary care providers as a frontline defense in the War on Melanoma™: improving access to melanoma education Becker AL, Nelson JH, Verdieck-Devlaeminck A, Berry EG, Orfaly VE, Stoos ER, Tran J, Latour E, Sahni VN, Xu S, Babcock M, Bar A, Becevic M, Chan C, Chisholm D, Diehl K, Edison K, Ferris LK, Foltz EA, Geller AC, Jacobe H, Johnson MM, Kinghorn P, Leitenberger J, Ludzik J, McClanahan D, Mengden-Koon S, Nelson K, Petering R, Prasad S, Roscher A, Savory S, Smith EH, Swetter SM, Tofte S, Weinstock MA, White K, Wisco O, Witkowski A, Leachman SA Frontiers in Medicine 2025 12 The skinny on skin: The role of skin-aware professionals in skin cancer surveillance Diehl K, Nelson J, Haddadin O, Stoos E, Shafer A, Mason A, Girard D, Malcolm T, Geller AC, Latour E, Bailey E, Young JN, Zhao H, Gillespie J, Pfeifer H, Lee C, Shea M, DeCampos-Stairiker M, Smith J, Becker A, Bash GN, Sahni V, Fan Y, Munoz EP, Baron D, Popovici N, Orfaly VE, Baghoomian W, Foltz E, Kahlen K, Savory S, Jacobe H, Leachman SA Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 2024 Dec 23 4173-4201 Examining the Role of Estheticians in Skin Cancer Surveillance Walker AM, Joseph A, Nelson J, Orfaly VE, Stoos E, Geller A, Bailey E, Savory S, Leachman S, Jacobe H Dermatology 2024 Feb 240 59-64 Melanoma toolkit for early detection for primary care clinicians: a 1-year follow-up on outcomes Diehl K, Stoos E, Becker A, Orfaly VE, Nelson J, Gillespie J, Ng J, Tobey T, Latour E, Ludzik J, Berry EG, Geller AC, Jacobe H, Leitenberger J, McClanahan D, Tran J, Prasad S, Mengden-Koon S, Nelson KC, Petering R, Verdieck A, Savory S, Smith EH, Tofte S, Weinstock MA, White K, Wisco O, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Swetter SM, Witkowski AM, Ferris L, Black S, Xu R, Xu S, Leachman S Frontiers in Medicine 2024 11 Early Detection and Prognostic Assessment of Cutaneous Melanoma: Consensus on Optimal Practice and the Role of Gene Expression Profile Testing Kashani-Sabet M, Leachman SA, Stein JA, Arbiser JL, Berry EG, Celebi JT, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Ferris LK, Grant-Kels JM, Grossman D, Kulkarni RP, Marchetti MA, Nelson KC, Polsky D, Seiverling EV, Swetter SM, Tsao H, Verdieck-Devlaeminck A, Wei ML, Bar A, Bartlett EK, Bolognia JL, Bowles TL, Cha KB, Chu EY, Hartman RI, Hawryluk EB, Jampel RM, Karapetyan L, Kheterpal M, Lawson DH, Leming PD, Liebman TN, Ming ME, Sahni D, Savory SA, Shaikh SS, Sober AJ, Sondak VK, Spaccarelli N, Usatine RP, Venna S, Kirkwood JM JAMA Dermatology 2023 May 159 545-553 Prevention of Skin Cancers with Topical Calcipotriol and Fluorouracil in Patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum Kim J, Savory SA, Demehri S, Gill JG JAMA Dermatology 2023 Feb 159 226-227 COVID-19 associated immunoglobulin A vasculitis in an adult Walker AM, Patel RR, Vandergriff T, Savory S JAAD Case Reports 2022 Dec 30 35-37 The Keloid Area and Severity Index (KASI): an objective tool for the evaluation of keloids Limmer EE, Kerby E, Lies S, Limmer B, Limmer R, Teske N, Savory S, Reisch JS, Glass DA British Journal of Dermatology 2022 Nov 187 799-800 Dermatology in orbit: Anticipating skin care requirements in the space age Rutherford A, Glass DA, Savory S Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Nov 87 1223-1224 Beliefs and barriers to care of primary care practitioners toward melanoma screening and education in rural Texas Prasad S, Black S, Chen HW, Joseph A, Latour E, Berry E, Irek M, Argenbright K, Jacobe H, Savory S Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Nov 87 1102-1104 Results 1-10 of 25 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards D Magazine Best Doctor (2022)
