John e. Olerud, MD
Professor, Division of Dermatology
Division Head
Contact Information
University of Washington
Box 356524
Seattle, WA 98195-6524
Office: 206-543-5290
Fax: 206-543-2489
Clinic Appointments:
206-598-4067
olerudje@uw.edu
Education and Training
M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, 1971
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 1975
Residency in Dermatology, University of Washington, 1977
Research Interests
Abnormal wound healing in patients with diabetes mellitus; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; and biomaterials/skin interface.
Clinical Research Interests
Cutaneous lymphoma, skin manifestations of diabetes and internal diseases, leg ulcers and connective tissue diseases.
Representative Publications
Fukano Y, Knowles NG, Usui ML, Underwood RA, Hauch KD, Marshall AJ,. Ratner BD, Giachelli C, Carter WG, Fleckman PH, Olerud JE. Characterization of an in vitro model for evaluating the interface between skin and percutaneous biomaterials. Wound Rep & Regen 14(Jul/Aug):4:484-91, 2006.
Cobb MJ, Chen Y, Underwood RA, Usui ML, Olerud JE, Li X: Noninvasive assessment of cutaneous wound healing using ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography. J Biomed Optics, 11(6), 064002 (November/December) 2006.
Olerud JE: Academic Workforce in Dermatology. Arch Dermatology March 143, pp 409-10, 2007.
Chien AJ, Olerud JE. Why do so many clinicians believe that recurrent zoster is common? Dermatol Online, 13(2):2, May 1; 2007.
Wolgamot GM, Olerud JE, Shors A, Rhim J, Argenyi ZB. Giant cell rich histiocytic dermatitis/panniculitis associated with thrombocytosis. Am J Dermatopathol, June 29(3):pp 296-99, 2007.
Isenhath SN, Fukano Y, Usui ML, Underwood RA, Irvin CA*, Marshall AJ, Hauch KD, Ratner BD, Fleckman P, Olerud JE: A Mouse Model to Evaluate the Interface between Skin and a Percutaneous Device. J Biomed Mater Res A, Dec 15;83(4):915-22, 2007.
Sullivan SR, Underwood RA, Sigle RO, Fukano Y, Muffley LA, Usui ML, Gibran NS, Antezana MA, Carter WG, Olerud JE. Topical application of laminin-332 to diabetic mouse wounds. J Dermatol Sci. Dec;48(3):177-88, 2007. PMCID: PMC2151474
Usui ML, Mansbridge JN, Carter WG, Fujita M, Olerud JE: Keratinocyte Migration, Proliferation, and Differentiation in Chronic Ulcers From Patients With Diabetes and Normal Wounds. J Histochem Cytochem 56(7): pps. 687-96, 2008. PMID 18413645, PMCID: PMC2430161
Olerud JE: Models for Wound Healing and Healing into Percutaneous Devices. J Biomat Sci, Polymer Edn Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 1007-20, 2008. PMID 18644227
Fleckman P, Olerud JE. Models for the histologic study of the skin interface with percutaneous biomaterials. Biomed Mater 3(034006) (September), 2008. PMID 18708704
Underwood RA, Carter WG, Usui ML, Olerud JE. Ultrastructural localization of integrin subunits ß4 and a3 within the migrating epithelial tongue of in vivo human wounds. J Histochem Cytochem 57(2): pps. 123-42, 2009. PMID 18824633, PMCID: PMC2628320
Furmanczyk P, Wolgamot G, Kussick S, Sabath D, Olerud JE, Argenyi Z. Diagnosis of mycosis fungoides with different algorithmic approaches. J Cutan Pathol Jul 7 2009. PMID: 19602072
Kirker KR, Secor PR, James GA, Fleckman P, Olerud JE, Stewart PS. Loss of viability and induction of apoptosis in human keratinocytes exposed to Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in vitro. Wound Repair Regen (August) 2009 (pps 1-10). PMID: 19671124