Principal Investigator: Amy Paller, MDNorthwestern University Overview: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with early onset cardiovascular disease. Despite studies demonstrating high cholesterol, increased diabetes and higher rate of obesity in psoriasis, these … [Read more...] about Characterization of Lipoprotein Composition and Function in Pediatric Psoriasis Before and After Treatment
Inflammatory Skin Disease
Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Utilization for Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
Principal Investigator: Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCEUniversity of Pennsylvania Overview: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease that disproportionately affects minority children and is associated with a large financial burden in the U.S. Racial/ethnic disparities in health care … [Read more...] about Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Utilization for Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
Utilization of the Topical Steroid Volume Calculator and its Effect on Atopic Dermatitis Clinical Outcomes
Fellow Stephanie Lee, MDUniversity of California, San DiegoRady Children's Hospital Mentor Lawrence Eichenfield, MDUniversity of California, San DiegoRady Children's Hospital Overview Topical corticosteroids are the first-line treatment for acute flares of atopic dermatitis, the most common … [Read more...] about Utilization of the Topical Steroid Volume Calculator and its Effect on Atopic Dermatitis Clinical Outcomes
Discovering the Immune Phenotype of Morphologic Subsets of Atopic Dermatitis at the Single Cell Level
Fellow Carmel AghdasiUniversity of California, San Francisco Mentor Kelly Cordoro, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco Overview The purpose of this work is to characterize the immunologic signatures and clinical characteristics of a diverse population of pediatric patients with atopic … [Read more...] about Discovering the Immune Phenotype of Morphologic Subsets of Atopic Dermatitis at the Single Cell Level
Expanding Access to Severe Acne Care for Navajo Adolescents Through Education
Principal Investigator: Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHSUniversity of Colorado Denver Overview: It is a well-known fact that pediatric dermatologists are in short supply. We have many more potential patients than we do open clinical slots. We are also not spread evenly geographically, and there are … [Read more...] about Expanding Access to Severe Acne Care for Navajo Adolescents Through Education
Studying Topical Adherence in Atopic Dermatitis: What We Can Learn from Positive Outliers
Principal Investigator: Steven Feldman, MD, PhDWake Forest University Health Sciences Overview: Although topical medications are highly effective treatments for atopic dermatitis, poor treatment adherence can lead to poor treatment outcomes and unnecessary escalation of costly therapy. The … [Read more...] about Studying Topical Adherence in Atopic Dermatitis: What We Can Learn from Positive Outliers
The Relationship between the Cutaneous Microbiome and Skin Barrier in Infantile Atopic Dermatitis
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Schoch, MD University of Florida Co-Investigator: Reesa Monir, MD University of Florida Overview: Infantile atopic dermatitis (i.e. eczema) is a common pediatric skin condition leading to significant complications for patients and parents. Sleep … [Read more...] about The Relationship between the Cutaneous Microbiome and Skin Barrier in Infantile Atopic Dermatitis
Quality of Life of Parents with Children with Alopecia Areata
Principal Investigator: Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Overview: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease resulting in non-scarring hair loss of hair-bearing areas, most frequently the scalp with a lifetime incidence of 1-2%. There is no sex … [Read more...] about Quality of Life of Parents with Children with Alopecia Areata