Zelma C Chiesa Fuxench, MD
Sandra J. Lazarus Associate Professor in Dermatology
Vice Chair for Clinical Research, University of Pennsylvania Department of Dermatology
Department: Dermatology
Contact information
Department of Dermatology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
7th Floor, South Tower
Office #726
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
7th Floor, South Tower
Office #726
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-5557
Fax: 215-615-3127
Fax: 215-615-3127
Education:
B.S.
University of Puerto Rico (Biology) Magna cum Laude, 2004.
M.D.
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Magna cum Laude, 2008.
M.S.C.E
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2015.
Permanent linkB.S.
University of Puerto Rico (Biology) Magna cum Laude, 2004.
M.D.
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Magna cum Laude, 2008.
M.S.C.E
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2015.
Description of Clinical Expertise
General Medical DermatologyAtopic Dermatitis
Psoriasis
Hidradenitis
Description of Research Expertise
Atopic Dermatitis, comorbidities in Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, EpidemiologySelected Publications
Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Lai Z, Kuo Y, Nawaz H, Cotliar J.: Ruxolitinib cream monotherapy for facial and/or neck atopic dermatitis: results from a decentralized, randomized phase 2 clinical trial. J Dermatolog Treat 36(1): 2480744, Dec 2025.Narla S, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Abuabara K, Beck LA, Chovatiya R, Thaçi D, Silverberg J: What Does Long-Term Control in Atopic Dermatitis Look Like? Dermatitis 36(6): 583-600, Nov-Dec 2025.
Meng S, Berna R, Hoffstad O, Takeshita J, Shin D, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Margolis DJ.: Epithelial Barrier Diseases Among Adult Patients With Seborrheic Dermatitis. JAMA Dermatol. Nov 2025.
Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Wan J, Wang S, Syed MN, Shin DB, Abuabara K, Lemeshow AR, Gelfand JM: Fracture risk among adults with atopic dermatitis: A population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 39(9): e816-e819, Sep 2025.
Kenney HM, Yoshida T, Berdyshev E, Calatroni A, Gill SR, Simpson EL, Lussier S, Boguniewicz M, Hata T, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, De Benedetto A, Ong PY, Ko J, Davidson W, David G, Schlievert PM, Leung DYM, Beck LA: CERS1 is a biomarker of Staphylococcus aureus abundance and atopic dermatitis severity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 155(2): 479-490, Feb 2025.
Silva GS, Gotschall JW, Hu F, Whidden E, Cunningham P, Niculcea J, Chapman C, Sharma PV, Evans G, Hussain F, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Knox K, Rosenbach M.: An Educational Intervention to Reduce Regulated Medical Waste: The Inpatient Medicine and Outpatient Dermatology Setting. Int J Dermatol Feb 2025.
Rau A, Leahr G, Del Pozo D, Hoffstad O, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Grice E, Margolis DJ.: Atopic Dermatitis: Association of maternal and child history of celiac disease and the child's development of atopic dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol Page: S0190-9622(25)00178-1, Feb 2025.
Ständer S, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Reich A, Paul C, Simon D, Naldi L, Metz M, Tsianakas A, Pink A, Fage S, Micali G, Weisshaar E, Sundaram H, Metelitsa A, Augustin M, Wollenberg A, Homey B, Fargnoli MC, Sofen H, Korman NJ, Skov L, Chen X, Jabbar-Lopez ZK, Piketty C, Kwatra SG; OLYMPIA 1 Investigators: Efficacy and Safety of Nemolizumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Prurigo Nodularis: The OLYMPIA 1 Randomized Clinical Phase 3 Trial. JAMA Dermatol 161(2): 147-156, Feb 2025.
Simpson EL, Bissonnette R, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Kallender H, Sturm D, Ren H, Stein Gold LF. : Ruxolitinib cream monotherapy demonstrates rapid improvement in the extent and signs of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis across head and neck and other anatomic regions in adolescents and adults: pooled results from 2 phase 3 studies. J Dermatolog Treat. 35(1): 2310633. Dec 2024.
Munayco Maldonado G, Foy V, Tai H, Chiesa Fuxench ZC. : Variation in the clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis in adults across self-identified racial categories: a single-center, cross-sectional study in an academic tertiary care center. Int J Dermatol. 63(9): e206-e208, Sep 2024.