John E. Wolf, Jr., M.D., M.A
Member of the Editorial Board
Doctor Wolf is Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Rice University (Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2003) and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (M.A. 1963; M.D. with High Honors 1965). He completed a medical internship at Cornell University/Bellevue Hospital in New York, before serving two years as a Peace Corps physician in the Micronesian Islands. He was subsequently a dermatology resident at the University of California Medical School in San Francisco, a fellow in Tropical Dermatology in Guadalajara, Mexico, and senior registrar at St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in London, UK.
Doctor Wolf was a history major at Rice University, has served as historian of several scientific societies, and has made numerous presentations on the history of dermatology. He has authored more than 170 publications and delivered more than 1,000 professional lectures, including presentations in 27 foreign countries. He has participated in many radio, television, and print media interviews, (including The Wall Street Journal and NBC’s Today Show) and has had numerous listings in Best Doctors in Houston, TX and America.
