Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD

Specialty: Dermatology
Chair, Department of Dermatology
The Lawrence P. and Joan Castellani Family Endowed Chair in Dermatology in honor of Allan R. Oseroff, MD, PhD.

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Specialty: Dermatology
Assistant Member, Department of Cell Stress Biology
The Lawrence P. and Joan Castellani Family Endowed Chair in Dermatology in honor of Allan R. Oseroff, MD, PhD.
Locations

Roswell Park Main Campus
1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355)

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Cancers Treated:

Melanoma Skin

Specializing In:

  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Other non-melanoma skin cancers
  • Precancerous skin and mucosal conditions
  • Melanoma
  • Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
  • Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases of the skin
  • Skin surgery

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Associate Professor of Oncology
  • Chair – Department of Dermatology
  • Assistant Member – Department of Cell Stress Biology
  • The Lawrence P. and Joan Castellani Family Endowed Chair in Dermatology in honor of Allan R. Oseroff, MD, PhD.

Background

Education and Training

  • 2010 – PhD – Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermato-oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2003 – MD – University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center, Debrecen, Hungary

Residency

  • 2014 – Dermatology – Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Fellowship

  • 2009 – Postdoctoral Fellowship – Experimental Therapeutics - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL

Board Certification

  • Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology
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Publications

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  • Sigruener A, Tarabin V, Paragh G, Liebisch G, Koehler T, Farwick M, Schmitz G. Effects of sphingoid bases on the sphingolipidome in early keratinocyte differentiation. Exp Dermatol, 2013 Oct 22(10): 677-679.
  • Markó L, Paragh G, Ugocsai P, Boettcher A, Vogt T, Schling P, Balogh A, Tarabin V, Orsó E, Wikonkál N, Mandl J, Remenyik E, Schmitz G. Keratinocyte ATP binding cassette transporter expression is regulated by ultraviolet light. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2012 Nov 5;116:79-88.
  • Takekoshi T, Fang L, Paragh G, Hwang ST. CCR7-expressing B16 melanoma cells downregulate interferon-γ-mediated inflammation and increase lymphangiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment. Oncogenesis. 2012 May 7;1:e9.
  • Paragh G, Ugocsai P, Vogt T, Schling P, Kel A, Tarabin V, Liebisch G, Orso E, Marko L, Balogh A, Kobling T, Remenyik E, Wikonkal N, Mandl J, Schmitz G. Whole genome transcriptional profiling identifies novel differentiation regulated genes in keratinocytes. Exp Dermatol. 2010 Mar; 19(3):297-301.
  • Paragh G, Kumar SM, Rakosy Z, Choi SC, Xu X, and Acs G. RNA Interference-Mediated Inhibition of Erythropoietin Receptor Expression Suppresses Tumor Growth and Invasiveness in A2780 Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cells. Am J Pathol. 2009 Apr;174(4):1504-14.
  • Paragh G, Schling P, Ugocsai P, Kel AE, Liebisch G, Heimerl S, Moehle C, Schiemann Y, Wegmann M, Farwick M, Wikonkál NM, Mandl J, Langmann T, Schmitz. Novel sphingolipid derivatives promote keratinocyte differentiation. Exp Dermatol. 2008 Dec;17(12):1004-16.
  • Wunderlich L, Paragh G, Wikonkal NM, Banhegyi G, Karpati S. and Mandl J. UVB induces a biphasic response of HIF-1α in cultured human keratinocytes. Exp Dermatol. 2008 Apr;17(4):335-42.
  • Jiang YJ, Lu B, Kim P, Paragh G, Schmitz G, Elias PM and Feingold KR. PPAR and LXR Activators Regulate ABCA12 Expression in Human Keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Jan;128(1):104-9. Epub 2007 Jul 5.