Maxwell Alexander Fung, M.D.
Director, UC Davis Dermatopathology Service
Professor, Division of Clinical Dermatology and Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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Specialties
Pathology - Dermatopathology
Locations and Contact
Phone: 916-734-6111
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Clinical Interests
Maxwell A. Fung, M.D. is Board-certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology and has been engaged in the full-time practice of academic medicine as an attending physician for over 22 years. Dr. Fung wears two patient care hats: one as a diagnostic dermatopathologist who interprets skin biopsy specimens, and one as a dermatologist evaluating patients at the bedside (physician-to-physician consultation only).
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Fung's original research focuses on ways to improve diagnostic accuracy and communication between physicians in ways that are practical and of immediate clinical relevance (appropriate use criteria, alopecia, caterpillar bodies, dermal hypersensitivity, dysplastic nevus, eosinophils, epidermotropism, morphea, psoriasis). Dr. Fung also enjoys collaborating with world-class scientists for basic research endeavors (galectin-3, comparative transcriptomics, microparticles, Western diet).
Division
Dermatopathology
Pathology
Undergraduate School
A.B. with distinction, Stanford University, Stanford CA 1989
Medical School
M.D., UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 1993
Internship
Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston MA 1993-1994
Residency
Dermatology, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 1994-1997
Fellowship
Dermatopathology, Cornell Medical Center, New York NY 1997-1998
Excellence in Quality, UC Davis Medical Center Quality & Safety Committee, 2015
Faculty Teaching Awards, UC Davis Department of Dermatology, 2003, 2006, 2011
Faculty Teaching Award, UC Davis Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2006
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 1988
AUC Committee Members, Fung MA, Vidal CI, Armbrecht EA, Andea AA, Cassarino DS, Comfere NI, Emanuel PO, Ferringer T, Hristov AC, Kim J, Lauer SR, Linos K, Missall TA, Motaparthi K, Novoa RA, Patel R, Shalin SC, Sundram U; Rating Panel, Calame A, Bennett DD, Duncan LM, Elston DM, Hosler GA, Hurley YM, Lazar AJ, Lowe L, Messina J, Myles J, Plaza JA, Prieto VG, Reddy V, Schaffer A, Subtil A. 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. J Cutan Pathol. 2022 Mar;49(3):231-245. doi:10.1111/cup.14135. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID:34536035.
Ortega-Springall MF, Kiuru M, Fung MA. The "spade sign" as a pathognomonic histopathologic feature of acne keloidalis: Analysis of 33 cases of cicatricial alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jun 7:S0190-9622(21)01100-2. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2021.06.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID:34111500.
Yang S, Draznin M, Fung MA. The "Line Sign" Is a Rapid and Efficient Diagnostic "Test" for Morphea: Clinicopathological Study of 73 Cases. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Dec;40(12):873-878. doi:10.1097/DAD.0000000000001177. PMID:30475273.
Chau T, Parsi KK, Ogawa T, Kiuru M, Konia T, Li CS, Fung MA. Psoriasis or not? Review of 51 clinically confirmed cases reveals an expanded histopathologic spectrum of psoriasis. J Cutan Pathol. 2017 Dec;44(12):1018-1026. doi:10.1111/cup.13033. Epub 2017 Sep 15. PMID:28833447.
Ogawa T, Kiuru M, Konia TH, Fung MA. Acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma is usually associated with hair follicles, not acantholytic actinic keratosis, and is not "high risk": Diagnosis, management, and clinical outcomes in a series of 115 cases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Feb;76(2):327-333. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.024. Epub 2016 Nov 23. PMID:27889291.
Millsop JW, Ho B, Kiuru M, Fung MA, Sharon VR. Cutaneous Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Bean Bags From the Bone. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Aug 1;152(8):950-2. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0978.
Wilken R, Fung MA, Shi VY, Cheng MY, Patel F, Sultani H, Maverakis E. Cyclosporine-induced sebaceous hyperplasia in a hematopoetic stem cell transplant patient: delayed onset of a common adverse event. Dermatol Online J. 2016 Jan 15;22(1):13030/qt4865202s. PMID:26990469.
Gingrich AA, Fung MA, Konia T, Canter RJ. Locally Advanced Spiroadenocarcinoma in the Regional Axilla of a Breast Cancer Patient: Hallmarks of Definitive Diagnosis and Management. Rare Tumors. 2015 Sep 7;7(3):5912. doi:10.4081/rt.2015.5912. PMID:26500731.
Shi VY, Tran K, Patel F, Leventhal J, Konia T, Fung MA, Wilken R, Garcia MS, Fitzmaurice SD, Joo J, Monjazeb AM, Burrall BA, King B, Martinez S, Christensen SD, Maverakis E. 100% Complete response rate in patients with cutaneous metastatic melanoma treated with intralesional interleukin (IL)-2, imiquimod, and topical retinoid combination therapy: results of a case series. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Oct;73(4):645-54. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2015.06.060. Epub 2015 Aug 7. PMID:26259990.
Loh E, Armstrong AW, Fung MA. Pre-bisection of a single skin biopsy does not produce technically inadequate specimens for direct immunofluorescence: a review of 3450 specimens. J Cutan Pathol. 2014 Nov;41(11):890-2. doi:10.1111/cup.12393. Epub 2014 Nov 3. PMID:25262568.