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Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, Texas |
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Medical |
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Dermatology |
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Local |
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He specializes in dermatology diagnosis and treatment; music (singing and composing); duplicate bridge expert |
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He maintains active affiliation with the Texas Dermatological Society, the Houston Dermatological Society, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the American Contract Bridge League
Involved in church work as a tenor and music composer; and part-time dermatology practice |
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Over four decades of experience and 37 years as Chief of Dermatology at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, Texas |
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Dr. Micheletti dedicates this honorable recognition in memory of his beloved wife of 44 years, Mary Francis, to his sons, Robert and David, to his grandchildren, Andrew, Elisa, and Mary, and to his mentors, Dr. Donald Duncan and Dr. J. Fred Mullins.
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He earned his BA degree at Rice University and his MD degree at University of Texas- Galveston. He then went on to complete a pre-dermatology internship that he designed himself at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple Texas and his Residency at Emory University. |
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Dr. Micheletti has many avid interests. He is an amateur mineralogist and collects crystalline miniatures. His other interests include English History between 985-1485, world geography, the stock market, church work (he has composed eleven worship songs), the history and geography of the Arctic and Antarctic, and most spectacular sports. He is an expert duplicate bridge player and has attained the rank of Diamond Life Master. |
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Dr. Donald Duncan and Dr. J. Fred Mullins |
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He authored a section of a book on stasis ulcers. One of his early diagnostic triumphs occurred when he was called to consult about a patient in the intensive care unit with altered mental status and, incidentally, a rash. |
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Dr. Micheletti had known he wanted to become a doctor since the age of eight. A family friend Dr. Dunkin would come into his father’s store and he would overhear his father tell him about his stellar grades. Dr. Dunkin then suggested that Dr. Micheletti should work and train with him in his anatomy department which he did for 11 years until he was 19 years old. He was introduced to the discipline by Dr. Orville Stone’s 10 lectures on dermatology in his junior year of college which was when he found his deep interest in pursuing it professionally. Notably Dr. Micheletti served as the head of dermatology at Park Plaza Hospital for 37 years having also worked in private practice. Looking back on his career he remembers various instances in which he helped patients heal from uncomfortable skin-related conditions. For a patient in the intensive care unit Dr. Micheletti was able to make a rare diagnosis to cure the patient’s ailments with Niacin. He had another patient admitted to the hospital with back pain that was scheduled to receive disk surgery but he had a rash over the area and the surgeon needed it to clear up before the surgery. When Dr. Micheletti saw the patient he had determined that it was not back pain and he did not need surgery as he determined he had shingles. Subsequently he treated the patient and the back pain dissipated. |
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He is a distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology. In 2009, he was elected president of the Houston Dermatological Society. |
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To live my life day by day as a servant of God.
To be an inspiration to my family.
To achieve the rank of Emerald Life Master. |
