CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSChristopher Tracy Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAppointment: (585) 275-7546A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsResearch LabsHuman Skin ImmunologyVisit Human Skin Immunology Lab WebsiteLocations40 Celebration DrCollege TownRochester, NY 14620-2664Dermatology: (585) 275-7546Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor - Department of Dermatology (SMD) Assistant Professor - Department of Medicine , Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology (SMD) - JointPatient Care SettingDermatologyBiographyProfessional BackgroundDr. Christopher Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology (AIR) in the Department of Medicine. He completed his medical school and dermatology training at the University of Rochester. He practices general dermatology with an emphasis on autoimmune and rheumatologic skin diseases, in particular lupus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma.ResearchDr. Richardson is an immunologist who studies autoimmune diseases of the skin. He is particularly interested in the role of B cells and antibodies in autoimmune skin disease. His current research focuses on the pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus. He has prior research experience in antibiotic resistance, T-regulatory cells, B cell tolerance, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), HIV, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), and alopecia areata.CredentialsSpecialtiesDermatology - American Board of DermatologyEducation2013MD, PhD | University of Rochester School of Medicine & DentistryPost-doctoral Training & Residency07/01/2014 - 06/30/2017Residency in Dermatology at University of Rochester Medical Center07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical CenterAwards2017Medical Dermatology Society Mentorship AwardSponsor: Medical Dermatology Society2016Strong Star Certificate of AppreciationSponsor: University of Rochester2004Victor Meyer Emmel Prize in HistologySponsor: University of Rochester2003Magna Cum LaudeSponsor: Brigham Young University2002 - 2003Reed H. and Wanda B. Chase ScholarshipSponsor: Brigham Young University2001 - 2002Brigham Young Bicentennial ScholarshipSponsor: Brigham Young University1998 - 2003Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship1998 - 1999Trustees' ScholarshipSponsor: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles1/2021Dean O, Cusick EH, Grover R, Mercurio MG, Richardson CT. "Congenital absence of the skin secondary to the self-improving subtype of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with recurrent lesions throughout early childhood." JAAD case reports.. 2021 Jan 0; 7:137-140. Epub 2020 Dec 01. 11/24/2020Bawany F, Tbakhi B, Mendler JH, Richardson CT, Bennett JM, Aljitawi OS. "Remission of anti-TIF1? dermatomyositis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for myelodysplastic syndrome." Blood advances.. 2020 Nov 24; 4(22):5698-5701. 10/2020Whitt W, Stiegler JD, Richardson CT. "Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis mimicking facial erythromelalgia successfully treated with hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy." JAAD case reports.. 2020 Oct 0; 6(10):1104-1106. Epub 2020 Aug 28. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS