Dr. Ivan Litvinov

Biography

Dr. Litvinov is an Associate Professor and director of dermatology research at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He earned his PhD degree in cellular molecular medicine from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, and his medical degree from McGill University, where he completed his dermatology residency training at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Before joining the faculty at McGill, Dr. Litvinov served as an assistant professor and clinician-scientist in dermatology at the University of Ottawa from 2015 to 2017. From 2019 to 2021, he held the position of regional director (Quebec) at the Canadian Dermatology Association. With a keen focus on cutaneous research, especially cutaneous lymphomas, keratinocyte carcinomas, and melanoma, his research is supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). As part of his responsibilities as the director of dermatology research, Dr. Litvinov leads a translational research laboratory within the cancer research program at the MUHC-Research Institute’s hematology-dermatology multidisciplinary clinic at the Glen Site. He also directs a skin cancer diagnosis and treatment clinic for solid organ transplant recipients and oversees the Projet Soleil UV/SunFit Project. In 2020, Dr. Litvinov received the Early Career Award from Cancer CIHR and the 2019 President’s Cup Award for his contributions to dermatology research.

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