Oleg Akilov, MD, PhD

Oleg E. Akilov, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh and a Director of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Program and Extracorporeal Photopheresis Unit.

Before joining the Department of Dermatology, Dr. Akilov completed his postdoctoral fellowship in Parasite Immunology at the University of Notre Dame and Photomedicine at Wellman Center of Photomedicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He served as a Research Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Akilov completed a two-year fellowship in Cutaneous Oncology in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pittsburgh.  Upon completion of his general surgery internship at the University of Colorado, he returned to the Department of Dermatology for residency training and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2015.  

Dr. Akilov directs Cutaneous Lymphoma Program providing the full spectrum of management of all stages of cutaneous lymphoma. He serves as a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials in cutaneous lymphoma. Additionally, Dr. Akilov is very enthusiastic about resident education and mentoring future dermatologists.