The Official Publication of the American Academy of Dermatology



The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), the official scientific publication of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), aims to satisfy the educational needs of the dermatology community. As the specialty's leading journal, JAAD features original, peer-reviewed articles emphasizing:
clinical, investigative, and population-based studies
healthcare delivery and quality of care research
high quality, cost effective, and innovative treatments
new diagnostic techniques, and
other topics related to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the skin, hair, and nails


Each issue includes continuing medical education articles designed to fill practice and knowledge gaps in the delivery of dermatologic care. JAAD is also the official venue for practice guidelines established by the AAD. Our ultimate goal is to provide readers with content that advances the breadth and depth of dermatologic expertise by disseminating evidence-based recommendations to improve patient outcomes.

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology is ranked 1st out of 70 in the Dermatology category in the 2022 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Clarivate Analytics, and has an Impact Factor of 13.8.

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology is also recommended for purchase in the Brandon-Hill study, Selected List of Books and Journals for the Small Medical Library.

JAAD has three open access companion titles:
JAAD Case Reports welcomes new and novel cases, case series, and images that are authentic, understandable, educational and of interest to an audience of dermatologists, residents, fellows, and researchers in all dermatology subspecialties, as well as clinicians in related fields.
JAAD International welcomes clinical and translational research studies that advance the understanding and practice of dermatology on a broad, inclusive and international basis.
JAAD Reviews seeks high quality, evidence-based reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses that support the mission of JAAD. JAAD Reviews will consider review articles that advance dermatological expertise by publishing evidence-based research to help dermatologists improve patient outcomes.

Original Articles
Research Letters	
Editorials/Commentaries
Dermatoethics Consultations
Letters: Notes & Comments	
Book Reviews
In Memoriam
Pearls

Editor
Dirk M. Elston, MD
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Deputy Editor
Jane M. Grant-Kels, MD
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
Founding Editor
J. Graham Smith, MD
Editors Emeritus
Jeffrey Bernhard, MD
Richard L. Dobson, MD
Bruce Thiers, MD
Managing Editor
Detra N. Davis
9500 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 500, Rosemont IL 60018-1968
Assistant Managing Editor
Charlene Dundek
9500 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 500, Rosemont IL 60018-1968
Associate Editors
Murad Alam, MD
Surgical
M. Yadira Hurley, MD
Dermatopathology/Mentorship Program
Jonathan Kantor, MD
Medical
Nikki Levin, MD, PhD
Medical
Jason Lott, MD
Medical/Pivotal Clinical Trials
Desiree Ratner, MD
Surgical
Julie Schaffer, MD
Pediatrics
Assistant Editors
Andrew Alexis, MD
Yvonne Chiu, MD
Matthew Kanzler, MD
Michel McDonald, MD
Tricia Missall, MD, PhD
Anthony Rossi, MD
Special Editors
Emily Altman, MD
Innovations/Virtual Journal Club
Justin Bandino, MD
Image Collections
Naiara Barbosa, MD
Innovations/Virtual Journal Club
Andrew Bronin, MD
Beyond JAAD
Steve Daveluy, MD
IT
Bob Dellavalle, MD, PhD
Social Media
John Durkin, MD
Innovations/Virtual Journal Club
Katalin Ferenczi, MD
CME Quiz
Warren Heymann, MD
Clinician's Perspective
Christophe Hsu, MD
Social Media
Clara Kim, PhD
Statistics
Mary Logue, MD
Innovations/Virtual Journal Club
Seth L. Matarasso, MD
Controversies Editor
Ana Cristina Resende, MD
Social Media
Yevgeniy Semenov, MD, MA
Statistics
Daniel Siegel, MD, MS
IT
Rajendra Singh, MD
Catherine Tchanque-Fossuo, MD, MS
Innovations/Virtual Journal Club
Jeff Weinberg, MD
Supplements
Wendi Wohltmann, MD
Website
Loren Zech, MD, PhD
Innovations/Virtual Journal Club
Cheng Zhou, MD
Social Media
Editorial Board
Nikki Adler, MBBS, PhD
Ali Alikhan, MD
David Allen, MD
Lionel Bercovitch, MD
Wilma Bergfeld, MD
Diana Bolotin, MD, PhD
Alina Bridges, DO
Nooshin Brinster, MD
Bruce Brod, MD
Valerie Callender, MD
Jennifer Cather, MD
Jisun Cha, MD
Choon Chiat Oh, MD
Nneka Comfere, MD
Scott Dalton, DO
Olivier Dereure, MD, PhD
Zoe Draelos, MD
Jan Dutz, MD
George Elgart, MD
Steffen Emmert, MD
Joseph English, MD
Sibel Ersoy-Evans, MD
Anthony Fernandez, MD
Tammie Ferringer
David Fivenson, MD
Xing-Hua Gao, MD, PhD
Bernardo Gontijo, MD
Takashi Hashimoto, MD
Stephen Helms, MD
Ryan Hick, MD
Shasa Hu, MD
Mark Jackson, MD
Nonhlanhla Khumalo, MD
Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD
Prasad Kumarasinghe, MD
Eden Lake, MD
Phil Leboit, MD
Joyce Lee, MD
Jack Lesher, Jr., MD
Hang Li, MD
Qianjin Lu, MD
Jennifer Lucas, MD
Omar Lupi, MD, PhD
Mario Magaña, MD
John Maize, MD
Karen McCoy, MD, MPH
Jennifer McNiff, MD
Giuseppe Micali, MD
Stanley Miller, MD
Christin Mowad, MD
David M. Ozog, MD, FAAD
Giovanni Pellacani, MD
Clifford Perlis, MD
Margo Peters, MD
Joseph Pierson, MD
Marcia Ramos e Silva, MD, PhD
Jack Resneck, MD
Adam Rubin, MD
Li Ruoyu, MD
John T. Seykora, MD, PhD
Zhu Shen, MD, PhD
Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH
Nanette Silverberg, MD
Thomas Stasko, MD
Benhamin Stoff, MD
Mary Stone, MD
Yong-Kwang Tay, MBBS
Curtis Thompson, MD
Ken Tomecki, MD
Antonio Torrelo, MD
Kara Melissa Torres, MD
Abby Van Voorhees, MD
Guy Webster, MD, PhD
Jonathan Weiss, MD
Lara Wine-Lee, MD
Lara Winterfield, MD
Oliver Wisco, MD
Kim Yancey, MD
Lorraine Young, MD
Jianzhong Zhang, MD
Youwen Zhou, MD
CME Workgroup
Jeremy Brauer, MD
Robert T. Brodell, MD
Kelly M. Cordoro, MD
Carlos Garcia, MD
Ian A. Maher, MD
Desiree Ratner, MD
Brett Sloan, MD
Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
Matthew Zirwas, MD
Website Workgroup
Robert T. Brodell, MD
Adam Friedman, MD
Kristin Lee, MD
Eliot Mostow, MD
Eden Pappo, MD
Andrew Patterson, MD
Faramarz H. Samie, MD
Pearls Reviewers
Haines Ely, MD
Kavita Mariwalla, MD
Angela Moore, MD
Alon Scope, MD
China Consultant
Hong Duo Chen, MD