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• Kara N. Shah

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University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. (PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology)

University of Maryland, College Park, Md. (B.S. in Microbiology)

Internship

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Tex. Pediatrics, 2000-2001

Residency

Texas Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, Philadelphia, Pa., 2001-2003 University of Pennsylvania, Dermatology, 2003-2006

Fellowship

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. Pediatric Dermatology, 2006-2007

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics, 2003
American Board of Dermatology, 2006
American Board of Dermatology - Pediatric Dermatology, 2008

Year Appointed

2007

Special Interests

Pigmented lesions and other birthmarks
Cutaneous lymphoma
Genodermatoses (genetic skin diseases)
Acne
Atopic dermatitis|
Vascular anomalies
Skin infections (warts, molluscum, fungal, bacterial)
Connective tissue diseases
Autoinflammatory syndromes
Psoriasis
Hair and nail disorders

Research Interests

Vasculopathy and PHACES syndrome
Risk of acquired hypothyroidism in hemangiomas of infancy

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