From Left: Lauren Campbell, MD, Karan Sra, MD, Stephen Tyring, MD, PhD, Vandana Madkan, MD

Stephen K. Tyring, MD, PhD, FAAD
Stephen K. Tyring, M.D., Ph.D., is President of the Texas Dermatological Society (2009-2010). He is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Infectious Disease Society of America, as well as the American Federation for Clinical Research. Dr Tyring sits on several editorial boards and serves as a reviewer for a number of journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Antiviral Research, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Archives of Dermatology, Journal of Infectious Diseases and Annals of Internal Medicine. A principal investigator for over 200 successfully completed clinical trials, Dr. Tyring’s research interests include the therapy and prevention of various mucocutaneous diseases, especially those disorders with an infectious and/or immunological basis. Dr. Tyring is the author of over 600 journal articles and book chapters as well as seven books: “Interferon: Principals and Medical Applications”; “Human Papillomaviruses: Clinical and Scientific Advances”; “Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Viral Diseases”; “Antiviral Agents, Vaccines and Immunotherapies”; “Mucosal Immunology and Virology”; “Tropical Dermatology” and “Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology”. Dr Tyring received his undergraduate degree from Indiana State University , his Master’s Degree from Abilene Christian University , his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch , his doctorate from Texas Tech University and his MBA from Rice University .

Karan K. Sra, MD, FAAD
Karan K. Sra, M.D., is a native Texan, as she was born and raised here in Houston.   She completed her undergraduate training at University of Texas where she graduated with honors.  She attended medical school and completed her internship in internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.  Prior to starting residency, she was a fellow in clinical trials at the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Center for Clinical Studies in Houston under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Tyring M.D. She completed her dermatology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and she is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology.   Dr. Sra has published over 15 scientific manuscripts in medical journals and books in the last few years.  She has received numerous academic awards including 2 scholarships from the National Institutes of Health.  When Dr. Sra is not working, she enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, and running.

Lauren Campbell, MD, FAAD
Lauren Campbell, M.D., was born and raised in northwest Houston, Texas, and attended Jersey Village High School. She then went on to graduate from the University of Texas at Austin Summa Cum Laude after participating in the Dean’s Scholars Program for the College of Natural Sciences with Bachelors of Arts degrees in both Spanish and Biology. Later Dr. Campbell attended Baylor College of Medicine in Houston with a full academic and community service scholarship, graduating with honors.  After completing medical school, she participated in an NIH funded clinical and research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in skin lymphoma and melanoma, with a focus on dendritic cell vaccine research and pigmented lesions. She completed Transitional Year training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.  Dr. Campbell completed dermatology residency at Rush University in Chicago, serving as chief resident.   She has and continues to publish numerous research articles in dermatological journals.  Her special interests within dermatology include pediatric dermatology, pigmented lesions, and diseases of the nails and hair.  In her spare time she enjoys reading, outdoors activities, and spending time with her family and her Boston Terrier.

Vandana Madkan, MD, FAAD
Vandana Madkan, MD, grew up in Augusta, Georgia, and attended most her of schooling there - from kindergarten to medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. She performed her undergraduate work at Emory University in Atlanta, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature with a focus in Southeast Asian and Latin literature. After medical school, she completed her intern year in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. She then moved to Houston, Texas, where she worked with Dr. Stephen Tyring at the Center for Clinical Studies, acting as a study physician and clinical research fellow. Her work during those two years include several trials dealing with psoriasis, infectious disease, viral research, and HPV induced skin cancers which lead to the approval of important medications such as Humira, indicated for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. She completed her dermatology residency at the prestigious University of Texas at Houston / MD Anderson program, serving as Chief Resident during her final year. During her residency and fellowship, she published numerous articles and book chapters in the field of dermatology and won an international scholarship to present her work in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the World Congress of Dermatology in 2007. She has also presented her work at meetings in Asia and won a Texas Dermatological Society award last year in Fort Worth, Texas.

Christine Doherty has moved her practice to California.