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:
- 2016 Top Stories in Dermatology: Dupilumab for Atopic Dermatitis
- Allergen Associations in Delayed-Type Cutaneous Hypersensitivity
- Contact Allergy to Essential Oils May Be Missed by Fragrance Markers
- Occupational Contact Dermatitis: Ten Years of Workers' Comp Patch Test Results
- Glove-Related Hand Urticaria in Healthcare Workers
- 2015 Top Stories in Dermatology: Prevention of Peanut Allergy in High-Risk Infants
- Patch Testing for Methylisothiazolinone and Methylchloroisothiazolinone–Methylisothiazolinone Contact Allergy
- The Effect of Cosmetics on the Eye
- Occupational Contact Dermatitis in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Early Peanut Introduction and Prevention of Peanut Allergy in High-Risk Infants