Jason R. Castillo, MD

Biography

Assistant Clinical Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Jason R. Castillo is an American Board of Dermatology-certified. Dr. Castillo has been a practicing physician specializing in dermatology and Mohs surgery with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group since 2018. He also serves as an associate faculty member with the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Dermatology residency program, as an observer member of the American Board of Dermatology Board of Directors, and as a participant in the American College of Mohs Surgeons (ACMS) Foundation’s “Mohs Surgeons Leading the Future” program.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, University of California, Merced
MD, University of California, San Francisco

Residency: Residency, Dermatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship: Fellowship, Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Internship: Internship, Preliminary Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Professional Positions

Instructor: Medical Scholars Program, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; 2010-2011

Admissions Committee Member: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; 2009-2013

Resident Representative: CIR Patient Care Fund, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; 2014-2015

Admissions Committee Member: Dermatology Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; 2015-2017

Dermatologist: San Bernardino County, West Valley Detention Center; 2015-2017

Chief Resident: Dermatology Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; 2016-2017

Mohs Surgeon and Dermatologist: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2018-present

Honors and Awards

Medical student honors: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; 2011-2013

Intern of the Year, Preliminary Medicine: University of California, Irvine Medical Center; 2014

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Preceptorship Program Recipient: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; 2016

Fellow: American Academy of Dermatology; 2017

Associate Member: American College of Mohs Surgery; 2018

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Umar S, Castillo JR, David CV, Sandhu S. Patient selection criteria and innovative techniques for improving outcome and cosmesis in acne keloidalis nuchae lesion excision and primary closure. JAAD Case Rep. 2018. 5(1):24-28. PMID: 30555880
McLelland BT, Gravano D, Castillo J, Montoy S, Manilay JO. 2011. Enhanced isolation of adult thymic epithelial cell subsets for multiparameter flow cytometry and gene expression analysis. Journal of Immunological Methods 367, no. 1-2:85-94. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21354161
Umar S, David CV, Castillo JR, Queller J, Sandhu S. Innovative Surgical Approaches and Selection Criteria of Large Acne Keloidalis Nuchae Lesions. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 May 16; 7(5):e2215. PMID 31333947
Electromagnetic interference misinterpreted as a cardiac arrhythmia during electrodesiccation and curettage in a patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Brough K, Castillo JR, Hayes D, Otley C (submitted)

Peer-reviewed textbook chapters

Castillo JR, Hou JL, Roenigk RK. Chapter 12: Perioperative Management and Wound Care: In: Harmon C. Tolkachjov SN (Ed). Mohs Micrographic Surgery: From Layers to Reconstruction. India: Thieme, 2018.
Castillo JR, et al. Chapter 4: Neck rejuvenation. In: Sadick NS (Ed). Rejuvenation of the Aging Body (pp. 41-54). London: JP Medical Ltd, 2016.
Castillo JR, et al. The Posterior Neck Lift. In: Niamtu III J (Ed). Cosmetic Facial Surgery 2^nd Ed (Chapter 3). New York: Elsevier, 2016.