Dr. Mary C Massa MD
Dermatologist
6319 Fairview Ave Suite 102 Westmont IL, 60559About
Dr. Mary Massa is a dermatologist practicing in Westmont, IL. Dr. Massa specializes in skin care. Dermatologists evaluate and manage both common and uncommon skin conditions. These conditions include acne, psoriasis, warts, skin infections, atopic dermatitis, herpes simplex and more. Dermatologists are also experts in more complex skin diseases like impetigo, hidradenitis and milaria. Dr. Massa diagnoses skin problems and develops unique treatments plans for each individual patient.
Education and Training
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1976
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparison of a 1,064 nm laser and a 1,320 nm laser for the nonablative treatment of acne scars.
- Lichenoid drug eruption secondary to propranolol.
- Cutaneous lesions of histoplasmosis with transepidermal elimination in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Junctional adhesion molecule-A is abnormally expressed in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis skin and mediates myeloid cell adhesion.
- Yield from total skin examination and effectiveness of skin cancer awareness program. Findings in 874 new dermatology patients.
- Long-term fine caliber hair removal with an electro-optic Q-switched Nd:YAG Laser.
- Photodamage therapy using an electro-optic Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.
- Pigmented Bowen's disease arising from pigmented seborrheic keratoses.
- Malignant transformation of oral lichen planus: case report and review of the literature.
- Exaggerated response to insect bites. An unusual cutaneous manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- The incidence of bacteremia after skin surgery.
- Erythema with features of seborrheic dermatitis and lupus erythematosus associated with systemic 5-fluorouracil.
- Procainamide-induced urticarial vasculitis.
- Cutaneous adnexal tumors and cysts: a review. Part II--Tumors with apocrine and eccrine glandular differentiation and miscellaneous cutaneous cysts.
- Nevus comedonicus in association with widespread, well-differentiated follicular tumors.
Awards
- Chicago Super Doctors 2012
Fellowships
- University of Chicago Medical Center - Dermatopathology
- (Dermatopathology), UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, CHICAGO, IL 1982
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