Donald Glass, M.D., Ph.D.

Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care

Dermatology - General
Skin Disorders

Accepting Virtual Visits or 214-645-8300

Biography

Donald Glass, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Glass earned his combined medical and doctoral degree in molecular and human genetics at the Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his residency in dermatology at UT Southwestern.

Board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011.

Dr. Glass is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Dermatology, the Society of Investigative Dermatology, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, the Dallas County Medical Society, and the National Medical Association. He serves as Secretary/Treasurer for the Skin of Color Society and chairs its bylaws committee.

His clinical and research expertise centers on keloids (exuberant scarring of the skin). He has delivered a number of presentations, contributed to the book Moschella and Hurley's Dermatology, and published numerous academic articles.

In 2019, Dr. Glass was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor Rising Star, he was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2021 and 2022.

Education & Training

Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2008-2011), Dermatology
Internship - Cambridge Hospital (2007-2008), Transitional Year
Medical School - Baylor College of Medicine (1998-2006)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Women's Dermatologic Society
Texas Medical Association
Society for Investigative Dermatology
Skin of Color Society
National Medical Association
Dermatology Foundation
Dallas County Medical Society
American Academy of Dermatology

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2022
Best Doctors in Collin County 2021, D Magazine
Texas Monthly Super Doctor Rising Star 2019
Dermatology Foundation 2011, Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship Award
UT-Southwestern / Galderma 2012, Pilot & Feasibility Study Grant
Skin of Color Society 2011, AMBI Research Grant
Children's Medical Center CCRAC 2013, Junior Investigator Research Award
Speaker, Gordon Research Conference 2005, Bones and Teeth
Graduate Student Rep Speaker 2006, BCM Commencement
BCM Outstanding Student Award 2006, Graduate School
UT-Southwestern Medical Center 2010, Physician Scientist Training Program

Books & Publications

Books
- Keloids (pgs 249-254) in A.G. Pandya & D. Jackson-Richards, Atlas of Skin of Color
  Mayo TT & Glass DA 2nd (2014), Berlin, Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Publications
- A new insight into the formation of osteolytic lesions in multiple myeloma.
  Glass DA, Patel MS, Karsenty G The New England journal of medicine 2003 Dec 349 26 2479-80
- Molecular bases of the regulation of bone remodeling by the canonical Wnt signaling pathway.
  Glass DA, Karsenty G Current topics in developmental biology 2006 73 43-84
- Reversible skeletal abnormalities in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-deficient mice.
  Levasseur R, Barrios R, Elefteriou F, Glass DA, Lieberman MW, Karsenty G Endocrinology 2003 Jul 144 7 2761-4
- Canonical Wnt signaling in differentiated osteoblasts controls osteoclast differentiation.
  Glass DA, Bialek P, Ahn JD, Starbuck M, Patel MS, Clevers H, Taketo MM, Long F, McMahon AP, Lang RA, Karsenty G Developmental cell 2005 May 8 5 751-64
- Canonical Wnt signaling in osteoblasts is required for osteoclast differentiation.
  Glass DA, Karsenty G Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2006 Apr 1068 117-30
- Prescription-level factors associated with primary nonadherence to dermatologic medications.
  Rutherford A, Glass DA, Suarez EA, Adamson AS The Journal of dermatological treatment 2017 Aug 1-5
- Novel therapeutic approaches to xeroderma pigmentosum.
  Weon JL, Glass DA The British journal of dermatology 2018 Sep
- A case-control study analyzing the association of keloids with hypertension and obesity.
  Rutherford A, Glass DA International journal of dermatology 2017 May
- Cbfa1-independent decrease in osteoblast proliferation, osteopenia, and persistent embryonic eye vascularization in mice deficient in Lrp5, a Wnt coreceptor.
  Kato M, Patel MS, Levasseur R, Lobov I, Chang BH, Glass DA, Hartmann C, Li L, Hwang TH, Brayton CF, Lang RA, Karsenty G, Chan L The Journal of cell biology 2002 Apr 157 2 303-14
- A Novel Homozygous Missense Mutation in HOXC13 Leads to Autosomal Recessive Pure Hair and Nail Ectodermal Dysplasia.
  Li X, Orseth ML, Smith JM, Brehm MA, Agim NG, Glass DA Pediatric dermatology 2017 Mar 34 2 172-175
- Poor prognosis in non-Caucasian patients with early-onset mycosis fungoides.
  Sun G, Berthelot C, Li Y, Glass DA, George D, Pandya A, Kurzrock R, Duvic M Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2009 Feb 60 2 231-5
- Patient-reported outcomes for keloids: a systematic review.
  Tan A, Glass DA Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia 2018 Oct
- Primary milia localized to the vulva.
  Adotama P, Susa J, Glass DA Dermatology online journal 2014 20 4 22339
- Current Understanding of the Genetic Causes of Keloid Formation.
  Glass DA The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings 2017 Oct 18 2 S50-S53
- Whole exome sequencing.
  Glass DA, Nuara AA Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug : official journal of the American Contact Dermatitis Society, North American Contact Dermatitis Group 2013 Jan 24 1 33-4
- Annular plaques and craniosynostosis.
  Taylor A, Nguyen RH, Glass DA, Agim NG Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2013 May 68 5 881-4
- Association of keloids with systemic medical conditions: a retrospective analysis.
  Adotama P, Rutherford A, Glass DA International journal of dermatology 2015 Oct
- Painful toe ulcers.
  Sanchez AT, Weaver SP, Glass DA The Journal of family practice 2013 Jan 62 1 37-8
- WNT7b mediates macrophage-induced programmed cell death in patterning of the vasculature.
  Lobov IB, Rao S, Carroll TJ, Vallance JE, Ito M, Ondr JK, Kurup S, Glass DA, Patel MS, Shu W, Morrisey EE, McMahon AP, Karsenty G, Lang RA Nature 2005 Sep 437 7057 417-21
- 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
- Barber Knowledge and Recommendations Regarding Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and Acne Keloidalis Nuchae in an Urban Setting.
  Adotama P, Tinker D, Mitchell K, Glass DA, Allen P JAMA dermatology 2017 Oct
- Dermatology in Orbit: Anticipating Skincare Requirements in the Space Age.
  Rutherford A, Glass DA, Savory S Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2017 Sep
- Multiple Tumors on the Extremities: Answer.
  Ukoha UT, Vandergriff T, Cheng J, Glass DA The American Journal of dermatopathology 2018 Aug 40 8 624-625
- Pentoxifylline for the Prevention of Postsurgical Keloid Recurrence.
  Tan A, Martinez Luna O, Glass DA, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Aug
- Two pediatric cases of Blau syndrome.
  Glass DA, Maender J, Metry D Dermatology online journal 2009 15 12 5
- Multiple Tumors on the Extremities.
  Ukoha UT, Vandergriff T, Cheng J, Glass DA The American Journal of dermatopathology 2017 Apr
- Widespread Eruption of Comedones.
  Kailas A, Vandergriff T, Glass DA The American Journal of dermatopathology 2017 Dec
- Patient-provider race and sex concordance and the risk for medication primary nonadherence.
  Adamson AS, Glass DA, Suarez EA Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2017 Jun 76 6 1193-1195
- Widespread Eruption of Comedones: Answer.
  Kailas A, Vandergriff T, Glass DA, The American Journal of dermatopathology 2019 Jun 41 6 459
- In vivo analysis of Wnt signaling in bone.
  Glass DA, Karsenty G Endocrinology 2007 Jun 148 6 2630-4
- Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells in Malignant Melanoma: Unintentional Accident or Strategic Recruitment?
  Li X, Savory S, Vandergriff T, Glass DA The American Journal of dermatopathology 2017 May