Francisco Tausk, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-7546

Fax: (585) 487-1188

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

UR Medicine Dermatology
400 Red Creek Dr
Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14623

Faculty Appointments

Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Dermatology (SMD)
Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Medicine , Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology (SMD) - Joint

Patient Care Settings

Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, Dermatology

Biography

Dr. Tausk specializes in:

- Psychosomatic Cutaneous Medicine. He has a particular interest in the “placebo” effect and in skin diseases exacerbated by stress and emotional problems, such as "skin picking syndrome."

- Psoriasis

- Complex Medical Dermatology

Dr. Tausk also conducts NIH - as well as pharmacological industry sponsored clinical trials.

He received his medical training in the University of Buenos Aires, followed by 8 years at the University of California in San Diego performing basic science research. He spent 15 years in Johns Hopkins University, where he was Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Neurosciences and Program Director of the Department of Dermatology before joining the University of Rochester in 2005. He is currently the President of the Association for Psychoneurocutaneous Medicine of North America.

Credentials

Education

1977
MD | Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1985 - 06/30/1986
Fellowship in Dermatology at University of California Medical Center San Diego

07/01/1984 - 06/30/1988
Residency in Dermatology at University of California Medical Center San Diego

09/01/1978 - 05/30/1982
Internship in Dermatology at Hospital Jose Maria Ramos Mejia (Argentina)

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Awards

2019
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award For Exemplary Compassion and Respect for Patients & for Excellence in the Art of Medicine
Location: University of Rochester

2017
Award of Excellence, Association for Psychoneuroimmunology of North America

2015
Faculty of the Year award, Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester

2004
Recognition Award for Commitment to the Education and Well-being of the Residents of the Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University

2004
The Israel Zeligman Annual Lectureship: "Stress and the Skin" , Johns Hopkins University

1997
Faculty of the Year Award, for Outstanding Patient Care and Teaching
Sponsor: Residents of the Department of Dermatology
Location: Johns Hopkins University

1985
Dermatology Foundation: Award from the Society for Investigative Dermatology

1985
American Academy of Dermatology: Bronze Award for Original Investigation

1985
Nelson Paul Anderson Memorial Prize, Pacific Dermatological Association

1984
Dermatology Foundation: Roche Pharmaceuticals Award

1984
Henry Stelwagon Award, American College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Best original work presented by Residents/Fellows at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology

1981
First Prize. Residents' and Fellows' Forum, University of Buenos Aires, Department of Dermatology.

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/5/2023
Tausk F. "Psychoneuro-oncology: How Chronic Stress Grows Cancer." Clinics in dermatology.. 2023 Mar 5; Epub 2023 Mar 05.

2023
Bawany F, Ryan Wolff J, Ritchlin CT, Tausk F. "Home Phototherapy Improves Access to Dermatologic Care: A Novel Stakeholder Alliance to Facilitate Its Implementation." Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology.. 2023 16:1175-1180. Epub 2023 May 02.

12/23/2022
Haberman RH, MacFarlane KA, Catron S, Samuels J, Blank RB, Toprover M, Uddin Z, Hu J, Castillo R, Gong C, Qian K, Piguet V, Tausk F, Yeung J, Neimann AL, Gulliver W, Thiele RG, Merola JF, Ogdie A, Rahman P, Chakravarty SD, Eder L, Ritchlin CT, Scher JU. "Efficacy of guselkumab, a selective IL-23 inhibitor, in Preventing Arthritis in a Multicentre Psoriasis At-Risk cohort (PAMPA): protocol of a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled multicentre trial." BMJ open.. 2022 Dec 23; 12(12):e063650. Epub 2022 Dec 23.

Books & Chapters

2014
Chapter Title: Psychoneuroimmunology in Dermatology
Book Title: Integrative Dermatology
Author List: Denby K, N Dufy and F Tausk
Published By: Weil Integrative Medicine 2014

2009
Chapter Title: Stress and Immunology
Book Title: Clinical Immunodermatology
Author List: Tausk F, Elenkov I, Paus R and Label M
Edited By: A Gaspary and S Tyring
Published By: Springer 2009 in London

2008
Chapter Title: Psychocutaneous Medicine
Book Title: Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine
Author List: Sandoz A, Kusnir D, Koenig T and F Tausk
Edited By: Wolff et al
Published By: McGraw Hill, 2008

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