Dermatopathologist – Dermatologist
David Barnette, MD
David Barnette, MD, is a respected dermatologist and dermatopathologist known for his dedication to advancing patient care and medical education. He completed his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In addition to his work as a dermatologist and a dermatopathologist, Dr. Barnette is actively involved in teaching and mentoring.
David Barnette, MD
Education
Dr. Barnette, MD has a Master of Science in Engineering in Biochemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, and attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His residency was in Dermatology at the National Naval Medical Center.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Education:
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1972-1976
- University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science, Biochemical Engineering, 1979-1981
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1981-1985
- Transitional Internship, Naval Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, 1985-1986
- Dermatology, National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), Bethesda, MD, 1990-1993
- Dermatopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 1995-1996
Special Training:
- Medical Management of Biologic and Chemical Casualties, Fort Detrick, MD, 1995
- Medicine in the Tropics Course, San Juan, PR, 1992
- Flight Surgeon Course, Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute, Pensacola, FL, 1987
Board Certifications:
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- American Board of Dermatology
- Special Qualification in Dermatopathology by American Board of Dermatology and American Board of Pathology
Licenses:
- California – #G58533
- Florida – #ME0065827
- Colorado – #DR-42242
- Hawaii – #MD 6109
- Nevada – #11868
- Idaho – #M-6687
- Maryland – #D44497
- New Jersey – #MA 48823
- DEA – #BB5488805
Medical Certifications:
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
Current Positions:
- Dermatologist, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA 92037, 1997-Present
- Dermatopathologist, David J Barnette Jr MD Inc., Carlsbad, CA, 2002- Present
Academic Affiliations:
- Volunteer Lecturer: Dermatopathology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Dermatology Department
Previous Dermatology Positions:
- Dermatopathologist, Leo Indianer MD Dermatopathology, Encino, CA, 1999 – 2019
- Dermatopathologist, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA, 1998-2017
- Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist, Watson Clinic LLP, Lakeland, FL, 2000
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 1998-2003
- Staff Dermatologist, Residency Training ProgramDepartment of Dermatology, National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), 1993-1995
- Consultant for Dermatology, Office of the Attending Physician, Congress of the United States U.S. Capitol, 1994-1995
- Staff Dermatologist & Director, Migrant Processing Section, Operations Sea Signal, Uphold Democracy and Able Manner Medical Treatment Facility, USNS Comfort, 1994
Medals, Awards & Honors:
- Robert W. Goltz, MD EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD (June 21, 2008) UCSD, San Diego Division of Dermatology
- Meritorious Service Medal awarded for teaching and dermatopathology services while assigned at Naval Medical Center, San Diego from August 1996 to retirement in October 2000.
- Navy Commendation Medal (Gold Star for 2nd Award), awarded for service provided while assigned as Director, Migrant Processing Unit aboard the Medical Treatment Facility, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) from May to October 1994.
- Navy Commendation Medal, awarded for service while assigned as Senior Flight Surgeon and Medical Department Head, Patrol Squadron Four, Barbers Point, HI from August 1987 to June 1990.
- Navy Achievement Medal (Gold Star for 2nd award), awarded for service while assigned as an Instructor in the Military Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania from June 1979 to July 1981.
- Navy Achievement Medal, awarded for duties performed while assigned as Division Officer aboard the USS Vogelgesang (DD 862) from January 1977 to MAY 1979.
- Alfred W. Hollander, MD Award: The 1996-1997 Teaching award for Staff Dermatologist. (Award voted by residents and staff.)
- Letter of Appreciation from Attending Physician to Congress for Dermatologic service provided to members of Congress from November 1994 to June 1995.
- Nominated for the Richard E. Leuhers Memorial Award for the Operational Flight Surgeon of the Year (1/89).
- Fox Flag Award for Academic Excellence, awarded to top graduate in Naval Aerospace Medicine Course (7/87).
- Surgeon General’s Award for Professional and Military Leadership, awarded while assigned to the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute (7/87).
Professional Affiliations:
- Diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology
- Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology
- Fellow of the American Society of Dermatopathology
- Member of the San Diego County Dermatological Society
- Member California Dermatology Society
Presentations:
- Gross and Microscopic Symposium, American Academy of Dermatology, 50th Annual meeting, Dallas, TX “Annular Lichen Planus of the Glans Penis” 12/91
- Guest Speaker, 19th Annual Uniformed Services Dermatology Seminar, San Antonio, TX “Operations Able Manner and Uphold Democracy” 5/95
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “Malignant Melanoma 1997: Seventh Annual Cutaneous Malignancies Update.” Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. La Jolla, CA “Prognostic Indicators in Malignant Melanoma”
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “14th Annual Superficial Anatomy and Cutaneous Surgery Course” Scripps Clinic/UCSD, LA Jolla, CA “Histology of Laser Skin Resurfacing” 7/14/97
- Director, Clinicopathologic Correlation Section, Uniformed Services 21st Annual Dermatology Seminar, San Diego, CA 9/14/97-9/18/97
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “Malignant Melanoma 1998: Eighth Annual Cutaneous Malignancies Update.” Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. La Jolla, CA “Pathology of Malignant Melanoma” 1/31/98
- Director, Focus Session, “Dermatopathology for Dermatologists: Histopathologic Simulants American Academy of Dermatology 56th Annual meeting, Orlando, FL 2/27/98
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “16th Annual Superficial Anatomy and Cutaneous Surgery Course” Scripps Clinic/UCSD. La Jolla, CA “Histology of Laser Skin Resurfacing” 7/13/98
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “Malignant Melanoma 1999: Ninth Annual Cutaneous Malignancies Update.” Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. La Jolla, CA “Pathology of Malignant Melanoma: Current Status and Prognostic Indicators” 1/30/99
- Director, Focus Session, “Dermatopathology for Dermatologists: Histopathologic Simulants”American Academy of Dermatology 57th Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA 3/20/99
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “17th Annual Superficial Anatomy and Cutaneous Surgery Course” Scripps Clinic/UCSD. La Jolla, CA “Histology of Laser Skin Resurfacing” 7/12/99
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “Malignant Melanoma 2000: Tenth Annual Cutaneous Malignancies Update.” Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. La Jolla, CA “Pathology of Malignant Melanoma: Current Status and Prognostic Indicators” 1/22/00
- Director, Focus Session, “Dermatopathology for Dermatologists: Histopathologic Simulants”American Academy of Dermatology 58th Annual meeting, San Francisco CA 3/13/00
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “18th Annual Superficial Anatomy and Cutaneous Surgery Course” Scripps Clinic/UCSD. La Jolla, CA “Histology of Laser Skin Resurfacing” 6/26/2000
- Director, Focus Session, “Dermatopathology for Dermatologists: Histopathologic Simulants”American Academy of Dermatology 59th Annual meeting, Washington, DC 3/5/01
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Course, “Malignant Melanoma 2001”, “Malignant Melanoma 2002”, “Malignant Melanoma 2003” and “Malignant Melanoma 2004”
- Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation. La Jolla, CA “Pathology of Malignant Melanoma: Current Status and Prognostic Indicators” 1/01-1/08.
- Faculty, Continuing Medical Education Courses, “Annual Superficial Anatomy and Cutaneous Surgery Course” Scripps Clinic/UCSD. La Jolla, CA “Histology of Laser Skin Resurfacing” 7/01;7/02;7/03, 7/04 and “Practical Dermatopathology” 7/01-7/08.
- Faculty, Symposium, Advance Dermatopatholgy, American Academy of Dermatology 60th Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA 2/25/02
- Faculty, Annual Triservice Dermatology Course, San Diego, CA “Clinicopathologic Conference” 8/03
Representative Publications:
- Barnette DJ, Curtain TJ, Yeager JK, and Corbett DW: Asymptomatic Penile Lesions. Cutis 1993 Feb;51(2): 116-118.
- Barnette DJ and Yeager JK: Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis (CRP) of Gougerot and Carteaud. Arch Derm. 1993 Dec;129 (12):1608-9, 1611-12.
- Barnette DJ and Cobb M.: A solitary, erythematous, hyperkeratotic papule. Acantholytic Acanthoma. Arch Derm 1995 Feb;131 (2):211-2,214-5
- Ross EV, Barnette DJ, Glatter RD, and Grevelink JM: Effects of pass number in CO2 Laser skin resurfacing: A study of residual thermal damage, cell death, and wound healing. Lasers Surg Med. 1999 24:103-112.
- Ross EV, Mowlavi A, Barnette DJ, Glatter RD, and Grevelink JM: The Effect of Wiping on Skin Resurfacing in a Pig Model Using a High Energy Pulsed CO2 Laser System. Derm Surg. 1999;25:81-88.
- Sajben FP, Barnette DJ and Barrett TL: Intravascular angioleiomyoma. J Cut Pathol 1999;26:165-167
- McKinlay JR, Barrett TL, Barnette DJ, Ross EV: Asymptomatic Firm Yellow Brown Plaques of the Lower Eyelids and Chest (Arch Derm 2001 Mar;137(3):365-70)
- Sajben FP, Schoelch S, and Barnette DJ: Fluoroscopic-induced Radiation Dermatitis (Cutis 1999;64: 57-59)
- Ross EV, Naseef GS, McKinlay JR, Barnette DJ, Skrobal M, Grevelink J and Anderson RR: Comparison of CO2 Laser, Erbium:YAG Laser, Dermabrasion, and Dermatoming. (J Am Acad Derm 2000;42:92-105)
- Sajben FP, Ross EV, Barnette DJ, McKinlay JR and Miller C: Non-ablative Skin Remodeling: Selective Dermal Heating with an Erbium:glass laser–cooling combination. Lasers Surg Med. 2000;26(2):186-95
- Barnette DJ: Papulonecrotic Tuberculid. (Emedicine’s On-Line Textbook of Dermatology)
- Ross EV, Yashar SS, Naseef GS, Barnette DJ, Skrobal M, Grevelink J, and Anderson RR: A Pilot Study of In Vivo Immediate Tissue Contraction with CO2 Skin Laser Resurfacing in a Live Farm Pig. (Dermatologic Surgery 25;11: 851-856)
- Satter EK, Barnette DJ. Adrenocortical carcinoma with delayed cutaneous metastasis. J Cutan Pathol. 2008 Jul;35(7):677-80. Epub 2008 Jan 14.
- Hancox JG, Yount LS, Eaton JS, Barnette DJ, Greenway HT Jr. Lymphangiosarcoma presenting as asymptomatic swelling of the cheek. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Mar;56(3):530-1
- Ross EV, Swan M. Soon S, Izadpanah A, Barnette D, Davenport S. Full-face treatments with the 2790-nm erbium:YSGG laser system. J Drugs Dermatology 2009 Mar; 8(3): 248-52
