Howard Maibach
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Howard I Maibach is an American dermatologist, professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).[1] His contributions include work in wound management,[2] and in patient care, dermatophysiology, dermatophamacology, and dermatotoxicology.[3]
Biography
[edit]Maibach was born on 18 July 1929, in New York City.[4] He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1955,[1] and completed his internship from William Beaumont Army Hospital, El Paso, TX in 1956. He later completed his fellowship from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1961. He also practiced neuropsychiatry for a few months in 1956.[4]
Professional work
[edit]He specializes in contact and occupational dermatitis, including the toxicological and pharmacological aspects.[5]
Research ethics
[edit]In December 2022, UCSF released the results of a preliminary investigation into his research conducted on prisoners at the California Medical Facility at Vacaville in the 1960s and 70s. The report raised ethical concerns over how the research was conducted, especially with regards to getting informed consent from and communicating research risks to participants, and the fact that many of the prisoners were being assessed or treated for psychiatric conditions.[6] The report noted that the experiments did not involve treating medical conditions the patients had, in some cases involved exposing patients to herbicides and insecticides. In his response to the report, Maibach expressed remorse regarding his involvement in the research, stating "[While] the work I did with colleagues at CMF was considered by many to be appropriate by the standards of the day, [in retrospect] those standards were clearly evolving. I obviously would not work under those circumstances today... I have sincere remorse in relationship to these efforts some decades ago."[6] The University of California at San Francisco issued an apology for its role in supporting the research.[7]
Honors
[edit]In 2013, he was awarded the "Master Dermatologist Award" by the American Academy of Dermatology.[8] [9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "University of California, San Francisco".
- ^ Ovington, Liza (October 2002). "The Evolution of Wound Management: Ancient Origins and Advances of the Past 20 Years". Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional. 20 (10): 652–656. doi:10.1097/00004045-200210000-00009. PMID 12394337.
- ^ Engasser, Patricia (October 2013). "Howard Maibach, MD". Dermatitis. 24 (5): 252–253. doi:10.1097/DER.0b013e3182a76538. PMID 24030375.
- ^ a b "Alexandra" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Howard Maibach MD". UCSF Medical Center.
- ^ a b Kurtzman, Laura (December 20, 2022). "UCSF Issues Report, Apologizes for Unethical 1960-70's Prison Research". UCSF. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "International Journal of Drug Delivery".
- ^ Carruthers, John (January 2013). "Howard Ira Maibach, MD, named Master Dermatologist". Dermatology World.
- ^ Maibach, Howard. "Dr Howard Maibach Honored With Master Dermatologist Award". Trans dermal delivery solutions. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
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