Emily Murphy, MD

Emily Murphy, MD is a clinical instructor of Dermatology and serves as the director of the Vulvar Health Program at GW. Emily Murphy attended college at Cornell University, majoring in Human Biology, Health, and Society, before earning a medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. During medical school, Dr. Murphy completed a one-year research fellowship at George Washington University in both basic science and clinical research, during which she published articles on a range of topics, including wound healing, psoriasis, and squamous cell carcinogenesis. She completed her dermatology residency at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, serving as chief resident in her final year.

While in residency, through a Women’s Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award, Dr. Murphy gained expertise in diagnosing and treating vulvovaginal conditions, such as lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, and lichen simplex chronicus. At GW, she founded the Vulvar Health Program to serve patients with vulvar dermatoses. She is also a member of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and Chair of the Communication/education committee of the Vulvar Dermatoses Research Consortium (VDRC), a multi-institutional research consortium focused on collecting and analyzing data from vulvar health centers across the country.

Interests: vulvar dermatology, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, lichen simplex chronicus