Ronald P. Rapini, MD, born in 1954 in Akron, Ohio, is a renowned dermatologist and dermatopathologist. He is the Chernosky Professor and Chair of Dermatology at UTHealth Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Trained at Ohio State, University of Iowa, and Colorado, he has led the growth of the dermatology program there since 2002, mentoring many award-winning trainees.

He has served as president of major dermatology societies, authored the widely used textbook Practical Dermatopathology, and published over 150 peer-reviewed articles.

1 Clinical and Pathological Findings With Differential Diagnostic Lists

2 Eczematous and Papulosquamous Diseases

3 Reactive Erythemas

4 Vasculitis and Other Purpuric Diseases

5 Intraepidermal Vesicular and Pustular Diseases

6 Subepidermal Vesicular Diseases

7 Non-infectious Granulomas

8 Deposition and Metabolic Diseases

9 Alterations of Connective Tissues

10 Adnexal Inflammatory Diseases

11 Some Genodermatoses

12 Bacterial Diseases

13 Fungal Diseases

14 Viral, Rickettsial, and Chlamydial Diseases

15 Parasitic Diseases

16 Panniculitis

17 Other Non-neoplastic Diseases

18 Epithelial Neoplasms

19 Cysts

20 Melanocytic Neoplasms

21 Sebaceous Neoplasms

22 Follicular Neoplasms

23 Sweat Gland Neoplasms

24 Myeloproliferative Disorders

25 Vascular Proliferations and Neoplasms

26 Neural Neoplasms

27 Fibrohistiocytic Proliferations and Neoplasms

28 Metastatic Neoplasms to Skin

29 Miscellaneous Remnants and Neoplasms

30 Special Stains