Fatema Esaa Hassonjee, MD

About Fatema Esaa Hassonjee, MD

Fatema Hassonjee, MD is a board-certified pediatric dermatologist who finds great fulfillment in caring for children. As a parent herself, she enjoys partnering with families to help them understand and treat their children’s skin conditions. She has a particular clinical interest in the overlap between skin and gastrointestinal disease. She was drawn to the field of dermatology because it marries her passions for science and art. She approaches every patient with a clinician's eye and an artist's curiosity: what story is the skin trying to tell? Above all, her goal is to ensure every child and family in her care feels seen, understood, and empowered.

Titles

Attending Physician

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Associated Faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Certifications

Pediatric Dermatology – American Board of Dermatology

Awards and Honors

2024 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
2024 Department of Dermatology Humanism Award

Leadership and Memberships

2024-present, Society for Pediatric Dermatology

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BA in Middle Eastern Studies, Magna cum laude, Departmental Honors - Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

Medical Degree

MD, Medical Humanities Pathway - University of Rochester School of Medicine and, Dentistry, Rochester, NY

Internship

Internal Medicine - Greenwich Hospital-Yale New Haven Health, Greenwich, CT

Residency

Dermatology, Chief Resident - Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY

Fellowship

Pediatric Dermatology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2024

Rahman SM, Esaa F, Chen SC, Pentland AP, Ryan Wolf J. ItchyQoL reveals differences in itch symptom experience in routine dermatologic care. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Jun 7;316(7):339. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03006-z. PMID: 38847876.

Toker M, Hassonjee FE, Amodio J, Edelman MC, Emeghebo KI, Levy CF, Shaigany S. Oral sirolimus for the treatment of juvenile xanthogranuloma: Report of two pediatric cases. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Sep-Oct;41(5):849-852. doi: 10.1111/pde.15579. Epub 2024 Mar 5. PMID: 38444069.

2023

Shah S, Esaa FS, Baughman L, Gadarowski MB, Richardson CT. Differential effect of the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic lupus on different cutaneous lupus subtypes. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Feb 4:S0190-9622(23)00155-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.01.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36739902

2022

Lerman I, Bawany F, Whitt W, Esaa F, Yon J, Babkowski N, Rapp MB, Scott GA, Anolik JH, Richardson CT. Prominent B-Cell Signature Differentiates Discoid from Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. J Invest Dermatol. 2022 Nov;142(11):2885-2895.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.03.033. Epub 2022 May 18. PMID: 35594909.

2020

Esaa F, Shah PR, Beck L. Herpes Simplex Masquerading as Cat-Scratch Disease. Skin, 2020;4(3): 292-293.

Esaa FS, Prezzano J, Pentland AP, Ryan Wolf J. The relevance of domain-specific PROMIS measures in dermatologic care. Arch Dermatol Res (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-020-02074-1.

Shah PR, Esaa F, Gupta P, Mercurio M. Trichodysplasia spinulosa successfully treated with adapalene 0.1% gel and oral valganciclovir in a renal transplant recipient. JAAD Case Reports, 2020;6:23-5

Esaa F, Hobson J, Matar R, Prieto P, Somers K. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis after Radiotherapy for Pleomorphic Liposarcoma. Dermatol Online J, 2020;26(1).

2019

Shah PR, Esaa F, Cordisco M. Guttate Leukoderma in a 7 year-old girl. Pediatric Dermatology. 2019 Sep;36(5):711-712

Rapp, M.B., Babkowski, N., Esaa F, Curran T. Anolik, J.H., Richardson, CT. Characterization of the B cell infiltrate in discoid lupus. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2019, Sep; 139(9): B3.

Esaa F, Shah PR, Mannava K, Tausk F. An Asymptomatic, Enlarging Brown Plaque. JAAD Case Reports. 2019 July; 5(7): 632-633.

Esaa F, Shah PR, Dolohanty LB. Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma arising in the setting of Folliculitis Decalvans. Dermatology Online Journal. Dermatol Online J. 2019 Apr 15;25(4).

2018

Esaa F, Travis SN, Scott GA, Richardson CT. Unilateral Pemetrexed-induced Pseudocellulitis Mimicking Bacterial Cellulitis. Skin, 2018;2(6): 421-4.

Esaa F, Shah PR, Beck LA. Serum Sickness Secondary to Fluoxetine. Skin, 2018;2(5): 340-2

Patient experience rating

(based on 99 submissions)
  • Provider listened carefully
    4.5 of 5
  • Trust provider with care
    4.4 of 5
  • Provider gave enough info about child's health
    4.4 of 5
  • Would recommend the provider
    4.4 of 5
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