Amit Pandya

Biography

Amit Pandya, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern. He holds the Dr. J.B. Shelmire Professorship in Dermatology.  Dr. Pandya focuses his clinical work and research on pigmentary disorders such as vitiligo and melasma. He is one of a handful of full-time pigmentary disorder specialists in the country. After graduating magna cum laude with a degree in biology from the University of Houston, Dr. Pandya received his medical degree from UT Southwestern. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and his residency in dermatology at UT Southwestern.  With future research in mind, Dr. Pandya has started a vitiligo patient registry that captures over 60 details about vitiligo for each patient. This registry is one of only five vitiligo patient registries in the world. Dr. Pandya has been recognized as a Best Doctor by D Magazine and a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly for several years consecutively. He is recent a recipient of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award and the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. He has also received an Outstanding Teacher Award from UT Southwestern medical students 14 times. He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Texas Dermatological Society, the Dallas Dermatological Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society, the International Society of Dermatology, and Amit Pandya, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern. He holds the Dr. J.B. Shelmire Professorship in Dermatology.  Dr. Pandya focuses his clinical work and research on pigmentary disorders such as vitiligo and melasma. He is one of a handful of full-time pigmentary disorder specialists in the country. After graduating magna cum laude with a degree in biology from the University of Houston, Dr. Pandya received his medical degree from UT Southwestern. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and his residency in dermatology at UT Southwestern.  With future research in mind, Dr. Pandya has started a vitiligo patient registry that captures over 60 details about vitiligo for each patient. This registry is one of only five vitiligo patient registries in the world. Dr. Pandya has been recognized as a Best Doctor by D Magazine and a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly for several years consecutively. He is recent a recipient of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award and the University of Texas Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. He has also received an Outstanding Teacher Award from UT Southwestern medical students 14 times. He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Texas Dermatological Society, the Dallas Dermatological Society, the Texas Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society, the International Society of Dermatology, and

Research Interest

  Melasma Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation Vitiligo