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Alan C. Geller is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States with a primary focus in medicine. Their research spans several subfields including oncology, dermatology, epidemiology, general health professions, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Their main research topics involve cutaneous melanoma detection and management, skin protection and aging, nonmelanoma skin cancer studies, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research, and obesity and health practices.

The scientist's recent published papers include:

  • Barriers and facilitators of adherence to social distancing recommendations during COVID-19 among a large international sample of adults, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Epidemiology of Melanoma, 2020, Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
  • New Systematic Therapies and Trends in Cutaneous Melanoma Deaths Among US Whites, 1986-2016, 2020, American Journal of Public Health
  • Anchor Institutions: Best Practices to Address Social Needs and Social Determinants of Health, 2020, American Journal of Public Health
  • Deaths From COVID-19, 2020, JAMA

Frequent co-authors supporting their research network are:

  • Susan M. Swetter
  • Lori Pbert
  • Christine Frisard
  • Sancy A. Leachman
  • Adina Coroiu

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent including:

  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • JAMA Dermatology
  • Preventive Medicine Reports

Best Publications

  • THE PATHOGENESIS OF MELANOMA INDUCED BY ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

    Barbara A. Gilchrest;Mark S. Eller;Alan C. Geller;Mina Yaar

  • Use of sunscreen, sunburning rates, and tanning bed use among more than 10 000 US children and adolescents.

    Alan C Geller;Graham A Colditz;Susan Oliveria;Karen Emmons

  • Barriers and facilitators of adherence to social distancing recommendations during COVID-19 among a large international sample of adults

    Adina Coroiu;Chelsea Moran;Tavis Campbell;Alan C. Geller

  • Non-melanoma skin cancer incidence and impact of skin cancer screening on incidence

    Nora Eisemann;Annika Waldmann;Alan C Geller;Martin A Weinstock;Martin A Weinstock;Martin A Weinstock

  • Does skin cancer screening save lives?: an observational study comparing trends in melanoma mortality in regions with and without screening.

    Alexander Katalinic;Annika Waldmann;Martin A. Weinstock;Martin A. Weinstock;Alan C. Geller

  • Sun exposure and risk of melanoma

    Susan A Oliveria;Mona Saraiya;Alan C Geller;Maureen K Heneghan

  • Screening, early detection, and trends for melanoma: Current status (2000-2006) and future directions

    Alan C. Geller;Susan M. Swetter;Katie Brooks;Marie-France Demierre

  • Who discovers melanoma? Patterns from a population-based survey.

    Howard K. Koh;Donald R. Miller;Alan C. Geller;Richard W. Clapp

  • Melanoma incidence and mortality in Europe: new estimates, persistent disparities

    A.M. Forsea;A.M. Forsea;V. del Marmol;E. de Vries;E.E. Bailey

  • Melanoma incidence and mortality among US whites, 1969-1999.

    Alan C. Geller;Donald R. Miller;George David Annas;Marie-France Demierre

  • Prevention and early detection strategies for melanoma and skin cancer. Current status.

    Howard K. Koh;Alan C. Geller;Donald R. Miller;Ted A. Grossbart

  • Translating research evidence into practice to reduce health disparities: a social determinants approach.

    Howard K. Koh;Sarah C. Oppenheimer;Sarah B. Massin-Short;Karen M. Emmons

  • Screening for malignant melanoma: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

    Kenneth A. Freedberg;Alan C. Geller;Donald R. Miller;Robert A. Lew

  • Evaluation of the American Academy of Dermatology's National Skin Cancer Early Detection and Screening Program.

    Howard K Koh;Lawrence A Norton;Alan C Geller;Ting Sun

  • Use of tanning beds and incidence of skin cancer.

    Mingfeng Zhang;Abrar A. Qureshi;Alan C. Geller;Lindsay Frazier

  • Melanoma awareness and self-examination practices: Results of a United States survey

    Donald R. Miller;Alan C. Geller;Stephen W. Wyatt;Allan Halpern

  • Visual Screening for Malignant Melanoma: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis

    Elena Losina;Rochelle P. Walensky;Alan Geller;Frederick C. Beddingfield

  • The first 15 years of the American Academy of Dermatology skin cancer screening programs: 1985-1999.

    Alan C. Geller;Zi Zhang;Arthur J. Sober;Allan C. Halpern

  • Early detection of thick melanomas in the United States: beware of the nodular subtype.

    Marie-France Demierre;Connie Chung;Donald R. Miller;Alan C. Geller

  • Epidemiology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer.

    Alan C. Geller;George D. Annas

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin A. Weinstock
Martin A. Weinstock Brown University
Donald R. Miller
Donald R. Miller University of Louisville
Allan C. Halpern
Allan C. Halpern Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Robert A. Lew
Robert A. Lew Boston University
Ashfaq A. Marghoob
Ashfaq A. Marghoob Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Barbara A. Gilchrest
Barbara A. Gilchrest Harvard University
Karen M. Emmons
Karen M. Emmons Harvard University
Jennifer L. Hay
Jennifer L. Hay Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Judith K. Ockene
Judith K. Ockene University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Joanne F. Aitken
Joanne F. Aitken Cancer Council Queensland

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