Mary Gail Mercurio, M.D. Associate Professor of Dermatology Marygail_Mercurio@urmc.rochester.edu

Dr. Mary Gail Mercurio is the Clinical Director in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She also co-directs the dermatology curriculum for 1st and 2nd year medical students.
Dr. Mercurio’s clinical interests in dermatology have focused on skin and hair disorders afflicting women with particular interest in the cutaneous effects of hyperandrogenism, androgenetic alopecia, hirsutism, and adult acne. She works closely with obstetrics and gynecology colleagues collaborating in a joint clinic for women with a variety of skin conditions including vulvar skin disorders. She is the director of the dermatology clinical trials unit, and has been the principle investigator in trials pertaining to a variety of dermatologic conditions including psoriasis, vulvar dermatitis, acne, tinea capitis, and melanoma. Her research is supported in part by the National Institutes of Health.

Education

Institution	Location	Degree	Year
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	B.S., Mechanical Engineering	1985
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	M.D.	1990

Post-Doctoral Training

Dates	Description
1990-91	Intern, Department of Medicine University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
1991-93	Resident, Department of Dermatology University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1993-94	Chief Resident in Dermatology University Hospital of Cleveland Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1994-95	Guest Investigator Biochemical Hematology Laboratory The Rockefeller University, New York, NY

Academic and Professional Appointments

Dates	Position
1994-1997	Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology Columbia University, New York, NY
1995-1997	Assistant Director, Clinical Trials Unit Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
1997-2003	Assistant Professor of Dermatology University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
1997-present	Clinical Director, Dermatology Ambulatory Center Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
2003-present	Associate Professor of Dermatology University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Professional Committees and Societies (selected)

• Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
• Society for Investigative Dermatology
• Women's Dermatologic Society, Editorial Board
• Hair Research Society
• Dermatology Teachers Exchange Group, Charter Member
• Dermatology Foundation, State Chair
• New York State Dermatology Society
• American Board of Dermatology, In-Training Exam. Comm.
• Council of the Medical Staff, Strong Memorial Hospital
• 1st and 2nd Year Dermatology Course Director, University of Rochester
• Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine
• Memorial Art Gallery, Corporate Fundraising Committee
• Editorial Board, Cutis, 1997-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine, 1998- present
• Editorial Board, Logical Images Health Informatics Company, 1999 present
• Editorial Board, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 2000-present
  

Honors and Awards

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1990
• Fellowship, Women's Dermatologic Society
  Mentorship with Dr. Vera Price
  Hair Research Center, Univ of California, San Francisco
• NIH AR46825 (R01 Principal Investigator)
  Role of Conditioning in the Pharmacotherapy of Psoriasis
  National Institutes of Health, 2000-2005
• Brian P. Flanagan Teaching Award, 1999-2000
  Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester
• James R. Nethercott Clinical Research Award,
  Vulvar Pruritus and Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  American Contact Dermatitis Society, 2000-2005
  

Journal Articles

1. Mercurio MG and Elewski BE: Cutaneous blastomycosis. Cutis, 50: 422-424, 1992.
2. Mercurio MG and Elewski BE: Treatment of sporotrichosis. Seminars in Dermatology, 12(4): 285-289, 1993.
3. Mercurio MG, Bickers DR, et al: Terminal hepatic failure in erythropoietic protoporphyria. J Am Acad Dermatol, 29:829-833, 1993.
4. Mercurio MG and Elewski BE. Thrombocytopenia caused by fluconazole treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol, 32: 525-526, 1995.
5. Soohoo LS, Mercurio MG, et al: Acquired progressive lymphangioma in a child. ArchDermatol, 131: 341-342, 1995.
6. Mercurio MG, Shiff S, Galbrieth R, Sassa S: Expression of cytochrome P-450 mRNAs in the colon and the rectum of normal human subjects. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 210(2): 350-355, 1995.
7. Gould J, Mercurio MG, Elemets CE: Cutaneous photosensitivity diseases induced by exogenous agents. J Am Acad Dermatol, 33: 551-571, 1995.
8. Weil M, Mercurio MG, Brodell RT, Elewski BE: Cutaneous lesions provide clue to mysterious pulmonary process. Arch Dermatol, 132: 822-823, 1996.
9. Bradley BJ, Beck J, Mercurio MG, et al: Tinea capitis today. J of School Nursing, October 1996 Supplement.
10. Mercurio MG, Silverman R, Elewski BE: Tinea capitis: fluconazole in Trichophyton tonsurans infection. Ped Derm 15(3): 235-238, 1998.
11. Mercurio MG: Diagnosis and Management of hirsutism. Hospital Medicine, August 1998.
12. Mercurio MG: Gender differences in cutaneous biology. J Gender-Specific Med, 1(1): 16-19, 1998.
13. Bonkovsky HL, Poh-Fitzpatrick M, Pimstone N, Mercurio MG et al: Porphyria cutanea tarda, hepatitis C, and HFE gene mutations in North America. Hepatology, 27(6): 1661-1669, 1998.
14. Mercurio MG: Acne in adult women. Cosmetic Derm 12(11): S5-S7, 1999.
15. Mercurio MG, Gogstetter D: Androgens and the cutaneous pilosebaceous unit. J Gender-Specific Med, 3(4):59-64, 2000.
16. Mercurio MG: State of gender-specific medicine in dermatoogy. J Gender-Specific Med 3(7): 23-28, 2000.
17. Gogstetter D, Mercurio MG: Common penile dermatosis. Med Aspects of Human Sexuality 1(2): 45-51, 2000.
18. Mercurio MG. Hirsutism: Diagnosis and Management. J Gender-Specific Med 4(2):1-6, 2001.
19. Schaen L, Mercurio MG: Childhood condyloma acuminata treated with imiqimod. Ped Derm 18(1): 1-3, 2001.
20. Mercurio MG: Book review of Women's Dermatology from Infancy to Maturity. J Amer Acad Dermatol 46(2) 968, 2002.
21. Galaria NA, Mercurio MG. Dermatoses of Pregnancy. The Female Patient. 28:22-26, 2003.
22. Anadkat MJ, Cowen EW, Mercurio MG, Scott G. Disseminated bullous fixed drug eruption due to sympathomimetic medications. J Amer Acad Derm 49:6, 2003.
23. Cowen EW, Mercurio MG, Gaspari AA: A case series of patients with basal cell carcinoma treated with topical 5% imiquimod cream. J Amer Acad Dermatol 51:S97-100, 2004.

Book Chapters

1. Mercurio, MG: "Cutaneous manifestations of systemic viral, bacterial and fungal infections." In: Dermatologic Signs of Internal Disease, second edition. ED: J Callen and J Jorizzo. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
2. Mercurio, MG: "Murine Skin Carcinogenesis: Relevance to Humans." In: Skin Cancer: Mechanisms and Human Relevance. Ed: H. Mukhtar. CRC Press, 1995.
3. Mercurio, MG, Elewski, BE: "Tinea Capitis Treatment." In: Dermatologic Therapy. University of Chicago Press, Vol. 3, 1997.
4. Bickers, DR, and Mercurio, MG: "Sunburn" In: Conn's Current Therapy. W.B. Saunders Co., 1997.
5. Mercurio, MG: "Hypertrichosis and Hirsutism." In: Atlas of Hair & Nails. Churchill Livingstone, 1999.
6. Mercurio MG: "Cutaneous manifestations of systemic viral, bacterial, and funcal infections." In: Dermatologic signs of Internal Disease, 3rd ed. Ed: J Callen and J Jorizzo, W.B. Saunders Company, 2002.
   

Dr. Mercurio's Research