The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Dermatology and the Wayne State University Physician Group have announced the addition of Alice C. Watson, M.D., to the department as a new faculty member and practicing physician.

Dr. Watson comes to WSU from the Henry Ford Health System, where she served in a variety of positions, including residency program director. She brings extensive knowledge in general dermatology, with a special focus in pigmented lesions, skin cancer treatments and connective tissue disease.

She joined the department Oct. 1, and is open for new patient referrals at the Sterling Heights office and the Karmanos Cancer Institute.

She can be contacted at (586) 939-6400 in Sterling Heights, (313) 576-8477 in Detroit, or by e-mail at awatson@med.wayne.edu.