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Education:

• Medical School - The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Internship
• The Mount Sinai Medical Center
• Residency
• The Mount Sinai Medical Center

Hospital Affiliations:

• The Mount Sinai Hospital

Languages Spoken:

• English

Board Certifications:

• The American Board of Dermatology

Professional Memberships:

• American Academy of Dermatology

Awards and Publications:

• Akhavan A, Rudikoff D. Atopic dermatitis: systemic immunosuppressive therapy. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2008 Jun;27(2):151
• Akhavan A, Levitt J. Assessing retinol stability in a hydroquinone 4%/retinol 0.3% cream in the presence of antioxidants and sunscreen under simulated-use conditions: a pilot study. Clin Ther. 2008 Mar;30(3):543-7.
• Akhavan A, Alghaithi K, Rabach M, Mirchandani N, Cohen SR. Allergic contact stomatitis. Dermatitis. 2006 Jun;17(2):88-90.
• Akhavan A, Alghaithi K, Mirchandani N, Cohen SR. Mycobacterium fortuitum skin infection following a pedicure and footbath at a nail salon. In: Abstracts of the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology; San Francisco, CA; 2006.
• Akhavan A, Rudikoff D. Keratosis Pilaris and Variants. Treatments of Skin Disease, 2nd Edition. Edited by Lebwohl M et al. Mosby Ltd. 2005.
• Akhavan A, Wei H. Protective effects of baicalein against the initiation and promotion of carcinogenesis by ultraviolet B radiation in mice. In: Abstracts of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology; New Orleans LA; 2005.
• Akhavan A, Bershad S. Topical acne drugs: review of clinical properties and safety. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2003;4(7):473-92.
• Akhavan A, Rudikoff D. The treatment of atopic dermatitis with systemic immunosuppressive agents. Clin Dermatol. 2003 May-Jun;21(3):225-40.
• Akhavan A, Cohen SR. The relationship between atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis. Clin Dermatol. 2003 Mar-Apr;21(2):158-62.
• Rudikoff D, Akhavan A, Cohen SR. Color atlas: eczema. Clin Dermatol. 2003 Mar-Apr;21(2):101-8.
• Akhavan A, Wei H. Anti-photocarcinogenesis of baicalein. In: Abstract of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Medical Student Research Day; New York, NY; February 2002.
• Buchsbaum MS, Nenadic I, Hazlett EA, Spiegel-Cohen J, Fleischman MB, Akhavan A, Silverman JM, Siever LJ. Differential metabolic rates in prefrontal and temporal Brodmann areas in schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder. Schizophr Res. 2002 Mar 1;54(1-2):141-50.
• Akhavan A, Rudikoff D. Keratosis Pilaris and Variants. Treatments of Skin Disease,1st Edition. Edited by Lebwohl M et al. Mosby Ltd. 2001.
• Akhavan A, Hazlett E, Buchsbaum M. Metabolic rate and gray/white composition of the Brodmann areas of frontal lobe in schizophrenia. In: Abstract of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Medical Student Research Day; New York, NY; February 1999.
• Rosenberg C, Levitt JO, Levitt BH, Akhavan A, Yanofsky H. The Sensitivity and Specificity of Potassium Hydroxide Smear and Fungal Culture in the Evaluation of the Clinical Cure of Tinea Pedis: A Meta-Analysis. Submitted.
• Akhavan A, Levitt JO. Retinol Stability in a Hydroquinone 4%/Retinol 0.3% Cream Under Simulated Use. Submitted.

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