Albert C. Yan, MD, FAAP, FAAD
Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Physician in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician in Pediatrics (Dermatology), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Research Director, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Section of Dermatology, Division of General Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Section of Pediatric Dermatology
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB #6571
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
HUB #6571
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2155902169
Fax: 2155904948
Fax: 2155904948
Email:
yana@email.chop.edu
yana@email.chop.edu
Education:
A.B. (Philosophy)
Princeton University, 1989.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1993.
Permanent linkA.B. (Philosophy)
Princeton University, 1989.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1993.
Description of Research Expertise
* Acne* Atopic dermatitis
* Computer vision applications in dermatology
* Genodermatoses
* Infections of the skin
* Pediatric dermatology workforce issues
* Rare skin diseases
Description of Clinical Expertise
* Acne vulgaris* Atopic dermatitis
* Genodermatoses
* Hemangiomas and vascular anomalies
* Neonatal dermatology
* Skin infections (including warts, molluscum, tinea, MRSA among others)
Selected Publications
Thapar M, Kille B, Tucker J, Schmiege SJ, Creighton EG, Boos MD, Fernandez Faith E, Paller AS, Siegel DH, Siegel LH, Varki RT, Yan, Kohn LL: Characteristics of Youth Utilizing Pediatric Dermatology: A Cross-sectional PEDSnet Study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 94(3): 950-953, Mar 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.11.001. Online ahead of print 2025 Nov 5.Gupta R, Salmasian H, Oboite M, Mehlmann S, Hogrogian GS, Castelo-Soccio LA, Cotsarelis G, Yan AC.: Generative artificial intelligence tools: evaluating ways to automate your SALT (GATEWAYS) scoring of alopecia areata. Pediatric Dermatology Mar 2026 Notes: doi:10.1111/pde.70195. Online ahead of print 2026 Mar 9.
Bitar RA, Servattalab SE, Liang MG, Spencer S, Ray A, Petty CR, Beqo BP, Hogrogian GS, Yan AC, Treat JR, Grenier PO.: Leg length discrepancy in patients with lower extremity cutis marmorata telangiectatic congenital: a multicenter retrospective study. Pediatric Dermatology Feb 2026 Notes: doi:10.1111/pde.70159. Epub ahead of print 2026 Feb 18.
George E, Braun M, Vassar R, Fox CK, Siegel DH, Mathes E, Frieden IJ, Hess CP, Dorset BA, Metry D, Pope E, Powell J, Holland KE, Liang MG, Baselga E, Lara-Corrales I, Funk T, Small A, Yan AC, Treat JR, Haggstrom A, McCuaig CC, Barrio V, Mancini AJ, Chamlin SL, Lawley LP, Horii KA, Newell B, Nopper A, Garzon MC.: Multi-center study of long-term evolution of neuroimaging findings in PHACE syndrome. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 61: 1-7, Feb 2026 Notes: doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2026.02.004. Online ahead of print 2026 Feb 7.
Plumper IR, Bitar RA, Grenier PO, Lee Y, Shah T, Hogrogian GS, Yan AC, Arcade SM, Casey MA, Santos S, Treat JR, Liang MG.: Cutaneous adverse events associated with mitten activated protein kinase inhibitors for the treatment of asvular anomalies: a dual-center retrospective study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Page: S0190-9622(25)03446-2, Dec 2025 Notes: doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.12.064 Online ahead of print.
Caussade MC, Huang CY, Stockton Hogrogian G, Treat JR, Balamuth NJ, Yan AC. : Pediatric dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: surgery outcomes. Pediatric Dermatology 42(5), Sep-Oct 2025 Notes: doi:10.1111/pde.15942.
On A, Huang E, Hills J, Pasternak J, Alfandre J, Stockton Hogrogian G, Yan AC.: Digitizing diagnoses: distinguishing infantile hemangiomas from other vascular anomalies. Pediatric Dermatology. 42(5): 998-1003, Sep-Oct 2025.
Young T, Wei J, Wan J, Yan AC.: Inflamed or infected molluscum contagiosum lesions: pediatrician perceptions and the risk of antibiotic overuse. Pediatric Dermatology 42(5): 961-965, Sep-Oct 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1111/pde.15998. Epub ahead of print 2025 May 28.
Huang CY, Zhang E, Caussade MC, Brown T, Hogrogian GS, Yan AC. : Pediatric Dermatologists vs AI Bots: Evaluating the Medical Knowledge and Diagnostic Capabilities of ChatGPT. Pediatric Dermatology 41(5): 831-4, Sep 2024.
Huang CY, Perman MJ, Yan AC: Regimen for accelerated propranolol initial dosing. Pediatric Dermatology 41(4): 621-7, Jul 2024.