Amy Kathleen Forrestel, MD
Dermatology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 to 65
Penn Dermatology University City
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-8060
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Co-Director Global Health Track
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Yale University
  • Residency: Temple University Hospital
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

477 reviews

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October 2025
professional and thorough
October 2025
polite
October 2025
explained the probable cause and steps to fix it succinctly and kindly.
October 2025
my confidence in the provider.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Forrestel is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Ndlovu K, Stein N, Gaopelo R, Annechino M, Molwantwa MC, Monkge M, Forrestel A, Williams VL Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptance of a Mobile Clinical Decision Support System in a Resource-Limited Country: Exploratory Study , JMIR Form Res, 7: 2023,e48946

Heather C Milbar, Avrom Caplan, Robert D Schwab, Alexandra J Coromilas, Emily Baumrin, Amy Forrestel, Katharine T Steele, Robert G Micheletti, Alexander Perl, Misha Rosenbach Vitamin C deficiency in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a case series and review of the literature , Blood Adv, 7(19): 2023,5780-83

Padovese V, Fuller LC, Griffiths CEM, Maurer T, Freeman E; Migrant Health Dermatology Working Group of the International Foundation for Dermatology Migrant skin health: perspectives from the Migrant Health Summit, Malta, 2022 , Br J Dermatol, 4(188): 2023,553-554

Lewis W, Forrestel A, Baumrin E Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor-Induced Symmetrical Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema: Should You Discontinue the Offending Agent? , Cutis, 111(1): 2023,18-21

Bhattacharya S, Basu S, Sheng E, Murphy C, Wei J, Kersh AE, Nelson CA, Bryer JS, Ashchyan HA, Steele K, Forrestel A, Seykora JT, Micheletti RG, James WD, Rosenbach M, Leung TH Identification of a neutrophil-specific PIK3R1 mutation facilitates targeted treatment in a patient with Sweet syndrome , J Clin Invest, 133(1): 2023,e162137

Milbar H, Forrestel A, Rubin A Acute Paronychia and Onychomadesis after a "Russian" Manicure: A New, Aggressive, and Destructive Form of Manicure for Dermatologists to Recognize , Skin Appendage Disord, 8(6): 2022,497-99

Margaret Wat, Nicholas K Mollanazar, Christoph T Ellebrecht, Amy Forrestel, Rosalie Elenitsas, Emily Y Chu Lichen-planus-pemphigoides-like reaction to PD-1 checkpoint blockade , J Cutan Pathol, 49(11): 2022,978-87

Vakili S, Paneru B, Guerrier CM, Miller J, Baumrin E, Forrestel A, Lynn K, Frank I, Lo Re V, Collman R, Hill D Altered adipose tissue macrophage populations in people with HIV on integrase inhibitor-containing antiretroviral therapy , AIDS, 36(11): 2022,1493-1500

Hannah C, Williams V, Fuller LC, Forrestel A The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Health Dermatology , Dermatol Clin, 39(4): 2021,619-25

Lonowski SL, Rodriguez O, Carlos CA, Forrestel AK, Kovarik CL, Wanat KA, Williams VL Looking back on 10 years of the American Academy of Dermatology's Resident International Grant experience in Botswana , J Am Acad Dermatol, 85(3): 2021,758-61