Zelma C Chiesa Fuxench, MD

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Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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
Office: 215-349-5557
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.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

General Medical Dermatology
Atopic Dermatitis
Psoriasis
Hidradenitis

Description of Research Expertise

Atopic Dermatitis, comorbidities in Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Epidemiology

Selected 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Mitra N, Grice E, Hoffstad O, Margolis DJ.: Is seborrhoeic dermatitis of infancy and childhood related to maternal history of seborrhoeic dermatitis? A large population-based cohort study from the UK. Br J Dermatol Page: doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljae331. Epub ahead of print, Aug 2024.

 Fuxench ZCC, Mitra N, Wong J, Hoffstad O, Hinkle S, Margolis DJ. : Maternal history of angioma is associated with infantile hemangioma and port-wine stain in children: a population-based, cohort study of mother-child pairs from the United Kingdom. Arch Dermatol Res 316(8): 506, Aug 2024.

 Chiesa Fuxench Z, Mitra N, Del Pozo D, Hoffstad O, Shin DB, Langan SM, Petersen I, Bhate K, Margolis DJ.: In utero or early in life exposure to antibiotics and the risk of childhood atopic dermatitis, a population-based cohort study. Br J Dermatol 191(1): 58-64, Jun 2024.

 Munayco Maldonado G, Foy V, Tai H, Chiesa Fuxench ZC. : Variation in clinical presentation of pediatric-onset and adult-onset atopic dermatitis: a retrospective, single-center, chart review of adults with atopic dermatitis from the United States. Arch Dermatol Res. 316(7): 409, Jun 2024.

 Song WB, Garshick MS, Barbieri JS, Shin DB, Báez S, Papadopoulos M, Neopaney A, Fitzsimmons R, Kalb RE, Mease PJ, Craig ET, Koplin J, Takeshita J, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Armstrong AW, Mehta NN, Beidas RS, Ogdie AR, Gelfand JM: A Care Coordination Model to Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Psoriatic Disease: A Multicenter Pilot Study. J Invest Dermato 144(6): 1405-1409, Jun 2024.
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Last updated: 04/29/2025
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