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James O. Ertle, MD

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Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology

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AB, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
MD, University of Basel School of Medicine, Switzerland
Dermatology Residency, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Immunology Fellowship, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
James Ertle, MD, practices medical as well as surgical dermatology, with a special interest in skin cancer, pediatric dermatology and tropical diseases. In February 2016, he joined the RUSH Dermatology Patient Services medical practice. Ertle was board-certified in Dermatology in 1973 and voluntarily recertified by examination in 1999. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and studied medicine at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Following internship at St. Louis University Hospitals, Ertle completed his dermatology residency and a fellowship in immunology at the University of Chicago. After residency, he served in the U. S. Navy Medical Corps as a lieutenant commander during the Vietnam era. Ertle has been in private practice in Hinsdale since 1972. Since 1974, he has been an assistant professor of in the Department of Dermatology at RUSH University and a clinical instructor of dermatology at the Hinsdale Hospital family practice program.
Ertle is a member of the following: American Medical Association, Life Member Illinois State Medical Society, DuPage County Medical Society, American Academy of Dermatology, Illinois State Dermatological Society, Chicago Dermatological Society, Great Lakes Dermatological Society, Society for Investigative Dermatology, Skin Cancer Foundation, Dermatology Foundation, Society for Pediatric Dermatology, International Society of Tropical Medicine, Noah Worcester Dermatological Society, International Society of Dermatology, American Dermatological Association.
He was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology, Noah Worcester Dermatological Society, Foundation for International Dermatological Education, Dermatology Foundation and the International Society of Dermatology. Ertle was past president of the Chicago Dermatological Society, the Illinois State Dermatological Society, the Great Lakes Dermatological Society and the Noah Worcester Dermatological Society. He was also the past vice president of the International Society of Dermatology. Ertle served as a consultant in Dermatology to the AMA Drug Evaluation 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th editions and the Editorial Board of Chicago Medicine, 1985-1989. He is an author of six publications.
2016, Humanitarian Award, Melanoma Research Foundation, Chicago, IL

2015, Sole Recipient Humanism in Medicine Award for “exemplary compassion, empathy and respect for patients and for excellence in the art of medicine”, from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, American Academy of Dermatology Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Awards: Educator of the Year, Hinsdale Hospital Family Practice, 1982; Practitioner of the Year, Chicago Dermatological Society, 1991; Special Legislative Award, Chicago Dermatological Society, 1995; Co-Teacher of the Year, Rush Dermatology Residents, 1999; Practitioner of the Year, Dermatology Foundation, 2001;Galen Society - Hinsdale Hospital Family Practice Program, Charter Member, 2001-Elected by Family Practice Residents to "Honor Respected Educator Physicians"; Certificate of Appreciation, International League of Dermatological Societies, Prague, Czech Republic 2003;Presidential Citation, American Academy of Dermatology for Skin Care in Developing Countries, 2004; Presidential Citation, American Academy of Dermatology, International Affairs Summit, 2005; Founders Award, Chicago Dermatologic Society, 2006; Presidential Citation, American Academy of Dermatology, Promoting Volunteerism in Developing Countries, 2006; Members Making a Difference Award, American Academy of Dermatology 2007, For Service in Haiti;Teacher of the Year, Rush Dermatology Residents, 2007; Teacher of the Year, Rush Dermatology Residents, 2010; Honorary Member – American Academy of Dermatology, Elected by Board of Directors.

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