Dr. Eric W. Baum is a board-certified dermatologist and clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham. He has been on staff at the Baptist Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program and Hunter College of New York. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Dr. Baum received his medical degree from Stony Brook Medical Center in Stony Brook, New York. He completed an internship at Lincoln Hospital of New York Medical College and a residency in dermatology at the University of Alabama Medical Center.
Dr. Baum has presented special lectures at the American Academy of Dermatology’s Gross and Microscopic Symposium on giant cell arteritis and cutaneous manifestations of angiolymphoid hyperplasia. He has lectured on topics such as skin cancer, isotretinoin, fungus, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, onychomycosis, and genital herpes. He has published 36 articles in medical literature, including in The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), Archives of Dermatology (AOD), and The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Dr. Baum has also served as president and secretary-treasurer of the Alabama Dermatology Society. Dr. Baum has served on the Advisory Council of the American Academy of Dermatology. He was named the American Cancer Society’s Volunteer of the Year.
Before his medical career, Dr. Baum had an extensive background in athletics. He played basketball in the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, and in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. He was the freshman basketball coach and assistant varsity basketball coach at Hunter College. He also served as head tennis coach at the same institution and has been inducted into three basketball halls of fame.
Dr. Baum has a special interest in medical education. He founded the Dermatology Summer Symposium (formerly Dermatology on the Beach) and has served as its sole program director since its inception 25 years ago. He is the founding father of Seminar at Sea, which began in 2004, and Seminar in the City (2007). He serves as the director of medical education for the Alabama Dermatology Society.
As a physician, my most important role is to provide the highest level of dermatology care to my patients, meeting each individual diagnosis with the best treatment possible. It is also with patients in mind that I continually endeavor to influence future dermatologists, providing education as a clinical professor and by lecturing across the country to groups that can benefit from my knowledge and experience in this specialty.”