Richard P. Usatine Explained

Richard Philip Usatine[1] is a physician, photographer, writer, speaker, and professor of family and community medicine, dermatology and cutaneous surgery. He is Assistant Director of Medical Humanities Education at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

His work in medical photography is represented in nine out of ten of his published books and numerous other medical books.

Usatine received his MD from Columbia University and went on to complete his residency in family medicine at the UCLA Medical Center.[2]

Biography

Usatine was born on October 12, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Nanuet, NY, where he graduated from high school in 1974. He attended Williams College and graduated summa cum laude in chemistry in 1978. He met his wife while attending school in Colombia. They both moved to Los Angeles in 1982 so that Usatine could train in family medicine at UCLA. His two children were born in Los Angeles, California.

Usatine served as the medical director of four free clinics for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. His first medical job during his residency was with Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles.

Dr. Usatine co-founded the medical student-run clinic at Alpha Home in San Antonio, Texas, that opened in January 2005.[3] By 2018, the first student-run free clinic had grown to six clinics under the umbrella of the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics. Dr. Usatine continues as medical director of the whole program, with individual directors for each of the six clinics.[4]

Usatine created a Humanism in Medicine Fellowship for medical students that work during their senior year at the six Student Faculty Collaborative Practices. In addition, he directs a course on "Homelessness and Addiction" in the medical school.[5]

Usatine is the founding director of the University Health System Skin Clinic in San Antonio. He is a board-certified family physician in dermatology. He is the national chair of the yearly Skin Course put on by the American Academy of Family Physicians.[6] Usatine has served on the board of trustees since 2009 of his county's mental health provider (Center for Health Care Services).

Publications

Usatine is the co-author of over 130 articles and 10 books; some of them include:

Electronic publishing and editorial work

Usatine is the co-founder and co-president of Usatine Media, which has been developing medical mobile apps for iOS and Android since 2010. Usatine is the associate editor of Photo Rounds and Photo Round Friday and is the founder of the Interactive Dermatology Atlas on the web.

VisualDx, in their blog website, states that,

Twenty-five thousand of the best medical images representing a more diverse range of skin colors are joining VisualDx's image library, thanks to the award-winning physician who took them. Dr. Richard Usatine, a family physician and professor of dermatology at the University of Texas Health San Antonio, has joined the VisualDx editorial board and is sharing thousands of the clinical images he has taken throughout his long career.[7]

Honors and awards (select)

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2020-04-02 . Usatine, Richard Philip MD UT Health San Antonio . 2023-12-03 . Profiles . en.
  2. Web site: UTHSCSA - Faculty Profiles . Profiles.uthscsa.edu . 2012-05-24.
  3. Web site: Providing substance abuse treatment to women in a loving environment / Alpha Home / Welcome . Alpha Home . 2012-05-24.
  4. Web site: Welcome to the UT Health San Antonio Student-Run Free Clinic Program . The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . 2019-01-02.
  5. Web site: ELEC 5041 Homelessness & Addiction . The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . 2019-01-02.
  6. Web site: Common River . Common River . 2012-05-24.
  7. Web site: Partnership with Family Doctor Expands VisualDx Medical Library, Enhances Machine Learning Capabilities . 2019-01-02.
  8. Web site: Richard Usatine, Humanism in Medical Education. UCLA Spotlight. 2013-05-24.
  9. Web site: Alpha Home names Wellness Center for Dr. Usatine. 14 November 2016.
  10. Web site: Best Doctors .
  11. Web site: State of Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio . HSC NEWS - United Way honors Dr. Usatine for work with free clinic . Uthscsa.edu . 2008-07-31 . 2012-05-24.
  12. Web site: UTHSCSA's free clinic making a difference to shelter's clients . 2019-01-02.

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