Dr. Michelle Pavlis

Associate Professor

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Biography

Michelle Bernadette Pavlis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Duke University and a Staff Physician at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She specializes in pigmented lesions and is the Director of early melanoma detection at the Duke Cancer Institute. With a strong clinical expertise in dermoscopy and mole mapping technology, she focuses on the early detection of skin cancer, and serves as a Dermoscopy Faculty Champion, enhancing resident education in dermatology. Dr. Pavlis has actively mentored medical students and has served as an attending physician in the continuity clinic for third-year medical students. Her research interests primarily lie in cutaneous oncology, with a specific emphasis on the characteristics of melanoma in diverse populations. She obtained her M.D. from Emory University, School of Medicine in 2009.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Duke University • Durham, NC

Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology.

Staff Physician

— Present

Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center • Durham, NC

Staff Physician specializing in dermatology.

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)