Maria K. Hordinsky MD
R. W. Goltz Professor and Director, Clinical Research Division, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMaria K. Hordinsky, MD, is the previous Chair (2001-2024) and current R. W. Goltz Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota. She is also the Director of the Department’s Clinical Research Division. Dr. Hordinsky is recognized for her expertise and research in hair diseases and the peripheral nervous system as it relates to hair follicle biology. She is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Board of Directors, is engaged with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation and is also a member on the Board of Directors of the Scarring Alopecia Foundation. Dr. Hordinsky is also a Past President of the American Hair Research Society and the Association of Professors of Dermatology
Dr. Hordinsky was a recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and has over 200 publications. She regularly lectures and teaches residents and medical students on hair diseases. Dr. Hordinsky divides her time between doing clinical research, teaching, administration, and seeing patients in her clinical practice associated with University of Minnesota Physicians.
Disclosures
Dr. Hordinsky reports the following:- Grant Recipient: Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Abbvie, Sun Pharmaceuticals, RegenLab, Cassiopea
- Section Editor: Hair Diseases, UpToDate
- Advisory Board: Abbvie, Aranda Pharma, Cerave
- Book Editor:McGraw Hill, Informa
- Devices Gifted to the Department of Dermatology:
- HairMetrix® from Canfield Scientific, Inc.; Photobiomodulation Devices
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Use of Doxycycline for the Management of Patients With Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Safety and Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplements for Treating Hair Loss
- 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring After the First Dose of 5 mg Oral Minoxidil
- Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Androgenetic Alopecia
- Oral Spironolactone Is Safe and Effective for Androgenic Alopecia