Valerie Lyon, MD 

Dermatology

Title(s): Pediatric dermatologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsion; assistant professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education: Medical degree, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1997; intern, Transitional Medicine, Northwestern University, 1998; dermatology residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2001; pediatric dermatology fellowship, Children's Hospital of San Diego, 2002.

Honors: Chief resident in Dermatology, AAMC Early Career Woman.

Certification: American Board of Dermatology 2001.

Research interests: Nevus sebaceous, congenital nevi, spitz nevi, melanoma in children, pediatric dermatology surgery outcomes, pre-operative patient/family anxiety for awake procedures.

Representative publications:

• Lyon VB, Drolet BA, Nocton JJ, Esterly NB. C2 Deficiency Associated Vasculitis in a 14-year-old Girl Presenting with Severe Systemic Symptoms and Necrotic Papules on the Face. Pediatric Dermatology 20(4):381-322, 2003.
• Lyon VB. Lumps and Bumps in Children: When to Worry: Recent Trends in Recognition and Pathology of Hemangiomas of Infancy and Spitz Nev. In: Current Opinion in Pediatrics 01-Aug-2004; 16 (4):392-5.
• Lyon, VB. Approach to Procedures in Neonates. In: Dermatology Ther 01-Mar-2005; 18(2):117-23.
• Lyon VB, Palmer C, Cunningham BB, Wagner A. Toddler Wrap for Abdominal Biopsy or Excision. Pediatric Dermatology 25:109-111, 2007.
• Palmer CM, Lyon VB. Stepwise Approach to Topical Therapy for Atopic Dermatitis. Clinical Pediatrics Online, December, 2007.
• Kos L, Galbraith S, Lyon V. Vaginal Ulcerations with Acute Mycoplasma Infection. Journal American Academy Dermatology 56:S117-118; 2007.

Contact information:Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, PO Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53226. Phone: (414) 266-1569. Fax: (414) 266-4778. E-mail: vlyon@mcw.edu.