About Paola Bonaccorsi
Paola Bonaccorsi is a native Italian and went to medical school at the University of Rome in Italy where she also completed a first dermatology residency. She came to Emory in 1996 to do research on melanoma immunotherapy and ultimately completed her PhD in Tumor Immunology at the University of Rome. Dr. Bonaccorsi enjoyed research greatly, but her passion is taking care of patients with a wide variety of challenging dermatologic conditions. She therefore completed a second internship and a dermatology residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she trained with experts in the fields of dermatology including immunobullous diseases, skin lymphomas, and skin cancers. Most recently, Dr. Bonaccorsi has worked in the Department of Dermatology at Emory University where she took care of patients with challenging skin diseases as well as teaching residents and medical students. Dr. Bonaccorsi is the author of many peer reviewed articles and has lectured to medical students, residents, and at national meetings on both general dermatology and tumor immunology. Dr. Bonaccorsi is Board Certified by both the American Board of Dermatology and the Italian Board of Dermatology. She is a member of several professional associations including the AAD, AMDS, AADDSM and the GSDDS.
