Dr. Jeri Kirsten Mendelson M.D.
Dermatologist
3210 Hillcrest Park Drive Suite 100 Medford OR, 97504About
Dr. Jeri Kersten Mendelson began her professional career as a field wildlife biologist with a degree from the University of Wyoming. Her wildlife jobs took her to Wyoming, northeastern Thailand and eastern Oregon where she worked for the Ochoco National Forest. After leaving the Forest Service, she attended the University of Oregon where she received a Masters degree studying bat echolocation. It was at the U of O where she met her husband, Bruce, and for the next several years followed him to Northwestern University, University of Pittsburgh and finally to the University of Arkansas. Along this journey she taught anatomy and physiology labs and general biology. She attended the University of Arkansas medical school and dermatology residency program while her husband taught in the medical school and ran a medical research lab. Together they raised two active, Razorback-loving boys.
She practices general dermatology in Medford, Oregon and also specializes in cosmetic Botox. She has continued her educational interests by returning to Baylor University in 2016 for a tropical medicine diploma and is a part time speaker and faculty member for the Wilderness Medicine seminars. In Medford and Ashland she teaches at OLLI and is active with school groups and community organizations in sun/skin awareness programs.
Education and Training
University of Arkansas College of Medicine,Little Rock, Ar, United States 1998
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The microanatomy of the distal arrector pili: possible role for alpha1beta1 and alpha5beta1 integrins in mediating cell-cell adhesion and anchorage to the extracellular matrix.
- Immunofluorescent microscopic investigation of the distal arrector pili: a demonstration of the spatial relationship between alpha5beta1 integrin and fibronectin.
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Professional Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American Academy of Dermatology
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