A. Bernard Ackerman received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. After Princeton, he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, did his residency training in dermatology at Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University, and then completed a fellowship in dermatopathology at Harvard. Between 1969 and 1973, he was Director of Dermatopathology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. From 1973 to 1993 he was Director of Dermatopathology at New York University School of Medicine, and from 1993 to 1999, Director of the Institute for Dermatopathology at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. In 1999 he returned to New York City to create the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, a center devoted to diagnosis, teaching, and advancing the perimeter of knowledge regarding diseases of the skin.
Dr. Ackerman has trained thousands of residents in dermatology, pathology and fellows in dermatopathology, given lectures and courses nationally and internationally, written articles, and crafted books. He founded the International Society of Dermatopathology and two journals, The American Journal of Dermatopathology and Dermatopathology: Practical and Conceptual, served as President of local, national, and international societies of dermatology and dermatopathology, and received awards in recognition of these endeavors. Dr. Ackerman’s intuitive approach, orignal observations and scientifi c contributions have made him one of the most prominent leaders in the field of dermatopathology.
阿克曼(A．Bev-nandAckenman)教授是世界著名的皮肤病理学家，先后在哈佛大学、宾州大学、哥伦比亚大学和纽约大学求学和工作，在美国和世界上都享有很高的声誉。他主持的皮肤病理学研究所于1994年自纽约市迁至费城杰佛逊医学院，硕果累累。所著《阿克曼外科病理学》(Ackerman's Surgical Pathology)一书被誉为美国外科病理医师的《圣经》,在国际病理学界也有广泛而深远的影响。