Clara N. Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD

Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski establishes and fosters research activities related to the skin cancer field across multiple disciplines, and across basic science and clinical projects, addressing important clinical gaps in the skin cancer primary prevention and early detection fields through innovative study designs and effective execution. She collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, the College of Optical Sciences, the College of Engineering Department of Bioengineering, and the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Radiology to evaluate novel imaging modalities in the skin cancer arena.

Since joining the University of Arizona Cancer Center in 2004, she has increased her expertise in translational efforts related to skin cancer therapeutic prevention. She is currently a co-PI of the Skin Cancer Prevention Program Project at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and has served as a lead dermatologist in seven clinical studies and as a PI in six clinical trials (4 pilot, 3 Phase 1, and 3 Phase 2 studies) within the PPG in Skin Cancer Chemoprevention, the UA NCI/DCP Cancer Chemoprevention Consortium Agreement, and sponsored studies. The availability of core services at the Cancer Center has been essential to skin cancer-related research projects. In addition, close interactions across investigators at the Cancer Center have allowed them to build a strong skin cancer research project that is unique in the nation.