Jenna Lester, MD
Associate Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

Publications (29)

Top publication keywords:
Cultural DiversityHealthcare DisparitiesSkin DiseasesSkinDermatologyRacismCurriculumPhotographyColorRosaceaAcne VulgarisPigmentation DisordersDermatologistsSkin PigmentationHeuristics

• Dermatologists' perspectives and usage of large language models in practice- an exploratory survey.
  The Journal of investigative dermatology 2024 Gui H, Rezaei SJ, Schlessinger D, Weed J, Lester J, Wongvibulsin S, Mitchell D, Ko J, Rotemberg V, Lee I, Daneshjou R
• The performance of 11 fingertip pulse oximeters during hypoxemia in healthy human participants with varied, quantified skin pigment.
  EBioMedicine 2024 Leeb G, Auchus I, Law T, Bickler P, Feiner J, Hashi S, Monk E, Igaga E, Bernstein M, Chou YC, Hughes C, Schornack D, Lester J, Moore K, Okunlola O, Fernandez J, Shmuylovich L, Lipnick M
• Integrating skin color assessments into clinical practice and research: A review of current approaches.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2024 Harvey VM, Alexis A, Okeke CAV, McKinley-Grant L, Taylor SC, Desai SR, Jaleel T, Heath CR, Kang S, Vashi N, Lester J, Vasquez R, Rodrigues M, Elbuluk N, Hamzavi I, Kwatra SG, Sundaram H, Cobb C, Brown…
• Treatment for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia-Delphi consensus recommendations.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2024 Jackson T, Sow Y, Dinkins J, Aguh C, Omueti Ayoade K, Barbosa V, Burgess C, Callender V, Cotsarelis G, Grimes P, Harvey V, Kindred C, Lester J, Lo Sicco K, Mayo T, McMichael A, Oboite M, Ogunleye T, …
• Large language models propagate race-based medicine.
  NPJ digital medicine 2023 Omiye JA, Lester JC, Spichak S, Rotemberg V, Daneshjou R

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• Skin Tone Analysis for Representation in Educational Materials (STAR-ED) using machine learning.
  NPJ digital medicine 2023 Tadesse GA, Cintas C, Varshney KR, Staar P, Agunwa C, Speakman S, Jia J, Bailey EE, Adelekun A, Lipoff JB, Onyekaba G, Lester JC, Rotemberg V, Zou J, Daneshjou R
• Insufficient Evidence for Screening Reinforces Need for Primary Prevention of Skin Cancer.
  JAMA internal medicine 2023 de Vere Hunt I, Lester J, Linos E
• Lack of coverage for first-line treatments of pigmentary disorders in contrast to treatments of acne and rosacea: A survey of public and private insurers in California.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023 Tilahun M, Lester JC
• Evaluation of diagnosis diversity in artificial intelligence datasets: a scoping review.
  The British journal of dermatology 2023 Chen ML, Rotemberg V, Lester JC, Novoa RA, Chiou AS, Daneshjou R
• Qualitative exploration of melanoma awareness in black people in the USA.
  BMJ open 2023 de Vere Hunt I, Owen S, Amuzie A, Nava V, Tomz A, Barnes L, Robinson JK, Lester J, Swetter S, Linos E
• Diversity and Career Goals of Graduating Allopathic Medical Students Pursuing Careers in Dermatology.
  JAMA dermatology 2023 Gao Y, Fulk T, Mori W, Ackerman L, Gaddis K, Farah R, Lester J, Linos E, Peebles JK, Yeung H, Mansh MD
• Evaluation of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Diagnostic Criteria in Pediatric Patients.
  JAMA dermatology 2022 Kittler NW, Williams JC, Kudlinski MV, Lester J, Hills N, Abuabara K, Naik HB
• Anchoring bias and heuristics can perpetuate disparities in dermatology.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Jia JL, Lester JC
• Skin Cancer in People of Color: A Systematic Review.
  American journal of clinical dermatology 2021 Zakhem GA, Pulavarty AN, Lester JC, Stevenson ML
• Incorporating Structural Competency Into Dermatologic Curricula-Reply.
  JAMA dermatology 2021 Lester JC, Taylor SC
• Integrating skin of color and sexual and gender minority content into dermatology residency curricula: A prospective program initiative.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Jia JL, Gordon JS, Lester JC, Linos E, Nord KM, Bailey EE
• Skin-of-color article representation in dermatology literature 2009-2019: Higher citation counts and opportunities for inclusion.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Amuzie AU, Jia JL, Taylor SC, Lester JC
• Clinical photography in skin of colour: tips and best practices.
  The British journal of dermatology 2021 Lester JC, Clark L, Linos E, Daneshjou R
• Resisting Racism in Dermatology: A Call to Action.
  JAMA dermatology 2021 Lester JC, Taylor SC
• Two pandemics: Opportunities for diversity, equity and inclusion in dermatology.
  International journal of women's dermatology 2021 Lester JC, Taylorf SC
• 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
• Encouraging the next generation of skin of color researchers: Funding skin of color research in medical school and residency.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jia JL, Amuzie AU, Lester JC
• A review of current phase III clinical trials of plaque psoriasis: under-representation of nonwhite participants and need for reform.
  The British journal of dermatology 2020 Reddy VD, Myers BA, Chan SY, Thibodeaux QG, Brownstone ND, Bhutani T, Liao W, Lester JC, Koo JY
• Skin cancer in skin of color: A cross-sectional study investigating gaps in prevention campaigns on social media.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Grewal SK, Reddy V, Tomz A, Lester J, Linos E, Lee PK
• Absence of images of skin of colour in publications of COVID-19 skin manifestations.
  The British journal of dermatology 2020 Lester JC, Jia JL, Zhang L, Okoye GA, Linos E
• Diversity and inclusivity are essential to the future of dermatology.
  Cutis 2019 Lester J, Shinkai K
• Establishing the diagnosis of rosacea in skin of color patients.
  Cutis 2019 Onalaja AA, Lester JC, Taylor SC
• Under-representation of skin of colour in dermatology images: not just an educational issue.
  The British journal of dermatology 2019 Lester JC, Taylor SC, Chren MM
• Disparities in Academic Dermatology.
  JAMA dermatology 2016 Lester J, Wintroub B, Linos E