David E. Elder, MBChB
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Dermatology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Dermatopathology Service
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Division of Anatomic Pathology, 6 Founders
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6503
Fax: 215-349-8088
Email: elder@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Studies in diagnosis, prognosis, genetics and therapy of melanoma.
Clinical Expertise
Dermatopathology, with special interest in pathology of melanoma and pigmented lesions.
Education
BMedSc University of Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand , 1969
MBChB University of Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand , 1970
Diplomate (Clinical Pathology), University of Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand , 1975
Specialty Certification
Diploma in Clinical Pathology, University of Otago School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1974
Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (now Australasia) (by examination in anatomic pathology), 1976
Postgraduate Training
Rotating Intern, Rotorua Public Hospital, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1971-1972
Pathology Registrar (resident), Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1972-1975
Awards and Honors
National Junior Scholarship, New Zealand Department of Education, 1963-1966
Batchelor Memorial Medal and Prize for Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Otago School of Medicine, 1970
ICRETT traveling award, WHO International Union against Cancer, 1982
Peter C Nowell Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania, 1989
American Skin Association. Skin Cancer Research Award, 1998
Distinguished Fellow (Citation and Gold Medal), Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, 2004
American Association for the Advancement of Science - elected Fellow, 2005
The Dr Neil Smith Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Dermatopathology, presented by the British Society for Dermatopathology., 2011
Honorary Life Membership, British Society of Dermatopathology, 2011
Memberships and Professional Organizations
New Zealand Medical Association, 1976 - 1985
Royal College of Pathologists of Australia, 1977 - Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1978 - Present
International Academy of Pathology, 1978 - 2005
US-Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1978 - Present
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists, 1978 - 2005
Australian Society of Dermatopathology, 1980 - 1985
International Society of Dermatopathology, 1985 - Present
John Morgan Society, 1985 - Present
American Society for Cancer Research, 2000 - 2005
International Pigment Cell Society, 2000 - 2005
American Society of Human Genetics, 2004 - 2008
American Society of Investigative Pathology, 2005 - 2010
International Melanoma Pathology Study Group, 2008 - Present
British Society for Dermatopathology, 2011 - Present
Pathology Society of Philadelphia, 2013 - Present
Society for Melanoma Research, 2014 - Present
Sigma Xi. The Scientific Research Honor Society, 2024 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma.
Swetter Susan M, Tsao Hensin, Bichakjian Christopher K, Curiel-Lewandrowski Clara, Elder David E, Gershenwald Jeffrey E, Guild Valerie, Grant-Kels Jane M, Halpern Allan C, Johnson Timothy M, Sober Arthur J, Thompson John A, Wisco Oliver J, Wyatt Samantha, Hu Shasa, Lamina Toyin, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 80(1): 208-250, 2019, PMID:30392755
Prognostic modeling of cutaneous melanoma stage I patients using cancer registry data identifies subsets with very-low melanoma mortality
Eguchi MM, Elder DE, Barnhill RL, Piepkorn MW, Knezevich SR, Elmore JG, Kerr KF., Cancer 129(): 89-97, 2023, PMID:36336975
Lever's Dermatopathology. Histopathology of the Skin, 12th Edition
Elder DE, Elenitsas R, Rosenbach M, Murphy G, Rubin AI, Xu, X., Philadelphia, PA. 12(): , 2023
International Skin Imaging Collaboration-Designated Diagnoses (ISIC-DX): Consensus terminology for lesion diagnostic labeling
Scope A, Liopyris K, Weber J, Barnhill RL, Braun RP, Curiel-Lewandrowski CN, Elder DE, Ferrara G, Grant-Kels JM, Jeunon T, Lallas A, Lin JY, Marchetti MA, Marghoob AA, Navarrete-Dechent C, Pellacani G, Soyer HP, Stratigos A, Thomas L, Kittler H, Rotemberg V, Halpern AC., J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 2024, PMID:38733254
WHO classification of skin tumours
Elder DE, Scolyer RA, Massi D, Willemze R, Eds, Lyon: IARC 4th Ed(): , 2018
Diagnostic error, uncertainty, and overdiagnosis in melanoma
Elder DE, Eguchi MM, Barnhill RL, Kerr KF, Knezevich SR, Piepkorn MW, Reisch LM, Elmore JG., Pathology, 2023, PMID:36642569
Revision of the Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis Classification Schema for Melanocytic Lesions: A Consensus Statement
Barnhill RL, Elder DE, Piepkorn MW, Knezevich SR, Reisch LM, Eguchi MM, Bastian BC, Blokx W, Bosenberg M, Busam KJ, Carr R, Cochran A, Cook MG, Duncan LM, Elenitsas R, de la Fouchardière A, Gerami P, Johansson I, Ko J, Landman G, Lazar AJ, Lowe L, Massi D, Messina J, Mihic-Probst D, Parker DC, Schmidt B, Shea CR, Scolyer RA, Tetzlaff M, Xu X, Yeh I, Zembowicz A, Elmore JG., JAMA Netw Open 6(): e2250613, 2023, PMID:36630138
Pathologists' diagnosis of invasive melanoma and melanocytic proliferations: observer accuracy and reproducibility study.
Elmore Joann G, Barnhill Raymond L, Elder David E, Longton Gary M, Pepe Margaret S, Reisch Lisa M, Carney Patricia A, Titus Linda J, Nelson Heidi D, Onega Tracy, Tosteson Anna N A, Weinstock Martin A, Knezevich Stevan R, Piepkorn Michael W, BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 357(): j2813, 2017, PMID:28659278
