Pediatric Dermatology Program

Overview

The Pediatric Dermatology Program at Mass General for Children provides care for children and adolescents with the full range of acquired and congenital disorders of the skin, including disorders of the hair, nails and mucous membranes.

Our board-certified dermatologists work with other specialists throughout Mass General for Children, including allergists, geneticists, immunologists, plastic surgeons and rheumatologists. We are dedicated to helping children and parents better understand skin ailments and how to treat and cope with them.

Programs and Services

• Atopic dermatitis
• Contact dermatitis
• Vascular lesions
• Birthmarks
• Pigmented lesions/moles
• Disorders of hair and nails
• Alopecia areata and other forms of hair loss
• Disorders of pigmentation, including albinism and vitiligo
• Fungal disorders
• Psoriasis
• Warts and molluscum contagiosum
• Inherited dermatologic disorders, including neurofibromatosis, ichthyosis and epidermolysis bullosa

Therapies include topical and systemic drugs, cryosurgery, phototherapy, laser therapy and surgery.

Patient Resources

View the full collection of patient resources from Pediatric Dermatology at MGfC.

Our Research

The Pediatric Dermatology Unit is often involved in extensive clinical research in many of the disorders mentioned above, with special emphasis on photomedicine and the use of lasers.

Meet Our Doctors

• Richard Anderson, MD

  • Department of Dermatology
• Shinjita Das, MD

  • Technology Director, Dermatology
• Esther Freeman, MD, PhD

  • Director MGH Global Health Dermatology
• Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
  • Faculty Director of Pediatric Dermatology, Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Program
• Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH

  • Director of Community Health
  • Director of the Pigmentary Disorder and Multi-Ethnic Skin Clinic
• Joe Kvedar, MD

  • Vice President, Connected Health, Partners
  • Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
• Evelyn Lilly, MD

  • Department of Dermatology
• Mayra Lorenzo, MD, PhD

  • Department of Dermatology
• Ellen Roh, MD

  • Department of Dermatology
• Janice Tiao, MD

  • Department of Dermatology
• Sandy Tsao, MD

  • Department of Dermatology
• Jeff Yu, MD

  • Department of Dermatology