April Schachtel, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Dermatology
Chief, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Education Site Director of VA Dermatology
MD, UWMC-Roosevelt
MD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Related Links: 
UW Medicine
VA Puget Sound Health Care System

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 Chief of Dermatology for the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 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: 
MD
University of Washington
2012
Residency in Internal Medicine
University of Washington
2015
Residency in Dermatology
University of Washington
2018
Contact
Mailing Address: 

For appointments at the Roosevelt Dermatology Center, visit the UW Medicine website.

 

For appointments through the VA, visit the VA Puget Sound Health Care System website.

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