Sara C. Shalin
Professor
Also affiliated: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2024); Medical University of South Carolina (2020); Baylor College of Medicine (2004–2022); Prudential Financial (United States) (2018); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2016–2026); University of Mississippi Medical Center (2019); In-Q-Tel (2014–2016); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2014); Saint Louis University (2019); Rogers (United States) (2019); University of South Alabama (2024)
Faculty Researcher
Department Chairs, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Sara C. Shalin's research focuses on dermatopathology, with a particular emphasis on the diagnostic classification and molecular profiling of skin neoplasms. Her work involves the analysis of various skin tumors, including melanoma, dermal melanocytic tumors, syringocystadenocarcinoma papilliferum, and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. She has investigated the utility of ancillary diagnostic testing in dermatopathology and contributed to the development of appropriate use criteria for these tests.
Shalin has published on emerging entities in skin pathology, such as dermal melanocytic tumors with specific gene fusions, and has explored the molecular underpinnings of skin cancers, including identifying activating mutations in syringocystadenocarcinoma papilliferum. Her research also extends to immunologic aspects of dermatologic conditions, as seen in her work on bullous dermatoses and their treatment responses.
As a Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Shalin leads a research group and is involved in clinician research education and scientific training programs, holding a Co-PI role on a grant from the NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 21, over 150 publications, and more than 2,400 citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher.
Metrics
- h-index: 21
- Publications: 153
- Citations: 2,433
Selected Publications
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Incise parallel, section perpendicular to the dermatoglyphs for diagnosis of acral melanocytic lesions—A comment on Thakker et al (2026)
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Photo Quiz: Persistent eyelash debris in a 10-year-old female (2026)
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Clinical Outcomes and Prognostication of CRTC1::TRIM11 Fusion Cutaneous Tumors (2026)
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Hypertrophic Lichen Sclerosus (2026)
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A 25-year evolution of systemic mastocytosis to mast cell leukemia: Cutaneous clues (2026)
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Case Study of Fulminant Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Conservative Therapy―Cornerstone of Management (2026)
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958 Hypertrophic Lichen Sclerosus: A Form of “Atypical” Lichen Sclerosus in the Pathway to HPV-Independent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva (2026)
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Generalized Petechial‐Purpuric Eruption in a Child: A Rare Presentation of Parvovirus <scp>B19</scp> Infection (2026)
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Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Skin (2025)
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A network-based cross-sectional study of geographic access disparities to Medicare-participating dermatologists in the United States (2025)
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A Case of Norwegian Scabies in a Kidney Transplant Patient. (2025)PubMed OpenAlex
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma Arising in Combination With Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Diagnosis and Potential Pitfall (2025)
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Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Challenge (2025)
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Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Answer (2025)
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Noninfectious Inflammatory Disorders of the Vulva (Female Low Genital Tract) (2025)
Federal Grants 1 $269,148 total
Clinician Research Education and Scientific Training (CREST) Program
Grants & Funding
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- Kinase Suppressor of ras: Function in the hippocampus NIH Principal Investigator
- Identification of Druggable Targets to Complement Melanoma Therapy NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- A Pink Pedal Plaque in an 8-Year-Old Boy
- Bilateral eyelid swelling as the presenting sign of subcutaneous sarcoidosis
- Unilateral Pachydermodactyly in a Young Female: A Rare Diagnosis Requiring Novel Clinicopathological Correlation
- Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Answer
- Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Challenge
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Sebaceous gland atrophy due to seborrheic dermatitis in a patient with alopecia: A potential pitfall
- Perineuriomatous Melanocytic Nevi: A Case Series of Four Cases
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma Arising in Combination With Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Diagnosis and Potential Pitfall
- Noninfectious Inflammatory Disorders of the Vulva (Female Low Genital Tract)
- Noninfectious Inflammatory Disorders of the Vulva (Female Low Genital Tract)
- Immunologic overlap in a case of linear IgG/IgA bullous dermatosis responsive to rituximab
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with platelet‐derived growth factor‐D rearrangement; two cases with morphologically distinct presentations
- Vulvar Melanocytic Lesions
- Deep Herpes
- Molecular Profiling of Syringocystadenocarcinoma Papilliferum Reveals <i>RAS</i> -Activating Mutations
- Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Skin
- Deep Herpes
- Molecular Profiling of Syringocystadenocarcinoma Papilliferum Reveals <i>RAS</i> -Activating Mutations
- Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Skin
- A Pink Pedal Plaque in an 8-Year-Old Boy
- Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Answer
- Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Challenge
- Sebaceous gland atrophy due to seborrheic dermatitis in a patient with alopecia: A potential pitfall
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma Arising in Combination With Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Diagnosis and Potential Pitfall
- Histopathologic Features in Urticaria and Urticarial Variants: Plasma Cells Should Be Rare
- Sebaceous gland atrophy due to seborrheic dermatitis in a patient with alopecia: A potential pitfall
- Noninfectious Inflammatory Disorders of the Vulva (Female Low Genital Tract)
- Noninfectious Inflammatory Disorders of the Vulva (Female Low Genital Tract)
- Perineuriomatous Melanocytic Nevi: A Case Series of Four Cases
- Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Answer
- Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Challenge
- Immunologic overlap in a case of linear IgG/IgA bullous dermatosis responsive to rituximab
- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) Arising Post Kidney Transplant: A Review of Clinical Variants in the Literature
- Dermal melanocytic tumor with <scp><i>CRTC1‐TRIM11</i></scp> fusion: Report of two additional cases with review of the literature of an emerging entity
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with platelet‐derived growth factor‐D rearrangement; two cases with morphologically distinct presentations
- Dermal melanocytic tumor with <scp><i>CRTC1‐TRIM11</i></scp> fusion: Report of two additional cases with review of the literature of an emerging entity
- Appropriate use criteria for ancillary diagnostic testing in dermatopathology: New recommendations for 11 tests and 220 clinical scenarios from the American Society of Dermatopathology Appropriate Use Criteria Committee
- Cutaneous Oxalosis Due to Primary Hyperoxaluria
- Hyperkeratotic Plaques of Distal Extremities as a Presenting Sign of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Answer
- Appropriate use criteria for ancillary diagnostic testing in dermatopathology: New recommendations for 11 tests and 220 clinical scenarios from the American Society of Dermatopathology Appropriate Use Criteria Committee
- Molecular Profiling of Syringocystadenocarcinoma Papilliferum Reveals <i>RAS</i> -Activating Mutations
- Bullous Tinea: Single-Center Retrospective Histopathologic Review of 25 Skin Biopsies
- Not a Cyst: When a Cyst Obscures a More Nefarious Process
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