Eric Tkaczyk, MD, PhD

Global Health Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Dermatology, Engineering and Technology, mpox

Country: Congo

Dr. Tkaczyk is a physician-scientist with research interests in biophotonics for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. He graduated with an MD/PhD from the University of Michigan, where he earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS). During his time at CUOS, he had the opportunity to work with his academic grandfather, Gerard Mourou, the 2018 Nobel Laureate who founded the lab. Dr. Tkaczyk completed his post-doctoral training in medical device design at the University of Tartu, which was supported by Fulbright and Whitaker awards. Since 2016, he has served as the founding Director of the Vanderbilt Dermatology Translational Research Clinic (VDTRC.org). Dr. Tkaczyk is also actively involved in the leadership of several conferences and international working groups focused on artificial intelligence and dermatologic imaging technologies, which are key areas of his research.

Expertise: Dermatology; GVHD; Clinical skin measurements; Sclerosing and inflammatory skin diseases; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome; Artificial Intelligence; Biophotonics; Noninvasive imaging; Intravital microscopy