Dr. Amy Xu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Amy Xu, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist at the University of Chicago, specializing in complex skin conditions. She leads the UChicago Medicine blistering diseases and oral mucosal disorders clinic, treating patients suffering from pemphigus, pemphigoid, bullous lupus erythematosus, and mucocutaneous lichen planus. In her role, Dr. Xu provides specialized care in supportive oncodermatology, collaborating closely with oncology teams to manage skin side effects related to cancer treatments and solid organ stem cell transplants. She is an active member of the UChicago immune-related adverse events (IrAE) clinical consortium, a multidisciplinary team dedicated to caring for patients facing immunotherapy-related side effects. Dr. Xu also extends her clinical responsibilities to inpatient dermatology, where she provides consultative care for critically ill hospitalized patients with urgent skin conditions, drug reactions, severe rashes, and infectious complications.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2021-07-01 — Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Provides specialized care in dermatology for complex skin conditions, leading the blistering diseases clinic.

Awards

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellow

2015-01-01
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Spencer T. Olin Fellowship

2012-01-01

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
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Writing
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Speaking
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Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy