Dr. Sara M. James

Dr. Ross was born in New York City, NY and graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University. He was awarded his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While in Philadelphia, he completed his internship in medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and dermatology residency at the Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. After graduating, he was recruited as faculty at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where he was promoted to Assistant Professor of Dermatology. In this role, he devoted a significant portion of his time to oversee resident physicians’ clinical training in addition to caring for his own patients.A Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, lifetime member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society and member of the Gold Humanism Honors Society, Dr. Ross is active in the community. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles/chapters in medical journals and textbooks and has lectured as an invited speaker at local, national and international conferences regarding his research. Dr. Ross is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis. His top areas of expertise are Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Balanitis, and Actinic Keratosis.

Dr. Ruth Walters is a Dermatopathologist and the director of the Dermatopathology laboratory at the Chapel Hill practice. Her clinical interests are melanocytic lesions and inflammatory dermatoses. She enjoys working closely with providers to incorporate each patient’s unique clinical history into the diagnostic process. Dr. Walters feels that being part of the practice fosters open communications between Dermatology and Pathology allowing for a more precise diagnosis, which ultimately provides the patient with better treatment options. After graduating with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Walters received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Merit Award for her first and second years of training. She completed a residency in Pathology and a fellowship in Surgical Pathology at University of North Carolina Hospitals where she served as chief resident and was selected to receive the Medical Alumni Endowment Fund Grant for research on melanoma. She then completed a Dermatopathology fellowship at New York University and stayed on to serve as an assistant professor of Dermatology and Pathology, and as Assistant Laboratory Director. She was honored to receive the full-time attending of the year award from the Department of Dermatology in 2011 for her role in teaching dermatology residents. She is fortunate to have the opportunity to continue teaching residents in the pathology department at the University of North Carolina.When she is not at work, Dr. Walters enjoys spending time with her husband, friends, and two dogs, gardening, yoga, and volunteering as a school reading partner. Dr. Walters is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis. Her top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Bowen's Disease, and Actinic Keratosis.

Micsunica-elvira Chiritescu is a Dermatologist in Apex, North Carolina. Dr. Chiritescu and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis. Their top areas of expertise are Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Bowen's Disease, Impetigo, and Vitiligo.