Lisa K. Pappas-Taffer, MD

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

  • Medical Director of Penn Dermatology at Bucks County
  • Professor of Clinical Dermatology

My education and training

  • Medical School: Wayne State University
  • Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital

Reviews

Average Rating

913 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
i travel over 2 hours to get to this doctor. well worth it.
Anonymous
May 2026
very excellent medical care.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr lisa knows her stuff!
Anonymous
May 2026
she is an expert in lpp

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. Pappas-Taffer is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Tran VA, Pappas-Taffer L Multisite Involvement and Delays to Dermatology Care in Lichen Planus , Annual AAD meeting: 2026

Tuohy S, Wachuku C, Wang YA, Prasad A, Samimi SS, Pappas-Taffer LK, Haun PL, Wang LL Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma presenting as a diffuse morbilliform rash: A case report , SAGE Open Med Case Rep, 11: 2023

Ravishankar A, Bax CE, Grinnell M, Yan D, Concha JS, Pappas-Taffer L, Shields B, Dany M, Clark AK, Feng R, Okawa J, Werth VP Frequency of immunostimulatory herbal supplement use among patients with autoimmune skin disease , J Am Acad Dermatol, 87(5): 2022,1093-95

Weiner DM, Clark AK, Bhansali RS, Pappas-Taffer L, Barta SK, Villasenor-Park J, Haun PL, Vittorio CC, Rook AH, Kim EJ, Samimi SS Usage and safety of topical tacrolimus in patients with mycosis fungoides , Clin Exp Dermatol , 47(6): 2022,1200-01

Weiner DM, Clark AK, Bhansali RS, Pappas-Taffer L, Barta SK, Villasenor-Park J, Haun PL, Vittorio CC, Rook AH, Kim EJ, Samimi SS Usage and Safety of Topical Tacrolimus in Mycosis Fungoides , Clin Exp Dermatol , 47(6): 2022,1200-01

Yan D, Gaffney R, Krain R, Keyes E, Concha J, Feng R, Schulz S, Pappas-Taffer L, Borucki R, Ravishanar A, Bax C, Okawa J, Werth V A prospective cohort study comparing the performance of interferon gamma release assays in autoimmune skin diseases , J Am Acad Derm, 86(4): 2022,948-49

Bax CE, Maddukuri S, Ravishankar A, Pappas-Taffer L, Werth VP Environmental Triggers of Dermatomyositis: A Narrative Review , Ann Transl Med, 9(5): 2021,434

Pei S, Fischer AS, Preciado C, Pappas-Taffer L, Elenitsas R, Rubin AI Firm hyperpigmented papules coalescing into a plaque in an adult female with systemic sclerosis: Challenge (Nodular Scleroderma) , Am J of Dermatopathol, 42(12): 2020 ,e159-e160

Pei S, Fischer AS, Preciado C, Pappas-Taffer L, Elenitsas R, Rubin AI Firm hyperpigmented papules coalescing into a plaque in an adult female with systemic sclerosis: Answer , Am J Dermatopathology, 42(12): 2020,1003

Ravishankar A, Pappas-Taffer L, Werth V Immunostimulatory Herbal Supplement Use is More Common Among Patients with Dermatomyositis , American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting: 2020