Michigan State University, B.S. Biochemistry and Psychology, magnum cum laude
Medical School
University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor Michigan
Residencies
University of Washington, Seattle- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center- San Antonio Texas- dermatology
American Board of Medical Specialities Certifications
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Dermatology
Dermatopathology
Professional Experience
Retired LtCol USAF Medical Corps
Faculty Dermatology Residency Training Program, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Former Clinical Assoc. Professor, Wright State University Medical School
Former Clinical Assoc. Professor, Uniformed Services Health Sciences University
Senior Faculty and Instructor Henry Ford Health Center, Detroit, Michigan
Dr. Jay Adams was born and raised in Michigan. He attended college and medical school there under scholarship from the United States Air Force. He subsequently trained in pathology and then dermatology under Air Force sponsorship and served twenty years in the Air Force, stationed in Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, Ohio and Washington. He joined Carson Dermatology in 1998 and practices medical and surgical dermatology including the use of Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the treatment of skin cancer. He is married to Dr. Ruth Adams also of Carson Dermatology and they have two daughters Emily and Claire.