Kent Aftergut, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-2400

kent.aftergut@utsouthwestern.edu

Biography

Dr. Kent Aftergut is an excellent physician with a private practice here in Dallas. He is also very active in the educational programs at UT Southwestern as a part-time faculty member, where he helps train residents and medical students in the techniques that are essential to providing quality patient care. He received his resident training at UT Southwestern in the Department of Dermatology and graduated from the UT Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Aftergut received is under graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated magna cum laude with Special Honors in Economics.

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr Dallas, Medicine (1999)
UndergraduateUniversity of Texas at Austin (1995)

Publications

Update on the Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection

Aftergut K, Cockerell C , Dermatology Clinics , July 1999; (Volume 17):445-471

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Texas: A northern spread of endemic areas.

Wright NA, Davis LE, Aftergut KS, Parrish CA, Cockerell CJ , Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology , April 2008; (58(4)):650-652

Validation of a Quality of Life Instrument in HIV Positive Patients With Skin Disease

Aftergut K, Carmody T, Wilson R, Cruz R , International Journal of Dermatology , 2001;

Honors/Awards

Award for Excellence in Dermatology

(1999)

Medical Student Research Fellowship

(1997)

Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholarship for Academic Acheivement

(1996)

Alpha Omega Alpha

Medical School Honor Society at UT Southwestern

Ralph Steiner, M.D. Premedical Scholarship

Received this award in 1993-94

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Dermatology

Dallas Dermatological Society