Dr. Robert S. Hopkins' Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Dr. Hopkins joined The Oregon Clinic Portland Dermatology in July 2013 after spending three years as full time Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Associate Residency Program Director at Oregon Health and Sciences University. Sam grew up in Portland, graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, and then matriculated to the University of Virginia for medical school, graduating in 2006 with induction to both Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Medical Honor Societies. He completed his Dermatology residency at OHSU in 2010 where he served as Chief Resident. He is board certified in dermatology and served as president of the Oregon Dermatology Society from 2017-2018. He also continues in his role as Assistant Professor of Dermatology at OHSU as an adjunct faculty member. While at OHSU, Dr. Hopkins developed a focused interest in skin issues affecting organ transplant recipients and was Co-Director of OHSU’s High-Risk Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Clinic from 2013-2022. Dr. Hopkins now practices solely at TOC-Portland Dermatology.

Languages

• English

Education

• Oberlin College (Grad. 2001)
• University Of Virginia School Of Medicine (Grad. 2006)

Areas of Expertise

• Surgical Dermatology
• Medical and Surgical Dermatology
• Skin Cancer Diagnosis And Repair
• Dermatology
• Acne
• Eczema
• Medical Dermatology
• Acne and Rosacea
• Skin Rashes
• Rosacea
• Psoriasis
• Moles

Awards & Recognitions

• Portland Monthly Magazine, "Top Doctors", 2020
• Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society, University of Virginia Chapter, 2005
• Early Clinical Investigator Grant, OHSU Medical Research Foundation, 2009-2010
• Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism in Medicine Honors, University of Virginia Medical School, 2005
• Pfizer-Center for Global Health Scholar Award in Infectious Disease, University of Virginia, 2005
• Medical Dermatologic Society Mentorship Program Award Recipient, 2009

Publications & Research

• Two cases of trichodysplasia spinulosa responsive to compounded topical cidofovir 3% cream
• Putting the pieces together: necrolytic migratory erythema and the glucagonoma syndrome
• Neoplastic/Paraneoplastic dermatitis, fasciitis, and panniculitis
• Happy Buddha?
• Incidence of and Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States