William D. James MD, FAAD

William D. James, M.D., graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1972 and the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1977. After his residency training in San Francisco, Dr. James spent twelve years at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; the last eight of which were as the Chief of Dermatology.

In 1995, Dr. James joined the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he served as the Albert M. Kligman Professor of Dermatology from 1997 to 2005. Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of the Department, the Paul R. Gross Professor of Dermatology, the Residency Program Director, and the Director of the Clinical Educator Fellowship. Dr. James is a Past President of the American Academy of Dermatology.