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University of Pennsylvania Health System Dermatology

Residency · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Directors Ellen Kim, Misha Rosenbach and Robert Micheletti

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Class size
7
Visas
J-1
PGY-2 salary
$90k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Applications are not screened on USMLE scores, AOA status, geography or other criteria.

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record of 7 seats · 3 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Konnie GuoStanford University School of Medicine6 papers · 1 review
  • Elena Paz-WardUniversity School of Medicine4 papers
  • Samantha EpsteinCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Stephanie WangPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Started 202510 on record of 7 seats · 8 US MD · 10 published before starting
  • Joyce KangHarvard Medical School23 papers · 7 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Ogechi SiawAlpert Medical School23 papers · 8 first author · 1 case report · 5 reviews
  • Oluwaseyi AdeuyanColumbia University Vagelos College of21 papers · 5 first author · 5 case reports · 7 reviews
  • Katherine SmithHarvard Medical School15 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Stephanie LinDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell12 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Jessica Brown-KorsahCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine11 papers · 4 first author · 4 reviews
  • Valia LeiferColumbia University Vagelos College of11 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Patrick SocklerPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania9 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Jordan HarrisPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania8 papers · 3 first author
  • Ellen WhitePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania7 papers · 3 first author · 1 review
Started 202415 on record of 8 seats · 13 US MD · 11 published before starting
  • Shannon NugentSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University25 papers · 8 first author · 2 case reports · 1 review
  • Kathryn BentivegnaUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine21 papers · 15 first author · 1 case report · 3 reviews
  • Kaylin BeiterLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans18 papers · 7 first author · 2 reviews
  • Shivam ZaverUniversity of Washington School of Medicine15 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Sonia WangPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania13 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Micah PascualUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine12 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Caitlyn Myrdal10 papers · 7 first author · 4 case reports
  • Frederick DitmarsUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine7 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Natalia RodriguezPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania7 papers · 2 first author · 2 reviews
  • Sara BanburyPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania4 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports
  • Nora RuddUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Iain Noel
  • Jennifer ChenYale School of Medicine
  • Maria MachadoPonce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
  • Stephanie ChoUniv of Texas Southwestern Med Sch at Dallas

Training

5 training sites.

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System14 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia)12 mo
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia6 mo
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (UPHS)3 mo
  • Presbyterian Medical Center (UPHS)2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Dermatopathology Fellowship14
  • Micrographic Surgery And Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship14
  • Fellowship6
  • Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship6
  • Internal Medicine Residency4
  • Dermatology Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System33
  • Schweiger Dermatology Group6
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital3
  • Mass General Brigham3
  • Integrated Dermatology2
  • Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States2

Research

78% of current residents have a paper since 2023

32 of 41, 324 papers between them

  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases

People

Leadership

  • Ellen KimCutaneous Oncology Fellowship Director
  • Misha RosenbachProgram Director
  • Robert MichelettiCombined Program Director
  • Sara SamimiAssociate Program Director

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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  • Dermatopathology (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 2
  • Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic OncologyPositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Susan TaylorDermatology, 6 residents
  • Misha RosenbachInternal Medicine, 6 residents
  • Christopher MillerDermatology, 4 residents
  • Joseph SobankoDermatology, 4 residents