Aileen Chang, MD
Assistant Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

Dr. Chang’s research is rooted in improving health outcomes in dermatology for all populations locally and globally. For over a decade, Dr. Chang led transnational, multidisciplinary projects related to lymphedema and wound care management, telemedicine-enabled learning platforms, and developing dermatology capacity in low-and-middle-income countries. Dr. Chang’s current research broadly focuses on the impact of social and structural factors on the development, clinical presentation, and treatment of skin conditions using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches.

• Integrated Management of Scabies and Other Parasitic Diseases.
  Scabies 2023 Aileen Y. Chang, Jorg Heukelbach
• The skin of people experiencing homelessness: more (known) is less (neglected).
  The British journal of dermatology 2023 Chosidow O, Chang AY
• The Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Dermatologic Health, Part 1: The Social Determinants of Health and Their Dermatologic Implications.
  Dermatologic clinics 2023 Bowers S, Chang AY
• The Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Dermatologic Health, Part 2: Taking Action to Address the Social Determinants of Health.
  Dermatologic clinics 2023 Chang AY, Bowers S
• Improving migrant health in the USA: opportunities for dermatologists to participate in care delivery, asylum medicine and community partnership.
  The British journal of dermatology 2023 Kim-Lim P, Castillo Valladares H, Knapp A, Kivlahan C, Chang AY
• Evaluation of a pilot forensic dermatology curriculum in the USA.
  Clinical and experimental dermatology 2022 Jelousi S, Montejano D, Jaradeh K, Kivlahan C, Shinkai K, Chang AY
• 32700 Association between body lice infestation and decreased hemoglobin values.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Nora Rudd, Adam Zakaria, Michael A. Kohn, Erin H. Amerson, Lindy P. Fox, Eleni Linos, Aileen Y. Chang
• 32934 Evaluation of a pilot clinical forensic dermatology curriculum at UCSF Department of Dermatology.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Sami Jelousi, Rubi Danielle Montejano, Katrin Jaradeh, Coleen Kivlahan, Kanade Shinkai, Aileen Chang
• 34691 Management of common scabies and post-scabetic itch in adults: Lessons learned from a single-center retrospective cohort study.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Le Wen Chiu, Tim G. Berger, Aileen Y. Chang
• 326 High patient acceptability of social needs screening in dermatology clinic.
  Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2022 K. Wilkerson, J.C. Williams, E. De Marchis, N. Rudd, E. Amerson, A. Chang
• Painful Mucosal Ulcerations in a Patient With HIV.
  JAMA dermatology 2022 Kusari A, Lang UE, Chang AY
• Association of Body Lice Infestation With Hemoglobin Values in Hospitalized Dermatology Patients.
  JAMA dermatology 2022 Rudd N, Zakaria A, Kohn MA, Amerson EH, Fox LP, Linos E, Chang AY
• How Dermatologists Can Address the Structural and Social Determinants of Health-From Awareness to Action.
  JAMA dermatology 2022 Williams J, Amerson EH, Chang AY
• Association Between Homelessness and Group A Streptococcus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Among Hospitalized Dermatology Consult Patients.
  JAMA dermatology 2022 Zakaria A, Abuabara K, Szumowski J, Kim-Lim P, Fox LP, Amerson EH, Chang AY
• Compression Therapy for HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma Leg Lymphedema: Results of the Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma Randomized Controlled Trial.
  JCO global oncology 2022 Chang AY, Karwa R, Odhiambo H, Were P, Fletcher SL, Tonui EC, Kohn MA, Lee J, Chang D, Lensing S, Namaemba DF, Busakhala N, Kiprono SK, Maurer T, Goodrich S, Pastakia SD
• Management of common scabies and postscabetic itch in adults: Lessons learned from a single-center retrospective cohort study.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2021 Chiu LW, Berger TG, Chang AY
• Association of Facial Pustular Neutrophilic Eruption With Messenger RNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine.
  JAMA dermatology 2021 Merrill ED, Kashem SW, Amerson EH, Pincus LB, Lang UE, Shinkai K, Chang AY
• LB737 Lack of stable housing as a risk factor for group A streptococcal skin and soft tissue infection among hospitalized adult patients.
  Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2021 A. Zakaria, K. Abuabara, P. Kim-Lim, L. Fox, E. Amerson, A. Chang
• LB742 Predictors of post-discharge follow-up attendance among hospitalized dermatology patients.
  Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2021 A. Zakaria, A. Chang, P. Kim-Lim, R. Arakaki, K. Shinkai, A. Haemel, L. Fox, E. Amerson
• Novel Education Modules Addressing the Underrepresentation of Skin of Color in Dermatology Training.
  Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery 2021 Slaught C, Madu P, Chang AY, Williams VL, Kebaetse MB, Nkomazana O, Molefe-Baikai OJ, Bekele NA, Omech B, Kellman PJ, Krasne S, Kovarik CL
• Treatment of tungiasis using a tea tree oil-based gel formulation: protocol for a randomised controlled proof-of-principle trial.
  BMJ open 2021 Abrha S, Christenson JK, McEwen J, Tesfaye W, Vaz Nery S, Chang AY, Spelman T, Kosari S, Kigen G, Carroll S, Heukelbach J, Feldmeier H, Bartholomaeus A, Daniel M, Peterson GM, Thomas J
• Predictors of postdischarge follow-up attendance among hospitalized dermatology patients: Disparities and potential interventions.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Zakaria A, Chang AY, Kim-Lim P, Arakaki R, Fox LP, Amerson EH
• On the importance of social determinants of health: A second look at scabies and failure to thrive in an immigrant female infant.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2021 Chang AY
• Emerging Treatment Strategies for Impetigo in Endemic and Nonendemic Settings: A Systematic Review.
  Clinical therapeutics 2021 Gahlawat G, Tesfaye W, Bushell M, Abrha S, Peterson GM, Mathew C, Sinnollareddy M, McMillan F, Samarawickrema I, Calma T, Chang AY, Engelman D, Steer A, Thomas J
• Treatment practices in the management of scabies in infants younger than two months.
  Pediatric dermatology 2021 Thomas C, Rehmus W, Chang AY
• Prioritizing equity and inclusion in global health dermatology.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2021 Chang AY, Laker-Oketta M, Coates SJ
• Responding to the moment: Dermatology, health inequity, and a call for introspection-driven activism.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2021 Coates SJ, Chang AY, Lester JC
• Implementing a Locally Made Low-Cost Intervention for Wound and Lymphedema Care in Western Kenya.
  Dermatologic clinics 2020 Chang AY, Mungai M, Coates SJ, Chao T, Odhiambo HP, Were PM, Fletcher SL, Maurer T, Karwa R, Pastakia SD
• Dermatologic Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness: Key Concepts in an Era of Housing Instability.
  JAMA dermatology 2020 Coates SJ, Amerson EH, Chang AY
• Skin diseases in displaced populations: a review of contributing factors, challenges, and approaches to care.
  International journal of dermatology 2020 Knapp AP, Rehmus W, Chang AY
• Prevalence, Clinical Features and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Group A Streptococcal Skin Infections in School Children in Urban Western and Northern Uganda.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2019 Chang AY, Scheel A, Dewyer A, Hovis IW, Sarnacki R, Aliku T, Okello E, Bwanga F, Sable C, Maurer TA, Beaton AZ
• Implementation of an Ultraviolet Phototherapy Service at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya: Reflections on Challenges and Lessons Learned.
  Dermatology and therapy 2019 Ly K, Chang AY, Kiprono SK, Jose M, Smith MP, Beck K, Sekhon S, Muraguri I, Mungai M, Coates SJ, Thibodeaux Q, Hulse S, Gualberto M, Jeon C, Nakamura M, Bhutani T, Maurer T, Liao W
• What Neglected Tropical Diseases Teach Us About Stigma.
  Cutis 2019 Chang AY, Ochoa MT
• Ectoparasites: Pediculosis and tungiasis.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Coates SJ, Thomas C, Chosidow O, Engelman D, Chang AY
• Ectoparasites: Scabies.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Thomas C, Coates SJ, Engelman D, Chosidow O, Chang AY
• The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action.
  Lancet (London, England) 2019 Engelman D, Cantey PT, Marks M, Solomon AW, Chang AY, Chosidow O, Enbiale W, Engels D, Hay RJ, Hendrickx D, Hotez PJ, Kaldor JM, Kama M, Mackenzie CD, McCarthy JS, Martin DL, Mengistu B, Maurer T, …
• HIV-Related Skin Disease in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy: Recognition and Management.
  American journal of clinical dermatology 2019 Chelidze K, Thomas C, Chang AY, Freeman EE
• More than skin deep: Severe iron deficiency anemia and eosinophilia associated with pediculosis capitis and corporis infestation.
  JAAD case reports 2019 Woodruff CM, Chang AY
• Disseminated Vegetating Plaques and Pustules.
  JAMA dermatology 2019 Seth D, Kiprono SK, Chang AY
• Randomized controlled trial to evaluate locally sourced two-component compression bandages for HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma leg lymphedema in western Kenya: The Kenyan Improvised Compression for Kaposi Sarcoma (KICKS) study protocol.
  Contemporary clinical trials communications 2018 Chang AY, Karwa R, Busakhala N, Fletcher SL, Tonui EC, Wasike P, Kohn MA, Asirwa FC, Kiprono SK, Maurer T, Goodrich S, Pastakia SD
• "Wrapping" Up In Kenya: A Student’s Learning Experience in Eldoret, Kenya.
  Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement 2018 Alexander R. Mills, Monica L. Miller, Rakhi Karwa, Sonak D. Pastakia, Aileen Y. Chang, Edith Tonui, Sara Fletcher, Phelix Were, Ellen Schellhase
• Scabies-An Ancient Disease With Unanswered Questions in Modern Times.
  JAMA dermatology 2018 Chang AY, Fuller LC
• Development of Low-Cost Locally Sourced Two-Component Compression Bandages in Western Kenya.
  Dermatology and therapy 2018 Chang AY, Tonui EC, Momanyi D, Mills AR, Wasike P, Karwa R, Maurer TA, Pastakia SD
• 339 Interdisciplinary dermatologic and wound care needs assessment in Western Kenya.
  Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2018 D. Seth, C. Thomas, K. Chelidze, A. Chang, M. Nolen, L. Watson, T. Maurer, C. Keung, J. Opondo, S. Kiprono, E. Freeman
• Bullous Pemphigoid.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Fixed Drug Eruption.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Leukemia Cutis.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis/Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Pemphigus Foliaceus.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Pemphigus Vulgaris.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Sweet Syndrome.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Systemic Amyloidosis.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Urticaria.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Varicella Zoster Virus.
  Inpatient Dermatology 2018 Aileen Y. Chang
• Providing dermatological care in resource-limited settings: barriers and potential solutions.
  The British journal of dermatology 2017 Chang AY, Kiprono SK, Maurer TA
• Teledermatology as a Means to Provide Multispecialty Care: A Case of Global Specialty Collaboration.
  Pediatric dermatology 2017 Madu PN, Chang AY, Kayembe MK, Kovarik CL
• Cutaneous malignancies in HIV.
  Current opinion in HIV and AIDS 2017 Chang AY, Doiron P, Maurer T
• Management Considerations in Extraocular Sebaceous Carcinoma.
  Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2016 Chang AY, Miller CJ, Elenitsas R, Newman JG, Sobanko JF
• Melanocytes and Vitiligo (and Hair Graying).
  2014 A.Y. Chang, K.A. Wanat, J.T. Seykora
• Characterization of clinical photosensitivity in cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2013 Foering K, Chang AY, Piette EW, Cucchiara A, Okawa J, Werth VP
• Evaluation of generic medical information accessed via mobile phones at the point of care in resource-limited settings.
  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2013 Goldbach H, Chang AY, Kyer A, Ketshogileng D, Taylor L, Chandra A, Dacso M, Kung SJ, Rijken T, Fontelo P, Littman-Quinn R, Seymour AK, Kovarik CL
• Quality of life differences between responders and nonresponders in the treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
  JAMA dermatology 2013 Chang AY, Ghazi E, Okawa J, Werth VP
• Nonpseudomonal ecthyma gangrenosum associated with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection: a case report and review of the literature.
  Cutis 2012 Chang AY, Carlos CA, Schuster M, Xu X, Rosenbach M
• Smartphone-Based Mobile Learning with Physician Trainees in Botswana.
  International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning 2012 Aileen Y. Chang, Ryan Littman-Quinn, Dineo Ketshogileng, Amit Chandra, Taatske Rijken, Sankalpo Ghose, Andrea Kyer, Anne K. Seymour, Carrie L. Kovarik
• Use of mobile learning by resident physicians in Botswana.
  Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 2011 Chang AY, Ghose S, Littman-Quinn R, Anolik RB, Kyer A, Mazhani L, Seymour AK, Kovarik CL
• Impact of smoking in cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
  Archives of dermatology 2011 Piette EW, Foering KP, Chang AY, Okawa J, Ten Have TR, Feng R, Werth VP
• Treatment of cutaneous lupus.
  Current rheumatology reports 2011 Chang AY, Werth VP
• Response to antimalarial agents in cutaneous lupus erythematosus: a prospective analysis.
  Archives of dermatology 2011 Chang AY, Piette EW, Foering KP, Tenhave TR, Okawa J, Werth VP
• Providing dermatologic care in Botswana.
  The Pan African medical journal 2010 Chang AY, Kovarik CL
• What can the tongue tell you about Sjögren's syndrome?
  Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases 2010 Chang AY, Chen LX, Jiang M, Lu A, Zhang F, Vivino FB