Eliot N. Mostow MD, MPH
Professor and Chair, Dermatology Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Rootstown, Ohio; Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Co-Founder, Multidisciplinary Wound Care Clinic, Akron General Medical Center; Founder, Akron Dermatology Inc, Akron, OhioDr. Eliot Mostow is Professor and Head of the Dermatology Section at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Case Western Reserve College of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the founder of Akron Dermatology providing clinical care to the community and medical education to students and residents. Akron Dermatology is staffed by three board-certified dermatologists and includes Dr. Mostow along with Drs. Jacqueline Graham and Raj Patel.
After receiving his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Mostow completed an internship in internal medicine/pediatrics at Ohio State University Hospital and Columbus Children's Hospital. He received a master of public health degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, and, from there, he served as a medical staff fellow in the Public Health Service Epidemiology Training Program at the National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in Bethesda, Maryland. He then completed his dermatology residency and served as Chief Resident in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he served as a clinical coordinator in the Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic.
Dr. Mostow has published widely, and has presented at numerous national meetings. Besides work in clinical epidemiology and medical education, he has also made the care of patients with chronic wounds, prevention of errors in medicine, and access to quality care in medicine a passion over 30 years in dermatology practice.
Positions:
Head, Dermatology Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED); Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Dermatology Section, Rootstown, Ohio; Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Master Teacher and Past Chair of the Master Teacher Guild, NEOMED; past-President, Akron Dermatology, Akron, Ohio
Degrees:
MD: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
MPH: The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Postgraduate Training:
Residencies: Internal medicine/pediatrics, Ohio State University Hospital/Columbus Children's Hospital; Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Fellowship:
PHS Epidemiology Training Program, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Bethesda, Maryland
Disclosures
Dr. Mostow has been on the Advisory Board of Vivacare.Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- The CARE Approach to Reducing Diagnostic Errors
- How the Information Is Presented Influences Patient Decisions to Treat Actinic Keratosis
- Inequalities in Access to Biological Treatments for Psoriasis
- Adapalene 0.1%/Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% Gel Reduces the Risk of Atrophic Scar Formation in Inflammatory Acne
- The Potential Impact of Reducing Indoor Tanning on Melanoma Prevention and Treatment Costs
- Patient Preference in Receiving Skin Biopsy Results
- Teledermatology as a Diagnosis and Management Tool in Skin Cancer
- 2016 Top Stories in Dermatology: Shared Care to Optimize Outcomes
- "Rule Out" Terminology Associated With Diagnostic Delays in Dermatopathology Practice
- Electronic Prescribing Associated With Reduced Primary Nonadherence to Dermatologic Medication