Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Tartu, Estonia
Director, Vanderbilt Dermatology Translational Research Clinic
Staff Physician, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville Dermatology and Research Services
Professional Highlights
Dr. Tkaczyk (spelled with a "CZ" like "Czech") is a physician-scientist with research interests in biophotonics for diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. He is a graduate of the MD/PhD at the University of Michigan, with PhD in electrical engineering from the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS). At CUOS, he overlapped with his academic grandfather Gerard Mourou, the 2018 Nobel Laureate who founded the lab. Dr. Tkaczyk's post-doctoral training in medical device design at the University of Tartu was supported by Fulbright and Whitaker awards. This work culminated with a prize awarded by the US Ambassador to Estonia and the Estonian Speaker of Parliament at the 2011 Estonian-American Innovation Award ceremony. In 2016, he completed dermatology residency training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he is Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Biomedical Engineering. He is also an attending dermatologist at the VA Medical Center. He is board-certified to practice dermatology both in the USA and in Europe. As founding Director of the Vanderbilt Dermatology Translational Research Clinic, he lectures internationally on dermatologic imaging technologies, which is his research focus.
Research Description
• Noninvasive Diagnostic Technology
• 3D Imaging
• Machine learning / artificial intelligence / deep learning
Education
Doctor of Medicine - University of Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering - University of Michigan (summa cum laude)
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering - Purdue University (summa cum laude)
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics - Purdue University (summa cum laude)
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Clinical interest
• Cancer
• Dermatology
• Graft-versus-Host Disease
• Reflectance Confocal Microscopy
• Skin Cancers Including Melanoma
Postdoctoral Positions Available
We have multiple positions available and are often able to create new project for talented and driven individuals at all levels from undergraduate and post-bac to post-doc and clinical fellow:
Board and Certifications
American Board of Dermatology, 2016
European Board of Dermato-Venereology, 2016