Ata Moshiri, MD, MPH | Division of Dermatology

Assistant Professor

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Moshiri is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist specializing in skin oncology, complex medical dermatology, and diagnostically challenging cases where his training in both disciplines is critical to clinical-pathologic correlation. He has special interests in melanoma and pigmented lesions, and using the latest technologies and techniques to diagnose, monitor and treat these growths. He currently maintains a pigmented lesion specialty clinic at UWMC Roosevelt, as well as a melanoma clinic at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) where he treats advanced melanoma with injectable oncolytic viral therapy.

Dr. Moshiri’s research interests include studying the immune system’s response to cancer at the cellular level and how that may predict outcomes of cancer therapy. He is also passionate about medical education and regularly lectures to medical students, residents and peers.

Dr. Moshiri is an active member of numerous professional organizations including the Seattle Dermatologic Society (SDS), the American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP), the International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP), and the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) where he serves on several committees and subgroups.

Education & Training:

Doctor of Medicine with Honors

University of Washington

2014

Master of Public Health in Epidemiology

University of Washington

2016

Dermatology Residency

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

2018

Dermatopathology Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

2019

Preliminary Medicine

University of Washington

2015

Honors:

Alpha Omega Alpha, Junior Inductee

2013

Gold Humanism Honor Society, Resident Inductee

2015

American Academy of Dermatology International Grant

2016

Stelwagon Clinical Research Award Honorable Mention

2017

UW Dermatology John E. Olerud Distinguished Teaching Award

2020

Chief Resident in Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania

2018

World Congress of Dermatology Travel Grant

2019

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Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Dermatopathology
Melanoma/pigmented lesions
Genetic drivers of carcinogenesis in skin cancers

Clinical Interests:

Dermatopathology
Skin Oncology
Melanoma
Pigmented Lesions
Non-invasive Skin Imaging
Complex Medical Dermatology
Diagnostically Challenging Cases

Publications

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Selected Publications

Moshiri, A.S., Nghiem, P.: Milestones in the staging, classification, and biology of Merkel cell carcinoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 12:1255-1262, 2014

Goh, G., Walradt, T., Markarov, V., Blom, A., Riaz, N., Doumani, R., Stafstrom, K., Moshiri, A., Yelistratova, L., Levinsohn, J., Chan, T.A., Nghiem, P., Lifton, R.P., Choi, J.: Mutational Landscape of MCPyV-positive and MCPyV-negative Merkel cell carcinomas with implications for immunotherapy. Oncotarget. 7(3):3403-3415, 2016

Moshiri, A.S., Doumani, R., Yelistratova, L., Blom, A., Lachance, K., Shinohara, M.M., Delaney, M., Chang, O., McArdle, S., Thomas, H., Asgari, M.M., Huang, M.L., Schwartz, S.M., Nghiem, P.: Polyomavirus-negative Merkel cell carcinoma: a more aggressive subtype based on analysis of 282 cases using multi-modal tumor virus detection. J Invest Dermatol. 137(4):819-827, 2017.

Paulson, K.G., Lewis, C.W., Redman, M.W., Simonson, W.T., Lisberg, A., Ritter, D., Morishima, C., Hutchinson, K., Mudgistratova, L., Blom, A., Iyer, J., Moshiri, A.S., Tarabadkar, E.S., Carter, J.J., Bhatia, S., Kawasumi, M., Galloway, D.A., Wener, M.H., Nghiem, P.: Viral oncoprotein antibodies as a marker for recurrence of Merkel cell carcinoma: A prospective validation study. Cancer. 123(8):1464-1474, 2017

Moshiri, A.S. and Moxam, A.B.: Syphilitic Alopecia. N Engl J Med. 379(17):1657, 2018