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3/8/2012 — Richard L. Edelson, MD, chief of dermatology at Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine since 1986, will be honored later this month as one of three "National Physicians of the Year" at the seventh annual Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. National Awards in New York City.
Dr. Edelson and two other physicians were chosen by a committee of medical peers from among 150 nominees from around the country for excellence in clinical medical practice and tireless work in their respective field of medicine.
Dr. Edelson, the Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner Professor of Dermatology at YSM, has also served as director of Yale Cancer Center (YCC), director of YCC's lymphoma research program and YSM deputy dean for clinical affairs. Dr. Edelson received his medical degree at the Yale School of Medicine and completed his internship in internal medicine at the University of Chicago and his residency in dermatology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Edelson is an internationally-recognized pioneer in the research and treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), a commonly lethal cancer originating in the skin and spreading throughout the body. He identified and characterized this cancer, and his research group played a central role in deciphering the basic properties of CTCL cells in order to develop effective therapies.
Dr. Edelson developed extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) for CTCL patients in clinical trials at Yale Cancer Center. ECP, the first FDA approved selective immunotherapy for any cancer, has been used more than 3 million times worldwide to treat CTCL, organ transplant rejection and graft-versus-host disease, the major complication following bone marrow transplantation.
Castle Connolly Medical is best known as the firm that publishes the "Top Doctors" series of books and as the producer of the Top Doctors database that appears on the website of U.S. News and World Report. The organization, whose mission is "to help consumers find the best healthcare in America," was founded in 1991.
7/29/2025
Yale New Haven Hospital is the Number One Hospital in Connecticut and the only hospital in the state to be nationally ranked by U.S. News & World ReportNEW HAVEN, CT (July 29, 2025) – Yale New Haven Hospital ranks nationally in 11 specialties
7/24/2025
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Emergency Department earns the prestigious Lantern Award for excellence by Emergency Nurses AssociationNEW HAVEN, CT (July 24, 2025) – Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) Emergency Department has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, which recognizes accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care, and a commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.
6/18/2025
YNHHS employees honored as 2025 healthcare heroes by the Connecticut Hospital AssociationNew Haven, CT (June 18, 2025) – Yale New Haven Health is proud to announce that four employees were honored with the 2025 Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) Healthcare Heroes Award.