Christen Maria Mowad MD
Division Chief of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Danville, PennsylvaniaDr. Christen Mowad, a board-certified dermatologist specializing in general and medical dermatology, is Division Chief of Dermatology at the Geisinger Medical Center, Director of the Contact and Occupational Dermatitis Clinic, and Clinical Professor at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Danville, Pennsylvania. Her clinical interests include contact dermatitis, eczema, and atopic dermatitis.
Dr. Mowad has published widely and has presented extensively on a national level. She is a past president of the American Contact Dermatitis Society and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Noah Worcester Dermatological Society, and the American Dermatological Association. She serves on the editorial boards of Cutis and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD). She is also a reviewer for Pediatric Dermatology, Dermatitis, and Cutis. She is past president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and a current board member.
Dr. Mowad received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, and she completed both her internship in internal medicine and her residency in dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Chief Resident in dermatology.
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2024 Top Story in Dermatology: Management of Fragrance Allergy
- Diagnosis and Management of Fragrance Contact Allergy
- Results of Patch Testing to Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- Assessing Ingredients and Marketing Claims of Popular Baby Wash Products
- Identification of the Primary Allergens Causing Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Topical Preparations Containing Minoxidil
- Analysis of Contact Allergens in "Clean" Children's Products From a Popular Retailer
- Outcomes of Patch Testing to Pramoxine
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Salicylic Acid
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Octyl Cyanoacrylate Skin Glue After Surgical Wound Closure
- Overcoming False-Negative Patch Test Results in the Diagnosis of Allergic Contact Dermatitis