Arturo Dominguez, M.D.

Dermatology - General

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Biography

Arturo Dominguez, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology and the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in complex medical dermatology, autoimmune blistering diseases, teledermatology, and hospital dermatology, and he founded the inpatient dermatology consult service for UT Southwestern-affiliated hospitals.

Dr. Dominguez earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton University and his medical degree at UT Southwestern. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Washington School of Medicine and then a dermatology residency at UT Southwestern.

His research focuses primarily on autoimmune blistering diseases, teledermatology, inpatient dermatology, and community health education interventions. He has published a number of scholarly articles and delivered more than 50 research-related presentations. He takes part in UT Southwestern-based clinical trials to evaluate diseases such as severe cutaneous drug reactions and autoimmune blistering diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.

Dr. Dominguez attends on the internal medicine teaching service at Parkland Hospital and is active in residency education in that department.

He is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Dermatology.

Education & Training

Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009-2012), Dermatology
Residency - University of Washington Medical Center/Seattle Children's Hospital (2005-2008), Internal Medicine
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2001-2005)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Board of Internal Medicine (2008)
American College of Physicians (2012)
American Board of Dermatology (2012)
American Academy of Dermatology (2012)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2021-2022
UT Southwestern Department of Dermatology Residency Program Award for Humanism and Professionalism 2012

Books & Publications

Publications
- Purple Crusted Nodules in a Patient With End-stage Liver Disease.
  Laska AJ, Miller WA, Dominguez AR JAMA dermatology 2016 Apr
- Calciphylaxis: Controversies in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.
  Jeong HS, Dominguez AR The American journal of the medical sciences 2016 Feb 351 2 217-27
- Development and validation of a Hindi language health-related quality of life questionnaire for melasma in Indian patients.
  Sarkar R, Garg S, Dominguez A, Balkrishnan R, Jain RK, Pandya AG Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology 2016 Jan-Feb 82 1 16-22
- Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine: Clinical, serologic, and histopathologic findings in a cohort of patients.
  Jeong HS, Layher H, Cao L, Vandergriff T, Dominguez AR Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2016 Jan
- Disseminated Candida tropicalis presenting with Ecthyma-Gangrenosum-like Lesions.
  Beasley K, Panach K, Dominguez AR Dermatology online journal 2016 22 1
- Purpura fulminans in the setting of Escherichia coli septicemia.
  Adotama P, Savory S, Dominguez AR Cutis 2015 Dec 96 6 E3-4
- Multiple Erythematous Papules in a Child with Neutropenia.
  Oh SB, Word AP, Dominguez AR Pediatric dermatology 2015 Sep 32 5 729-30
- Large, exophytic mass on the scalp of a newborn.
  Bowen CD, Roberts JE, Dominguez AR, Kobayashi TT Pediatric dermatology 2015 Mar 32 2 281-2
- Rituximab in the treatment of 38 patients with Pemphigus with long-term follow-up.
  Currimbhoy S, Zhu V, Dominguez AR, Pandya AG Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 2015 Mar
- Change in arterial intima-media thickness: Is it an appropriate surrogate for cardiovascular risk in psoriasis patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors?
  Dominguez AR, Condie D Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 Aug 71 2 388-9
- Systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome.
  Lee T, Le EN, Glass DA, Bowen CD, Dominguez AR The British journal of dermatology 2014 Apr 170 4 990-2
- Nonuremic calciphylaxis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis treated with teriparatide.
  Dominguez AR, Goldman SE Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 Feb 70 2 e41-2
- Primary cutaneous zygomycosis secondary to minor trauma in an immunocompromised pediatric patient: a case report.
  Sirignano S, Blake P, Turrentine JE, Dominguez AR Dermatology online journal 2014 20 6
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Eruptive Melanocytic Nevi, and Keratosis Pilaris-like Eruption in a Patient Treated With Vemurafenib.
  Ma L, Dominguez AR, Collins GR, Kia KF, Cockerell CJ Archives of dermatology 2012 Dec 148 12 1428-9
- Need for more education for latinos regarding sun-safe behaviors: comment on "preliminary evidence for mediation of the association between acculturation and sun-safe behaviors".
  Dominguez AR, Pandya AG Archives of dermatology 2011 Jul 147 7 820
- Melasma in Latina patients: cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a quality-of-life questionnaire in Spanish language.
  Dominguez AR, Balkrishnan R, Ellzey AR, Pandya AG Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2006 Jul 55 1 59-66

Research

Community Health Education Interventions
Teledermatology
Inpatient Dermatology Consultation