Dr. Sheila Friedlander

Dr. Sheila Fallon-Friedlander is Professor Emeritus of  Pediatrics and Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD), and former Director of the Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Training Program at Rady Children’s Hospital. Dr. Friedlander trained at the University of Chicago and UCLA Medical Center and is board certified in Pediatrics, and Dermatology, with sub-specialty certification in Pediatric Dermatology. She is a member of the Academy of Clinician Scholars at UCSD, past President of  the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and Member of the Board of Directors of the AAD. She is a current member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the AAD.  Research interests include the etiology of infantile vascular lesions, and cutaneous infectious diseases; and she has authored more than 150 scholarly texts. Her honors include the UCSD Pediatric (as well as Dermatology) Faculty teaching award, the Upjohn/UCLA Outstanding Resident Research Award, the AAD Gold Triangle Award, and the Children’s Hospital Physician’s Recognition Award. She has been listed in Best Doctors, Top Doctors, Who’s Who in America, and 2000 Notable American Women.