Dr. Jules Altman, MD
Clinton Township, Michigan 48038
Medical Expertise of Dr. Jules Altman, MD
About Dr. Jules Altman, MD
Dr. Altman has been practicing top quality, academically based Dermatology for over 40 years. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor before obtaining a degree in pharmacy at Wayne State University in Detroit. Upon completing his pharmacy degree, he attended the University of Michigan Medical School and undertook a residency in Dermatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He had board certification both in Dermatology and in Dermatopathology.
He is the past president of the Michigan Dermatological Society and has served on national committees for the American Academy of Dermatology. He has also served for many years as a Clinical Professor in Dermatology at Wayne State University. Dr. Altman is part of the teaching faculty for the St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital Dermatology training program. He has been selected to numerous “Top Doctors” lists, and has many peer reviewed publications to his credit.
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