CHICAGO, IL, April 03, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present June K. Robinson, MD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Robinson celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
With more than 40 years of industry experience, Dr. Robinson has worked as a research professor of dermatology with the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University since 2005, as well as on the staff for Northwestern Memorial Hospital with Northwestern Medicine since 2007 having previously worked in that role from 1979 to 1998. Prior to these appointments, she was on the staff for the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital with Dartmouth-Hitchcock in 2005, chief of the Dermatology Section at Dartmouth-Hitchcock from 2004 to 2005, and a professor of medicine and pathology, director of the division of dermatology, and staff with Foster McGaw Hospital at Loyola University from 1998 to 2004. Additionally, Dr. Robinson served as a professor of dermatology and surgery at Northwestern University from 1991 to 1998, and on the staff at the Lakeside Veterans Administration Hospital for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 1980 to 1998.
Previously, Dr. Robinson held multiple roles at Northwestern University, such as an associate professor of dermatology and surgery in 1985, assistant professor of surgery in 1980, and assistant professor of dermatology in 1979. A clinical instructor for New York University in 1978, she worked at Dartmouth-Hitchcock as a resident in dermatology from 1975 to 1978, during which time she served as chief resident from 1977 to 1978 as well as a clinical instructor in 1977. Dr. Robinson began her career at GBMC Healthcare, Inc., as an intern in 1974 and resident from 1974 to 1975.
Before embarking on her professional path, Dr. Robinson pursued an education at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1970. She concluded her studies at the University of Maryland, graduating in 1974 with a Doctor of Medicine. Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois since 1979, Dr. Robinson is a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the American Board of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology.
In addition to her primary roles, Dr. Robinson has contributed to numerous endeavors in of her professional circles. Working on the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2010, she held various positions at Loyola University Chicago from 1998 to 2004, including director of the Division of Dermatology in the Department of Medicine, skin cancer program leader at the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, and director of the department of pathology at Mohs Laboratory. Beyond these roles, Dr. Robinson served Northwestern Medicine on the Cancer Committee at Memorial Hospital from 1980 to 1998, on the Nominating Committee for the Medical Faculty Foundation in 1988, on the Board of Directors for the Medical Faculty Foundation from 1982 to 1984, on the Research Committee for Memorial Hospital from 1980 to 1984, and as chair of the Committee on Benefits and Leaves for the Medical Faculty Foundation in 1984.
Additionally, Dr. Robinson has worked in many roles during her 20-year tenure at Northwestern University. The director of the Mohs Micrographic Surgery Unit with the Department of Dermatology from 1979 to 1998, she was on the Curriculum Committee from 1980 to 1986, chair of the Subcommittee on Grading with the Curriculum Committee in 1981, on the Year I-II Subcommittee with the Curriculum Committee in 1982, the Dean's Committee for the Review of the Department of Dermatology in 1984, and on the Institutional Review Board from 1984 to 1987. The course director of dermatologic surgery in the Department of Dermatology from 1984 to 1998, she also served on the Program Review Subcommittee for Biochemistry with the Molecular Biology and Cell Biology Units from 1986 to 1987, as director of the Medical Student Courses in Dermatology from 1986 to 1988, as chairman of the Dermatology Resident Selection Committee with the Department of Dermatology from 1985 to 1989, as chairman of the Departmental Faculty Affairs Committee with the Department of Dermatology from 1989 to 1993, and as chairman of the Internal Review Committee for Dermatology with the Department of Dermatology from 1989 to 1990. The director of the Division of Dermatologic Surgery with the Department of Dermatology from 1997 to 1998, Dr. Robinson was the chair of the Dermatology Search Committee for New Faculty with the Department of Dermatology from 1992 to 1994, director of the Fellowship Training Program in Mohs Micrographic Surgery with the Department of Dermatology from 1987 to 1994, and on the Promotions Committee with the Department of Dermatology from 1985 to 1994.
Dr. Robinson has found much success in her written endeavors as well, having published more than 300 articles in professional journals. A section editor for "Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer" with UpToDate since 2010, she has served as editor of JAMA Dermatology from 2004 to 2018, where she served as a section editor from 1989 to 1997 and on the editorial board from 1988 to 1997. The coeditor of "Surgery of the Skin: Procedural Dermatology" in 2005, 2010, and 2015, she also worked as coeditor for "Cancer of the Skin" in 2011, "Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery" from 1995 to 2010, "Primary Care Dermatology" in 1997, "Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: An Integrated Program in Dermatology" in 1996, and "Atlas of Cutaneous Surgery" in 1996. The editor of the CLU Newsletter from 1988 to 1991, Dr. Robinson was a contributing editor for the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology from 1985 to 1988, coeditor of the Bulletin of the American College of Chemosurgery from 1984 to 1987, and editor of the Bulletin of American Society for Dermatologic Surgery from 1983 to 1986.
In addition to her primary professional affiliation, Dr. Robinson has served with various organizations in relation to her areas of expertise. She has been associated with the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society, Inc., as chair of the Skin Cancer Task Force from 1987 to 1990, on the Nominating Committee from 1991 to 1992, chair of the Prevention Committee from 1991 to 1994, the second vice president from 1992 to 1994, and chair of the Nominating Committee in 1994. In addition to these posts, Dr. Robinson most recently served the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society, Inc., as a first vice president from 1994 to 1996, president from 1996 to 1998, on the Board of Directors from 1987 to 1998 and again from 2007 to 2009, and past president of the Board of Directors from 2008 to 2010.
A trustee of the Dermatology Foundation from 1993 to 2007, Dr. Robinson has maintained membership with the Women's Dermatologic Society, working in the position of vice president from 1988 to 1990, on the awards committee from 1987 to 1992, president from 1990 to 1992, and chair of the Nominating Committee in 1995. Participating on the Clinical and Laboratory Test Committee for the American Board of Dermatology from 1999 to 2002, she has served the American College of Mohs Surgery as the scientific program chairman at the Annual Meeting in 1983, chair of the Publications Committee from 1986 to 1987, and chair of the Task Force on Educational Needs from 1989 to 1990. A member of both the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the American Dermatological Association, she has been on the Design Committee for the Health Fair Exhibit in 1982 and on the Awards Committee of the Chicago Dermatology Society in 1990. Dr. Robinson has also contributed to the Chicago Medical Society on the Practice Committee from 1991 to 1993 and on the Executive Committee from 2000 to 2004.
Likewise, Dr. Robinson was active within the American Academy of Dermatology, participating on the Task Force on Dermatologic Surgery from 1986 to 1989, the Committee on Audiovisual Education from 1988 to 1991, Committee on Dermatologic Subspecialties from 1989 to 1992, and as chair of the Task Force on Dermatologic Surgery from 1989 to 1992. On their Board of Directors from 1992 to 1995, she was on the Presidential Commission on Melanoma and Skin Cancer from 1991 to 1995, on the Committee on Office Based Surgery Accreditation from 1991 to 1995, and as chair of the Soft Tissue Augmentation Task Force from 1991 to 1995. Dr. Robinson was also appointed by the American Academy of Dermatology as assistant secretary treasurer from 1995 to 1998, and secretary treasurer from 1998 to 2001.
Dr. Robinson has also had prolific involvement with the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, initially serving on their Publications Committee from 1979 to 1985 as well as on their Boards of Directors from 1982 to 1987. She was recognized as the chair of the Publications Committee from 1982 to 1985, the chair of the Committee on Resident Surgical Case Log Booklet from 1983 to 1987, secretary designate in 1987, scientific program chair of the Annual Meeting in 1988, and spokesperson program chair from 1986 to 1991. Following these appointments, she was the chair of the Committee on Public Information from 1986 to 1991, secretary from 1988 to 1991, vice president from 1991 to 1992, alternate delegate to American Medical Association from 1989 to 1992, and chair of the Awards Committee from 1985 to 1986 and again in 1992. Most recently, Dr. Robinson contributed to the organization as a chair on the Council on Communications and Public Education from 1991 to 1993, AMA/CPT Advisory Panel representative from 1992 to 1994, president-elect from 1993 to 1994, president from 1994 to 1995, and immediate past president from 1995 to 1996.
As a recipient of National Institute of Health (NCI) awards as principal investigator, Dr. Robinson:
1. Developed a structured skills training program for partner-assisted skin self-examination for the early detection of melanoma. Pairs using the program have accurately assessed moles and managed the decision to seek the care of a dermatologist for concerning moles.
2. Enhanced sun protection by young children and reduced indoor tanning by young adults
Her team developed a multicomponent intervention including reminder text messages relevant to real-time activities of the child and performed a randomized controlled trial showing that the intervention was associated with increased sun-protection behaviors among young children and change in children's skin pigment, which is a biologic measure of effective sun protection. In 1997, her seminal Illinois epidemiologic study determined that 16% of girls were indoor tanning. Her team of behavioral health experts felt that providing healthy, appearance-enhancing alternative choices to indoor tanning could provide sustainable behavioral change. The randomized-controlled trial lowered indoor tanning by 35%. Their next study of the effect of the 10% federal excise tax on indoor tanning in Illinois identified that 26% of salons reported a decline in clients after implementation of the tax.
3. Enhancing primary prevention of skin cancer: sun protection in at-risk populations of kidney transplant recipients
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage kidney disease; however, the requisite lifelong immunosuppressive therapy is associated with developing skin cancer, both melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). SCC afflicts 19% of KTRs between 3-8 years post-transplant. Use of effective sun protection can reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. Culturally sensitive patient-centered sun protection education may be delivered during the visit with the nephrologist when the individual KTR feels well enough to engage in outdoor activities and is able to perform sun protection. The KTR can make decisions about the personal relevance of sun protection and the method of sun protection they are most willing to try. Tablet personal computers (tablet) used in the physician's office delivered personalized care and promoted a sense of coherence and control as the KTR obtained knowledge and understanding of their need for sun protection. Mobile phone technology improved the patient's self-efficacy and response efficacy and helped convert their intentions to take precautions into actions to reduce unprotected sun exposure.
Printed materials developed as described above in #2 and 3 were made available to the public via the Research-tested Intervention Programs of the NIH.
In light of her exceptional undertakings, Dr. Robinson has accrued several accolades and honors throughout her career. A Fellow of NYU Langone Hospitals in Mohs' Chemosurgery and Dermatologic Surgery from 1978 to 1979, she was presented with many awards, including a Gold Medal in 2015 from the American Academy of Dermatology, the Samuel J. Stegman Award for Distinguished Service in 2006 from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the Wilma Bergfeld, MD Visionary and Leadership Award in 2002 from the Women's Dermatologic Society. She also received the St. George Medal from the American Cancer Society, Inc. in 2004, and the Frederic E. Mohs Award for Career Achievement from the American College of Mohs Surgery in 2008. Honored as a Stephen Rothman Lecturer by the American Academy of Dermatology in 1992, Dr. Robinson has been selected for inclusion in multiple editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in the Midwest and Who's Who of American Women.
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