Nicole Kittler, MD
Associate Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

Dr. Nicole W. Kittler is a pediatric dermatologist who cares for infants, children and adolescents with skin conditions or vascular anomalies (abnormalities of veins or arteries). She performs minor surgical procedures, including laser surgery, and provides care in all settings – the clinic, hospital and emergency department.

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She collaborates with colleagues in other specialties to ensure her patients receive well-rounded treatment.

After earning her medical degree at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Kittler completed a residency in dermatology and served as chief resident at New York – Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in pediatric dermatology at UCSF.

Education & Training

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• Fellowship Pediatric Dermatology UCSF 2018
• Residency Dermatology Columbia University 2017
• MD Columbia University 2013

Publications (9)

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HypopigmentationSkinNevusOff-Label UseNevus, PigmentedInfant, NewbornHemangiomaHerpes SimplexEpidermolysis BullosaHandHidradenitis SuppurativaSkin NeoplasmsInflammatory Bowel DiseasesLeukocyte L1 Antigen ComplexDermoscopy

• Hemangiomas: Beyond the Skin.
  Pediatrics in review 2026 Kittler NW, Frieden IJ, Garzon MC
• Management of Pustules and Vesicles in Afebrile Infants ≤60 Days Evaluated by Dermatology.
  Pediatrics 2024 Yun S, Cotton C, Faith EF, Jacobs L, Kittler N, Monir RL, Ravi M, Richmond A, Schoch J, Workman E, Zucker J, Hunt R, Lauren CT
• Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among pediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa and the potential role of screening with fecal calprotectin.
  Pediatric dermatology 2020 Lloyd-McLennan AM, Ali S, Kittler NW
• Off-label use of dupilumab for pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis: A multicenter retrospective review.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Igelman S, Kurta AO, Sheikh U, McWilliams A, Armbrecht E, Jackson Cullison SR, Kress DW, Smith A, Castelo-Soccio L, Treat J, Boothe WD, Diaz LZ, Levy ML, Patel A, Lee LW, Fraile-Alonso MC, Antaya RJ, …
• The biker-glove pattern of congenital melanocytic nevi.
  Pediatric dermatology 2019 Kittler NW, Mathes EF, Kinsler V, Frieden IJ

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• Phylloid terminal hair nevus: A unique clinical entity.
  Pediatric dermatology 2018 Kittler NW, Antonov NK, Scripps TB, Anyane-Yeboa K, Garzon MC, Lauren CT
• Programmed cell death protein-1 inhibitor-induced granuloma annulare and hypertrophic lichen planus masquerading as squamous cell carcinoma.
  JAAD case reports 2018 Fontecilla NM, Kittler NW, Lopez A, Yang C, Geskin L
• Wound culture isolated antibiograms and caregiver-reported skin care practices in children with epidermolysis bullosa.
  Pediatric dermatology 2017 Singer HM, Levin LE, Garzon MC, Lauren CT, Planet PJ, Kittler NW, Whittier S, Morel KD
• Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans treated with neoadjuvant imatinib mesylate followed by Mohs micrographic surgery.
  JAAD case reports 2017 Fontecilla NM, Kittler NW, Geskin L, Samie FH, Niedt G, Imahiyerobo T, Schwartz G, Ingham M, Lewin JM