Ilona Frieden, MD
Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

415-353-7883

I have been a member of the full-time faculty at UCSF since 1989. I am Professor of Clinical Dermatology and Pediatrics, a founding member of the Division of Pediatric Dermatology, and Vice-Chair of Dermatology.

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My main research areas are in studying vascular birthmarks, particularly infantile hemangiomas. In 1991 I helped to found, and am currently the director of, the UCSF Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies Center, a multidisciplinary group of physicians including dermatologists, surgeons, radiologists, hematologists, and other specialists, who help provide care for patients affected with these disorders. I am the founder of the Hemangioma Investigator Group which has been doing collaborative research since 2001 with more than 50 published articles as a result of our efforts. I am currently (2018-2020) President of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies.

I have held many leadership positions in dermatology and pediatric dermatology including having served as a member of the Board of the American Board of Dermatology, President of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), steering committee of the Leadership Institute of the AAD, and on the Scientific Assembly Committee, which plans AAD educational meetings. I am a founding member of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) and serve on its Executive Committee. I am keenly interested in teaching and mentoring. I have been a mentoring coordinator for the Department of Dermatology, on the Mentoring Task Force of the AAD, and the developer of a peer-mentoring initiative for the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.

Awards

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  • Alvin Jacobs Award for outstanding lifetime contribution to Pediatric Dermatology, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018
  • Lifetime Career Educator Award, Dermatology Foundation, 2018
  • Thomas Pearson Award, American Academy of Dermatology, 2014
  • Rose Hirschler Award, Women's Dermatological Society, 2009
  • Mentor of the Year, Women's Dermatological Society, 2005
  • Women of Distinction, UCSF, UCSF, 2001
  • Teacher of the Year, UC San Francisco Department of Dermatology, 2000
  • Nancy Esterly Lectureship, Wisconsin Dermatological Society, 2000

Education & Training

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  • Dermatology Residency University of California 1983
  • Pediatric Residency University of California 1980
  • MD Medicine University of California 1977

Interests

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  • Hemangiomas
  • Mentoring
  • Pediatric Dermatology
  • Vascular Birthmarks
  • Collaborative Research

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (350)

Top publication keywords:
Skin UlcerHemangioma, CapillaryPropranololNevus, PigmentedFacial NeoplasmsAbnormalities, MultipleVascular MalformationsNeurocutaneous SyndromesHemangiomaAortic CoarctationInfantEye AbnormalitiesAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsPort-Wine StainSkin Neoplasms

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