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:
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: Prevalence, Allergens and Clinical Insights
- Improvements in Patients With Allergic Contact Dermatitis After Patch Testing
- Potential Contact Allergens in Hypoallergenic Skin Care Products
- 2023 Top Story in Dermatology: Prevalence of Methylchloroisothiazolinone/Methylisothiazolinone Contact Allergy in the US
- Impact of Dupilumab on Patch Test Results and Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Need for New Strategies to Improve Recall and Avoidance Rates of Contact Allergens
- Prognosis and Sequelae of Meth(Acrylate) Sensitization in Beauticians and Consumers of Manicure Materials
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Allergic Patch Test Reactions to Paraphenylenediamine
- Cetrimonium Bromide Patch Test Positivity Is Found With a High Frequency in a Cohort of Patients With Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hand Eczema Among Professional Hospital Cleaners in Denmark