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Meet Dr. Laura Archibald

A Legacy of Excellence in Dermatology Serving Wellesley & the Greater Boston Area

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EDUCATION/EMPLOYMENT

Sept 2025 – current Premier Dermatology
Mohs Surgeon and General Dermatologist
Wellesley, Massachusetts
August 2025 – current Adult and Pediatric Dermatology
Mohs Surgeon and General Dermatologist
Leominster, Massachusetts
July 2024 – July 2025 Mohs Surgeon and General Dermatologist
Forefront Dermatology
Mooresville, Greenwood, and Bloomington, Indiana
July 2023-June 2024 Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship University of Minnesota Department of Dermatology
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 2023-June 2024 General Dermatologist (Moonlighting position during training) Park Nicollet Dermatology
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
July 2020-June 2023 Dermatology Residency
University of Minnesota Department of Dermatology
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 2019-June 2020 Transitional Year Residency
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 2015- May 2019 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
Doctor of Medicine, Graduated with Honors with Distinction in Research
Sept 2011- Dec 2014 University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bachelor of Science, Graduated with the Highest Distinction

  • Major in Neuroscience
  • Minor in Sociocultural Anthropology

HONORS AND AWARDS

2023 Robert J. Sias, MD Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching
2019 Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society
2019 Honors with Distinction in Research, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2017 Irwin H. Lepow Memorial Medical Student Research Day Oral Presentation Prize
2016 Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2014 Highest Distinction Graduation Award (Top ≤ 3% of the class), University of Michigan
2014 Frankel Cardiovascular Center Summer Research Fellowship, University of Michigan
2014 University Honors and James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan
2013 University Honors and James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan
2012 University Honors and James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan

LEADERSHIP

2022-2023 Chief Resident, University of Minnesota, Department of Dermatology
2021-2022 Education Representative, University of Minnesota, Department of Dermatology
2016-2017 Student Representative for the Robbins Society on the Intersociety Council, Case
Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2012-2014 Chemistry Study Group Facilitator, Science Learning Center, University of Michigan

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Articles

  1. Archibald LK, Mori WS, Knabel DR, Maher IA. Reconstruction of a Large Cheek, Nose, and Lip Defect. Dermatol Surg. 2023. 49(8):795-797.
  2. Archibald LK, Gupta R, Shahwan KT, Swick M, Bakker C, Mattox AR, Alam M, Maher IA. Periorbital reconstructive techniques following Mohs micrographic surgery or excision: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol Res. 2023. 315(7):1853-1861.
  3. Visconti MJ, Archibald LK, Shahwan KT, Kimyon RS, Bakker C, Mattox AR, Alam M, Maher IA. Nasal reconstruction techniques following Mohs surgery or excisions: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol Res. 2023. 315(3):333-337.
  4. Shahwan KT, Amon GJ, Archibald LK, Bakker C, Mattox AR, Alam M, Maher IA. Repair of auricular defects following Mohs micrographic surgery or excision: a systematic review of the literature. Arch Dermatol Res. 2023. 315(3):443-446
  5. Archibald LK, Ascha MS, Bordeaux JS. Why it’s hard to see a dermatologist for a skin exam: the patient perspective. Arch Dermatol Res. 2021. 313(6):505-507
  6. Tripathi R, Archibald LK, Mazmudar RS, Conic RRZ, Rothermel LD, Scott JF, Bordeaux JS. Racial differences in time to treatment for melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020. 83(3):854-859.
  7. Kooistra LJ, Scott JF, Bordeaux JS. Cicatricial Ectropion Repair for Dermatologic Surgeons.
    Dermatol Surg. 2020. 46(3):341-347.
  8. Tsai S, Kooistra LJ, Conic RZ, Bordeaux JS. Trends in Medicare Billing Among Mohs Surgeons in the United States During 2012: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Dermatol Surg. 2019. 45(2):268-273.
  9. Kooistra L*, Galimberti F*, Li Y, Chatterjee S, Fernandez AP. Intravenous immunoglobulin is an effective treatment for refractory cutaneous dermatomyositis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2018.

    43(8)906-912. (*co-first authors)

  10. Kooistra L, Ricotti C, Galimberti F, Gota C, Fernandez AP. Malignancy-associated Dermatomyositis: Retrospective Case-Control Study From a Single Tertiary Care Center. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018. 79(1):152-155.
  11. Kooistra L, Chiang K, Dawes S, Gittleman H, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bordeaux J. Racial disparities and insurance status: an epidemiologic analysis of Ohio melanoma patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018. 78(5):998-1000.
  12. Frieler RA, Nadimpalli S, Boland LK, Xie A, Kooistra LJ, Song J, Chung Y, Cho KW, Lumeng CN, Wang MM, Mortensen RM. Depletion of macrophages in CD11b diphtheria toxin receptor mice induces brain inflammation and enhances inflammatory signaling during traumatic brain injury. Brain Res. 2015. 1624:103-12.

Abstracts

  1. Archibald LK, Knabel DR. Use caution when approaching “atypical fibroxanthoma, transected at the base”. American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting. May 2022. Philadelphia, PA.
  2. Fernandez A, Kooistra L, Ricotti C, Schowalter M. 286 Chilblain lupus erythematosus: clinical and histologic characteristics of a rare form of cutaneous lupus. J Invest Dermatol. 2018. 138(5):S49.
  3. Galimberti F, Kooistra L, Li Y, Chatterjee S, Fernandez A. 540 Intravenous immunoglobulin is an effective treatment for refractory cutaneous dermatomyositis. J Invest Dermatol. 2018. 138(5):S92.
  4. Tsai S, Kooistra LJ, Conic RC, Bordeaux JS. LB955 Trends in Medicare billing among Mohs surgeons in the United States during 2012. J Invest Dermatol. 2017. 137(10):B5.

Oral Presentations

  1. Archibald L, Rismiller K, Maher I. Case of a Rare Glandular Tumor. American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting. May 2024. Phoenix, AZ. (Oral presentation delivered by Laura Archibald, MD)
  2. Archibald L, Shaver R, Schultz B, Miller D, Maher I, Mattox A, Knabel D. Atypical mycobacterial infection mimicking cutaneous lymphoma. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting. March 2022. Boston, MA. (Oral presentation delivered by Laura Archibald, MD)
  3. Archibald LA, Gupta R, Swick M, Shahwan K, Maher I. Periorbital Reconstructive Techniques Following Mohs Surgery or Excisions: A Systematic Review. November 2021. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting. (Oral presentation delivered by Laura Archibald, MD)
  4. Tripathi R, Archibald LK, Mazmudar RS, Conic RZ, Rothermel LD, Scott JF, Bordeaux JS. Factors associated with delays in surgical treatment of cutaneous melanoma. October 2020. American
    Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting. (Oral presentation delivered by Raghav Tripathi, MD)
  5. Tripathi R, Kooistra LJ, Mazmudar RS, Conic RZ, Bordeaux JS, Scott JF. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in time to surgical treatment of melanoma. March 2020. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Oral Presentation. Denver, CO, USA. (Oral presentation delivered by Raghav Tripathi, MD)
  6. Kooistra LJ, Ricotti CM, Schowalter MK, Fernandez AP. Chilblain lupus erythematosus: clinical characteristics of an institutional cohort. Cleveland Clinic Department of Dermatology Annual Research Day, 2018; Cleveland, OH. (Oral presentation delivered by Laura Archibald, MD)
  7. Fernandez AP, Kooistra LJ, Ricotti CM, Schowalter MK. Chilblain lupus erythematosus – Clinical and Histological Characteristics of an Institutional Cohort. Rheumatologic Dermatology Society Annual Meeting, 2017; San Diego, CA. (Oral presentation delivered by Anthony Fernandez, MD)
  8. Kooistra L, Chiang K, Dawes S, Gittleman H, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bordeaux J. Racial disparities and insurance status: an epidemiologic analysis of Ohio melanoma patients. Irwin H. Lepow Student Research Day, 2017; Cleveland, OH. (Oral presentation delivered by Laura Archibald, MD)

Online Publications

  1. ‌Archibald LA, Iwamoto C, Knabel DR. 86-year-old male with a painful growing plaque on the scalp. American Society of Dermatopathology Case of the Month July 2025.
    https://asdpcasestudy.secure-platform.com/site/gallery/rounds/82001/details/10273

HOBBIES

  • Hiking, Running, Baking, Volleyball
Laura Archibald, MD, board-certified in dermatology and Mohs surgery, explains Mohs surgery.

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