April Schachtel, MD | Division of Dermatology

Acting Instructor

Dermatology

Education Site Director of VA Dermatology

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. April Schachtel is a board certified Dermatologist with primary clinical interests in nail diseases, teledermatology, and the dermatology needs of veterans. Dr. Schachtel is the VA Site Rotation Director for UW Dermatology residents and the Director of UW Internal Medicine Residency Dermatology Rotations. She is a member of American Academy of Dermatology and the American College of Physicians and serves as a Member of Dermatology Task Force for National VA Cerner Implementation.

Education & Training:

University of Washington

2012

Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington

2015

Residency in Dermatology

University of Washington

2018

Contact

Email:

aschacht@uw.edu

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Climate change effects on skin
Nail Disease
Financial Education for Dermatology Residents

Clinical Interests:

Nail disease
Skin disease affecting veterans
Rheum-derm
Tele-dermatology

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Stiller, R. H., Gadzhiev, M., Schachtel, A. K., Chang, O. H., Bastawrous, S., Shantz, H. H., ... & Albert, T. J. (2020). A 68-Year-Old Man With Skin Rash and a Pleural Effusion. Chest, 158(1), e33-e36.

Schachtel, April, and Markus D. Boos. "Pediatric dermatology and climate change: An argument for the pediatric subspecialist as public health advocate." Pediatric dermatology 36.4 (2019): 564-566.

Schachtel A and Kalus A: “Diabetes and Other Endocrine Diseases” In: Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, 9th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019, Ch 141

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