Katherine Thacker Steele, MD

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

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center - Chestnut Hill
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

571 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
i know i can trust dr. steele's treatment plan.
Anonymous
May 2026
doctor cared about the situation and listened carefully
Anonymous
May 2026
been seeing and recommending her for years
Anonymous
April 2026
very knowledgeable and caring doctor. she is the very best

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. Steele is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Jin A, Steele KT, Chu EY PD-L1-Inhibitor-Associated Hidradenitis Suppurativa , J Cutan Pathol: 2026

Yoon IC, Do N, Vazquez T, Elder DE, Steele KT, Rosenbach M Injection site reaction to teclistamab in a patient with multiple myeloma , JAAD Case Rep, 56: 2025,48-50

Milbar HC, Caplan A, Schwab RD, Coromilas AJ, Baumrin E, Forrestel A, Steele KT, Micheletti RG, Perl A, Rosenbach M Vitamin C deficiency in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a case series and review of the literature , Blood Adv, 7(19): 2023,5780-83

Wei J, Wachuku C, Berk-Krauss J, Steele KT, Rosenbach M, Messenger E Severe cutaneous ulcerations secondary to xylazine (tranq): A case series , JAAD Case Rep, 36: 2023,89-91

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

Godse R, Rauck C, Woods R, Steele KT, Elenitsas R Two Cases of Insulin-Derived Amyloidosis with Acanthosis Nigricans-Like Changes , Am J Dermatopathol, 44(12): 2022,979-80

Alam M, Lewis W, Harp J, Steele K, Rosenbach M, Micheletti RG Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19: Characteristics, Pathogenesis, and the Role of Dermatology in the Pandemic , Cutis, 107(4): 2021,209-15

Steele K, Markova A Cutaneous adverse events of molecularly targeted therapy and other biologic agents used for cancer therapy , Drews RE, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate, Inc.: 2021

Stephens MR, Aderibigbe O, Steele KT, Elder DE, Glaser L, Jacob J, Rosenbach M Draining dorsal hand pustules, nodules, and ulcers in a patient with immunosuppression , JAAD Case Rep, 5(10): 2019,846-848

Buter J, Steele K, Chung K, Elzinga K. Extravasation injury from chemotherapy and other non-antineoplastic vesicants , Drews RE, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate, Inc. Published online: 2019