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

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

Areas of Expertise

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

Awards & Recognitions

• Omicron Delta Kappa, The National Leadership Honor Society, University of Virginia Chapter, 2005
• Medical Dermatologic Society Mentorship Program Award Recipient, 2009
• Pfizer-Center for Global Health Scholar Award in Infectious Disease, University of Virginia, 2005
• Portland Monthly Magazine, "Top Doctors", 2020
• 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

Publications & Research

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