John Zone

John J. Zone, M. D is an internationally recognized research and clinical expert in Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Linear IgA Bullous Disease. Along with other doctors at the University of Utah, he is exploring the genetic basis and immunological mechanisms of these diseases with the hope of improving disease detection and therapy.

He pioneered the use of immunofluorescence in the diagnosis and management of blistering diseases associated with intestinal sensitivity to wheat proteins. He and Kristin M. Leiferman, M.D. have applied the technology to both skin tissue and blood specimens to determine the best approach for diagnostic testing, interpretation and disease management of a variety of cutaneous diseases.

He also has an interest in celiac disease and, over the past 25 years, he has cared for approximately 600 patients with biopsy-proven DH. He is a professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Dermatology at the University of Utah and has served as a resource for several of the gluten intolerance groups over the years. For information about immunodermatology tests, or to view images of typical test results, visit the Dept. of Dermatology's website at http://uuhsc.utah.edu/derm/immunoderm.