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Abby S. Van Voorhees, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Psoriasis and Phototherapy Treatment Center

2M44 Rhoads Pavilion
3600 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Tel: 215-662-2737
Fax: 215-349-8402
Email: vanvoora@uphs.upenn.edu
 

 
 

Education
1979        A.B.        Brown University
1983        M.D.       Yale University School of Medicine

Research Area of Interests
body hair-excessive; cancer-skin; dermatitis-contact; dermatology-general; eczema; hair growth excessive-female; mole melanoma removal; facial lesions; lesions-precancerous; phototherapy; psoriasis; skin growths-removal; skin rash; dermatology-surgery; skin lesions-removal; skin tags removal.

Clinical Research Summary
My research includes the assessment of therapeutic modalities in psoriasis as well as the effects of psoriasis on patient's quality of life.

Selected Publications

  1. Sober, A, and the Guidelines Outcome Committee (Van Voorhees, Abby, member): Guidelines of Care for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma, J AmAcad Dermatol, 45:579-586, 2001

  2. Coleman W, and the Guidelines Outcome Committee (Van Voorhees, Abby, member):Guidelines of Care for Liposuction, J AmAcad Dermatol, 45(1), 2001

  3. Kim S, Van Voorhees A. Reiter's Syndrome. In Treatment of Skin Disease, Lebwohl, Heyman, Berth-Jones, Coulson, editors, in press

  4. Van Voorhees A, Vittorio C, Werth V. Papulosquamous Diseases. In Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 17(4):739-768, 2001
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