Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE

Dermatology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2737
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Dermatology
  • Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

My education and training

  • Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Washington Hospitals

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

215 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
knowledgeable
Anonymous
May 2026
very good execllent perfect provider
Anonymous
May 2026
she was prepared for my visit and had looked at recent tests i had done
Anonymous
April 2026
she was professional and thorough and had time for my questions

Insurance accepted

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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.
Dr. Takeshita is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Bazen A, Barg FK, Takeshita J Research Techniques Made Simple: An Introduction to Qualitative Research , J Invest Dermatol, 141(2): 2021,241-47

Takeshita J, Wang S, Loren AW, Mitra N, Shults J, Shin DB, Sawinski D Association of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Concordance Between Patients and Physicians with Patient Experience Ratings , JAMA Netw Open, 3(11): 2020,e2024583

Holmes A, Williams C, Wang S, Barg FK, Takeshita J Content analysis of psoriasis and eczema direct-to-consumer advertisements , Cutis, 106(3): 2020,147-50

Barbieri JS, Shin DB, Wang S, Margolis DJ, Takeshita J Association of Race/Ethnicity and Sex with Differences in Health Care Use and Treatment for Acne , JAMA Dermatol, 156(3): 2020,312-19

Wan J, Oganisian A, Spieker AJ, Hoffstad OJ, Mitra N, Margolis DJ, Takeshita J Racial/Ethnic Variation in Use of Ambulatory and Emergency Care for Atopic Dermatitis Among US Children , J Invest Dermatol, 139(9): 2019,1906-13

Takeshita J, Eriksen WT, Raziano VT, Bocage C, Hur L, Shah RV, Gelfand JM, Barg FK Racial Differences in Perceptions of Psoriasis Therapies: Implications for Racial Disparities in Psoriasis Treatment , J Invest Dermatol, 139(8): 2019,1672-79.e1

Fischer AH, Shin DB, Gelfand JM, Takeshita J Health care utilization for psoriasis in the United States differs by race: An analysis of the 2001-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys , J Am Acad Dermatol, 78(1): 2018,200-203

Fischer AH, Shin DB, Margolis DJ, Takeshita J Racial and ethnic differences in health care utilization for childhood eczema: An analysis of the 2001-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys , Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 77(6): 2017,1060-67

Takeshita J, Callis Duffin K, Shin DB, Krueger GG, Robertson AD, Troxel AB, Van Voorhees AS, Gelfand JM Patient-reported outcomes for psoriasis patients with clear versus almost clear skin in the clinical setting , J Am Acad Dermatol, 71(4): 2014,633-41

Takeshita J, Shin DB, Ogdie A, Gelfand JM Risk of Serious Infection, Opportunistic Infection and Herpes Zoster Among Patients with Psoriasis in the United Kingdom , Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138(8): 2018,1726-35