Michael Rosenbaum, MD
Emeritus Professor of Dermatology
Summary
Dr. Rosenbaum is board certified in both Dermatology and Internal Medicine. He was Chief of the Boston City Hospital Adult Dermatology Clinic (1983-84) and Chief of the Boston City Hospital Pediatric Dermatology Clinic (1986-89). He practiced in a suburban solo private practice setting for over twenty-five years. He returned to Boston Medical Center for half time clinical teaching and practice from October 2012 – October 2021. Although now retired from practice, he still participates in monthly Grand Rounds at BU and lectures residents on both allergic contact dermatitis and syphilis.
He is a past president of the New England Dermatological Society.
Education
1974-BA-Yale University, New Haven, CT
1978-MD-Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Residency-Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Boston, MA
1983-Residency-Dermatology, Boston University/Tufts University, Boston, MA
Clinical Specialties and Research Interests
- Skin allergies
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- Syphilis
Selected Publications
1. Rosenbaum, M: Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. in Witzberg R., Hefferman, J., & Cohen, A: Manual Of Clinical Probelms in Acute Care Medicine. W.B. Saunders, 1987.
2. Rosenbaum, M: Pruritis of Unknown Origin. in Conn, R.B.: Current Diagnosis. W.B. Saunders, 1991.
3. Ho JD, Al-Haseni A, Rosenbaum MT, Goldberg LJ. Hyperkeratotic and hypertrophic lichen nitidus. Dermatol Online J. 2017 Oct 15; 23(10). PMID: 29469791
4. Suzuki S, Ho,J, Rosenbaum M, Bhawan, J. Neutrohpilic Fixed Drug Eruption: A mimic of Neutrophilic Dermatoses. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Sept. 8, 2018 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13740
5. Bosworth M., Fettig J., Phillips T., Goldberg L., Rosenbaum M., Rünger T., Gummatous Syphilis Presenting as a Non-Healing Foot Ulcer. (2018, April) Poster Presented at Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Annual Meeting, Charlotte NC April 2018