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Leo Le Wang

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Department: Dermatology


Contact Information

2 Maloney
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3600 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: leo.wang@pennmedicine.upenn.edu


I3H Keywords

  • Array

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

Post-Graduate Training

  • Medicine
    Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 2020 - 2021
  • Dermatology
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2021 - 2024
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Dermatology
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2023 - present

Certifications

  • American Board of Dermatology, 2024

Description of Clinical Expertise

dermatology, autoimmune disease, immunology, psoriasis, eczema, alopecia, alopecia areata

Selected Publications

  • 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
  • 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
  • Lohray R, Verma KK, Wang LL, Haynes D, Lewis DJ. : Avelumab for Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Global Real-World Data on Patient Response and Survival Pragmat Obs Res 14 : 149-154, Nov 2023
  • Wang LL, Abbott JJ, Jiang AJ, Hannah C, Rubin AI. : Pleomorphic acquired digital fibrokeratoma: A novel clinicopathologic entity J Cutan Pathol 2023
  • Lohray R, Verma KK, Wang LL, Haynes D, Lewis DJ. : Avelumab Treatment for Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Studies Yielding Data on Patient Response and Survival Pragmatic and Observational Research 14 : 149-154, 2023
  • Wang LL, Noe MH, Micheletti RG. : Prevalence of Leukopenia and Associated Outcomes in Patients With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis JAMA Dermatol 158 : 1212-1214, Oct 2022
  • Wang LL, Abott JJ, Jiang AJ, Hannah C, Rubin AI : Pleomorphic acquired digital fibrokeratoma: a novel clinicopathologic entity American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting 2022
  • Wang LL, Stull C, Lin SK, Miller CJ, Walker JL. : Cutaneous Oncology in the Immunosuppressed Dermatologic Clinics 41(1) : 141-162, 2022
  • Wang LL, Cotsarelis G. : Regenerative medicine: Hair-bearing skin grown in a dish Nature 582(7812) : 343-344, 2020
  • Wang LL, Adelekun A, Taylor SC, Lipoff J. : Fee-for-service and structural forces may drive racial disparities in US dermatology British Journal of Dermatology 183(4) : 750-751, 2020