Alain Brassard, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
Health Science Clinical Professor
Vice Chair Education
Novy Professor
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Locations and Contact
Phone: 916-734-6111
Philosophy of Care
I believe everyone should have good health with intact skin. I value good communication between physicians and patients about their condition but also its management. A well informed patient is the first step toward healing. In an ideal world, every citizen should have easy access to excellent care. On a daily basis, I provide that access and care. Here at UCDavis Dermatology, I teach residents and students to surpass themselves in treating patients with the best knowledge but also excellent professionalism.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Brassard is a Medical Dermatologist interested in complex dermatological conditions such as Auto-immune Connective Tissue diseases, wound healing and skin manifestations of immunodeficiency. Surprisingly, patients can get very sick with skin diseases and get hospitalized. He is the co-director of the Dermatology in-patient service to help those suffering individuals.
Dr. Brassard was the Chair of the Dermatology Examination Committee, Chair of the Specialty Committee and also an external reviewer for the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. He has a strong interest in medical education,program evaluation and assessment.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Brassard has conducted many Clinical trials in Wound Healing and Medical Dermatology. His main focus now is Medical dermatology and Medical education in its delivery but also in its structure and assessment.
Division
Dermatology
Medical School
M.D., Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 1984
Other School
F.R.C.P.C., Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1989
Internship
Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1984-1986
Residency
Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1986-1989
Award of Merit, Canadian Dermatology Association, 2017
Clinical Teacher of the Year Under Graduate University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine, 2015
Pourang A, Fung MA, Tartar D, Brassard A. Condyloma lata in secondary syphilis. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Feb 9;10:18-21. doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.01.025. PMID:33732839.
Nguyen M, Hai J, Bovenberg MSS, Wilken R, Kiuru M, Brassard A, Tartar D. A patient with anti-NXP2-positive dermatomyositis and syphilis. Dermatol Online J. 2020 Feb 15;26(2):13030/qt0783v3nx. PMID:32239891.
Nguyen M, Ellis S, Konia TH, Brassard A, Tartar D. Extensive purpura as presenting sign of parvovirus B19 infection in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. JAAD Case Rep. 2019 Aug 29;5(9):798-800. doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.07.001. PMID:31517001.
Alikhan A, Sayed C, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Brassard A, Burkhart C, Crowell K, Eisen DB, Gottlieb AB, Hamzavi I, Hazen PG, Jaleel T, Kimball AB, Kirby J, Lowes MA, Micheletti R, Miller A, Naik HB, Orgill D, Poulin Y. North American clinical management guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa: A publication from the United States and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations: Part I: Diagnosis, evaluation, and the use of complementary and procedural management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jul;81(1):76-90. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.067. Epub 2019 Mar 11. PMID: 30872156.
Part II: Topical, intralesional, and systemic medical management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jul;81(1):91-101. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.068. Epub 2019 Mar 11. PMID:30872149.
Mehdizadeh A, Alavi A, Alhusayen R, Bauer B, Bechara FG, Bourcier M, Brassard A, Djamei V, Dutz J, George R, Ghias M, Gooderham M, Hamzavi I, Hoffman LK, Hou A, Hu H, Kimball AB, Kirchhof M, Kryzskaya D, Liy Wong MDC, Lowes MA, Lynde CW, McLellen C, Prens E, Prens L, Rogalska T, Sibbald RG, Sisic M, Tan MG, Wong DD. Proceeding report of the Symposium on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Advances (SHSA). Exp Dermatol. 2018 Jan;27(1):104-112. doi:10.1111/exd.13445. Epub 2017 Nov 15. PMID:28898476.
Wang EA, Steel A, Luxardi G, Mitra A, Patel F, Cheng MY, Wilken R, Kao J, de Ga K, Sultani H, Merleev AA, Marusina AI, Brassard A, Fung MA, Konia T, Shimoda M, Maverakis E. Classic Ulcerative Pyoderma Gangrenosum Is a T Cell-Mediated Disease Targeting Follicular Adnexal Structures: A Hypothesis Based on Molecular and Clinicopathologic Studies. Front Immunol. 2018 Jan 15;8:1980. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2017.01980. PMID:29379508.
Giberson M, Brassard A. Salt-and-Pepper Skin Changes. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jul 13;377(2):173. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm1610737.
Alavi A, French LE, Davis MD, Brassard A, Kirsner RS. Pyoderma Gangrenosum: An Update on Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2017 Jun;18(3):355-372. doi:10.1007/s40257-017-0251-7. PMID:28224502.
Smylie A, Malhotra N, Brassard A. Relapsing Polychondritis: A Review and Guide for the Dermatologist. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2017 Feb;18(1):77-86. doi:10.1007/s40257-016-0226-0. PMID:27696147.
Al-Ghazawi FM, Ramien ML, Brassard A, Shear NH, Beecker J. Management of Pain Associated with Selected Conditions in Dermatology. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2016 Oct;17(5):463-474. doi:10.1007/s40257-016-0200-x. PMID:27256497.