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Dr. Ladan Mostaghimi is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in addition to her dermatology training in France. She is the director of the UW Health Psychocutaneous Medicine Clinic. This clinic helps individuals who experience anxiety and depression due to their skin conditions; individuals for whom stress may trigger or aggravate their skin disease; individuals who feel their skin condition is interfering with their sleep, intimacy or quality of life; and individuals with skin picking, hair pulling or excessive concerns about their self-image related to skin problems. The clinic uses a pre-appointment management system to assess the request for services. Some patients will be followed in the clinic and others will be referred to appropriate outside resources.

 

Patients may also be scheduled into Dr. Mostaghimi's general dermatology practice for skin cancer evaluations or urgent dermatology problems.

 

Dr. Mostaghimi is the assistant medical director of the dermatology clinical trial unit. She is a member of American Psychiatric Association, Wisconsin Dermatology Society, French Dermatologic Association, and Wisconsin Psychiatric Society. She is a national and international lecturer on psychocutaneous diseases.

Specialties

Dermatology

Psychiatry

Hospital Affiliation(s)

Languages Spoken

English, Farsi/Persian, French

Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification	Psychiatry & Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine
Residency	University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI West Virginia University University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
Internship	West Virginia University
Medical School	Tehran University, Iran, 1986