Katherine K Brown, M.D.

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Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Attending Physician of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Medical Director, Penn Dermatology Radnor
Department: Dermatology

Contact information
Penn Medicine at Radnor
145 King of Prussia Rd
Suite 306 S
Radnor, PA 19087
Office: (610) 902-2400
Fax: (610) 902-2404
Education:
B.A. (French)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001.
M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine , 2006.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. Brown has extensive experience in contact dermatitis, skin contact allergy, and atopic dermatitis and patch-testing.

Selected Publications

Chen J, Hejazi E, Brown K, Chu E, Werth V: Histoplasmosis Panniculitis. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting March 2026.

Tangutur A, Brown KK, Dedhia RC: Allergic Contact Dermatitis Following Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implant. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 151(4): 401-404, May 2025.

Tangutur A, Brown KK, Dedhia RC: A Definitive Case of Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implant. American Contact Dermatitis Society Annual Meeting, Poster March 2025.

Giordano J, Myrdal CN, Samimi SS, Brown KK: Exfoliative Erythroderma from Occupational Colophony Exposure. American Contact Dermatitis Annual Meeting Poster Mar 2024.

Giordano J, Myrdal CN, Samimi SS, Brown KK: A Case Report of Lymphomatoid Contact Dermatitis. American Contact Dermatitis Annual Meeting Poster Mar 2024.

Alvarado SM, Brown K, Giordano C, Elenitsas R, Seykora JT: Ulcerated hidradenoma with atypical features. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting Oral Presentation Mar 2024.

Murphy CM, Wang K, Prasad A, Dhawan I, Morgan EE, Brown K, Wang L: Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma to the cutaneous neck and chest wall. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine & Surgery Case Reports Feb 2024.

Brown KK: A commentary on: Contact allergy to rubber accelerators in consecutively patch tested Danish eczema patients: A retrospective observational study from 1990 to 2019. Practice Update website. ELSEVIER, Jan 2024 Notes: Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/contact-allergy-to-rubber-accelerators-in-consecutively-patch-tested-danish-patients-with-eczema/157138/65/4/1.

Murphy CM, Brown KK: Emerging Allergens in Eyebrow and Eyelash Cosmetics. Dermatitis Page: 349-350, Jul-Aug 2023.

Murphy C, Brown KK: Identifying Allergens in Modern Eye Cosmetic Practices. American Contact Dermatitis Annual Meeting Poster March 2023.

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Last updated: 03/13/2026
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