UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA -- SCHOOL OF MEDICINE



UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Curriculum Vitae

August, 2015

Zelma C. Chiesa Fuxench, MD

|Office Address: |Department of Dermatology |

| |University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |

| |3400 Spruce Street |

| |Dulles 11107 |

| |Philadelphia PA 19147 |

|Telephone: |(215) 349-5557 |

|FAX: |(215) 615-3127 |

|E-mail: |zelma.chiesafuxench@uphs.upenn.edu |

If you are not a US citizen or holder of a permanent visa, please indicate type of visa: None (US Citizen)

Education:

|2004 |B.S. |University of Puerto Rico (Biology) magna cum laude |

|2008 |M.D. |University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine magna cum laude |

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments:

|2008-2009 |Intern in Medicine, University District Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico |

|2009-2010 |Research Fellow in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, |

| |Puerto Rico |

|2010-2013 |Resident in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto |

| |Rico |

|2013-2015 |Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, |

| |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |

Faculty Appointments:

|20013– Present |Instructor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |

Specialty Certification:

2013 American Board of Dermatology

Licensure:

2013 Pennsylvania

2013 Puerto Rico

Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies:

2004 Magna cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico (B.S.)

2004 Golden Key International Honor Society

2006 Collegiate All-American Scholar Award

2007 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

2008 Distinguished Student Award Internal Medicine Clerkship

2008 Magna cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (M.D.)

2010 Distinction as Research Fellow, Department of Dermatology University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

2012 Mentorship grant, Medical Dermatological Society

2012 Mentorship grant, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery

2012/13 Chief Resident Department of Dermatology University of Puerto Rico

School of Medicine

2013 Mark J. Lebwohl Medical Dermatology Fellowship, National Psoriasis Foundation

2013 National Institutes of Health Training Grant GM-075766, University of Pennsylvania

2014 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Pilot Grant, University of Pennsylvania

2014 Medical Research Fellowship Grant, National Psoriasis Foundation

2015 Albert M. Kligman Travel Fellowship, Society for Investigative Dermatology

2015 Research grant, Dermatology Foundation

2015 Best Poster by a trainee, American Dermatoepidemiology Network (ADEN)

2015 American Academy of Dermatolgoy Leadership Institute (first-time attendee)

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies and Other Professional Activities:

International:

2013-present International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology

2014- present International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative

National:

2008- present American Medical Association

2013- present American Academy of Dermatology

2013- present Puerto Rico Society of Dermatology

2013- present Society for Investigative Dermatology

2014-present International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative

Oral Presentations at Scientific Meetings:

2008/06 The Chronicity of Melasma.

Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico 36th Annual Convention

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

2008/11 Erythema annular and Sjögren’s Syndrome: A case report.

Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico Annual Winter Meeting

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2010/01 Dyskeratosis Congenita: A case report in a pediatric patient.

9th Annual Caribbean Dermatology Symposium

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2010/11 Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: a case report.

Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico Annual Winter Meeting

Vieques Puerto Rico

2011/06 A retrospective review on the occurrence of adverse events in psoriasis patient treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.

Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico 39h Annual Meeting

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

2011/11 Small to medium sized pleomorphic T-cell lymphoma: a case report. Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico Annual Winter Meeting

Humacao, Puerto Rico

2012/01 A 55-yearl-old woman with multiple nodules over the face and neck.

10th Annual Caribbean Dermatology Symposium

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2012/07 Psoriasis and its comorbidities.

Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico 40th Annual Meeting

Fajardo, Puerto Rico

2012/11 Atypical presentation of cutaneous sarcoidosis in a 14-year-old girl Dermatological Society of Puerto Rico Annual Winter Meeting

Lajas, Puerto Rico

2015/03 The risk of cancer in patients with psoriasis: a population based cohort study

Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting

Atlanta, Georgia

Bibliography:

Research publications, peer reviewed:

1. Chiesa-Fuxench ZC, et al. Linear lupus panniculitis of the scalp presenting as alopecia along Blaschko's lines: A variant of lupus panniculitis not unique to East Asians. J Dermatol. 2012;40:1-2.

2. Chiesa-Fuxench ZC, González-Chávez J. Extracorporeal photopheresis: a review on the immunological aspects and clinical applications. P R Health Sci J. 2010;29:337-47.

3. Chiesa ZC, Callis K, Van Voorhees A, and Gelfand JM. Validity of the Simple-Measure for Assessing Psoriasis Activity (S-MAPA) for objectively evaluating disease severity in patients with plaque psoriasis (accepted for publication Journal American Academy of Dermatology).

4. Scott F, Mamtani R, Bresinger C, Haynes K, Chiesa-Fuxench ZC, et al. Risk of non-melanoma skin

cancer in patients with a history of NMSC with the use of immunosuppressant and biologic

agents in autoimmune disease. (accepted for publication JAMA Dermatology).

Contributions to peer-reviewed clinical research publications, participation cited but not by authorship: None

Research publications, non-peer reviewed:

|Chiesa-Fuxench ZC et al. Clinical Applications of Photodynamic Therapy Part I. Car Jou Dermatol Thera. 2009;6:4-11. |

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|Chiesa-Fuxench ZC et al. Clinical Applications of Photodynamic Therapy Part II. Car Jou Dermatol Thera. 2010;6:5-15. |

Abstracts:

1. Chiesa Z.C., Rullan J., Sanchez J.L.: The Chronicity of Melasma: A cohort study in Hispanic women. Skin of Color Seminar Series 2011 Note: Poster Presentation

2. Chiesa Z.C., Nogales E., Sanchez J.L.: Molluscum contagiosum in association with cutaneous pseudolymphoma: report of a case in a pediatric patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Orlando Dermatological and Aesthetics Conference 2011 Note: Poster Presentation

3. Chiesa Z.C., Frances H., Sanchez J.L.: Injection of vitamin E-capsule contents resulting in development of a parafinoma. Orlando Dermatological and Aesthetics Conference 2012 Note: Poster Presentation

4. Chiesa Z.C., Frances H., Sanchez J.L.: Atypical Presentation of Cutaneous Sarcoidosis in a 14 year-old girl. Injection of vitamin E-capsule contents resulting in development of a parafinoma. Orlando Dermatological and Aesthetics Conference 2013 Note: Poster Presentation

5. Chiesa ZC, Dommasch E, Callis K, Van Voorhees A, and Gelfand JM. Validity of the Simple-Measure for Assessing Psoriasis Activity (S-MAPA) for objectively evaluating disease severity in patients with plaque psoriasis. Medical Dermatological Society 2015 Note: Poster Presentation Note: Poster Presentation

6. Scott F, Mamatami F, Brensigner C, Haynes K, Chiesa Fuxench Z, Yun H, Zhang J, Chen L, Xie F, Margolis D, Lewis J, and Curtis J. Risk of Recurrent Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer with Methotrexate and Anti-TNF Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis. American College of Rheumatology 2014 Note: Poster Presentation

7. Chiesa ZC, Shin DB, Takeshita J, Ogdie-Beatty A, and Gelfand JM. The risk of cancer in patients with psoriasis: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom. Society for Investigative Dermatology 2015 Note: Oral and poster presentation

8. Chiesa ZC, Dommasch E, Callis K, Krueger G, Siegel M, Van Voorhees A, and Gelfand JM. Validity of the Simple-Measure for Assessing Psoriasis Activity (S-MAPA) for objectively evaluating disease severity in patients with plaque psoriasis.

9. Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Shin D, Takeshita J, Ogdie-Beatty A, Gelfand JM: The risk of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer in patients with psoriasis: a cohort study in The Health Improvement Network. AtlanticDerm Conference April 2015 Note: Poster Presentation.

10. Ogdie A, Shin D, Takeshita J, Chiesa Fuxench Z, Gelfand JM. The risk of venous thromboembolism in three inflammatory disorders. Department of Medicine Research Day May 2015 Note: Poster presentation

11. Chiesa ZC, Shin DB, Takeshita J, Ogdie-Beatty A, and Gelfand JM. The risk of cancer in patients with

psoriasis: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom. National Psoriasis Foundation

Volunteer Conference Annual Meeting July 2015 Note: Poster Presentation.

Editorials, Reviews, Book Chapters, Including Participation in Committee Reports:

1. Sánchez N. (editor) Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine. New York: Spinger, 2012:59-76

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