Alan

S.

Boyd

MD

Alan S. Boyd, MD, is a Professor of Dermatology and Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at  Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is director of the Vanderbilt Dermatopathology Service and sees patients in VUMC's One Hundred Oaks and Shelbyville, Tennessee clinics. 

In addition to his teaching duties to residents and medical students, Dr. Boyd has published more than 200 research papers, book chapters, review articles, editorials and case reports in both clinical dermatology and dermatopathology. His clinical interests include psoriasis and lichen planus and his dermatopathologic interests include cutaneous infectious diseases and melanocytic lesions. He has spoken numerous times at the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society of Dermatopathology meetings. 

Dr. Boyd grew up in Abilene, Texas and attended Abilene Christian University, graduating summa cum laude.  He went to medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, graduating as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.  He did his internship in family medicine in Waco, Texas, followed by research fellowships in Dallas and Lubbock. In 1992 he returned to Houston to complete a fellowship in dermatopathology under the guidance of Ron Rapini, M.D. 

Dr. Boyd and his wife Lori have two adult children. In his free time, he enjoys playing cello in his church worship band, woodworking, reading and living on his farm in rural Williamson County. He sits on the board of Health Talents International, a faith-based organization providing health care in Central America. He travels annually to Nicaragua for a week of clinic in underserved areas and has taken similar trips to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ukraine and Uganda.

Clinical Interests:

• Dermatopathology
• Clinical dermatology
• Psoriasis
• Lichen planus
• Non-melanoma skin cancer
• Dermatologic infectious disease

Research Interests:

• Dermatopathology 
• Clinical dermatology 
• Special interest in patients with unusual skin infections and exposures to heavy metals