Leo Le Wang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Attending Dermatologist, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Attending Dermatologist, Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Dermatologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Member, Institute for Immunology and Immune Health
Member, Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine
Member, Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Member, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Department: Dermatology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
421 Curie Blvd
1009 Biomedical Research Building (BRB) II/III
Philadelphia, PA 19104
1009 Biomedical Research Building (BRB) II/III
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biochemistry, Mathematics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
MS (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
PhD (Bioengineering)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Biochemistry, Mathematics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
MS (Chemistry)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
PhD (Bioengineering)
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
dermatology, autoimmune disease, immunology, psoriasis, eczema, alopecia, alopecia areataSelected Publications
Wang LL, Tuohy S, Kim E, Nace A, Xu KL, Zheng Y, Yang R, Cotsarelis G.: Minoxidil-crosslinked hydrogels for controlled delivery in androgenetic alopecia. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2025.Subhadarshani S, Wang LL. : Deck chair and reverse waist band sign in TIF 1Y positive dermatomyositis. JAMA Dermatology 2025.
Wang LL, Tuohy S, Nace A, Xu KL, Zheng Y, Yang R, Burdick JA, Cotsarelis G.: Controlled baricitinib delivery to the skin through reversible thioimidate adducts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 144(8): S95, 2024.
Verma KK, Lohray R, Khare A, Copling SA, Wang LL, Haynes D, Lewis DJ. : Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the Management of Melanoma: A Procedural Review. International Journal of Dermatology 2024.
Bascone CM, Raj LK, Nugent ST, Lin SK, Deitermann A, McGraw JR, Wang LL, Broach RB, Miller CJ, Kovach SJ. : Utilizing Integra for Reconstruction of Facial Defects after Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2024.
Bascone CM, Lin SK, Deitermann A, Raj LK, Nugent ST, Wang LL, McGraw JR, Broach RB, Miller CJ, Kovach SJ. : Reconstructing Nasal Defects with Acellular Dermal Matrix after Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A 12-year Experience. Dermatologic Surgery 2024.
Zhu H, Haynes DH, Lewis DJ, Wang LL.: Engineered Skin Substitutes in Dermatologic Surgery: A Systematic Review. Dermatologic Surgery 2024.
Tuohy S, Wang YA, Prasad A, Samimi SS, Pappas-Taffer LK, Haun PL, Wang LL. : Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma presenting as a diffuse morbilliform rash. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 2024.
Wang S, Bayefsky S, Coromilas AJ, Whitaker KA, Bronfenbrener R, Rosenbach MA, Wang LL. : Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and SAPHO syndrome. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine 8(3): 1548-1553, 2024.
Leo L Wang, Spencer Tuohy, Karen L Xu, Arben Nace, Ruifeng Yang, Ying Zheng, Jason A Burdick, George Cotsarelis: Local and sustained baricitinib delivery to the skin through injectable hydrogels containing reversible thioimidate adducts. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2024.