Penn Medicine Provider
Dermatology
Zelma Chiesa Fuxench, MD MSCE
4.9
(311)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology Perelman

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Puerto Rico
  • Residency: University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

311 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
she is very accessible via the portal
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she is the best dermatologist i've had!
April 2025
5.0
5.0
she is very attentive
April 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. chiesa has a nice bed side manner, is clearly knowledgeable and i'm extremely comfortable with her recommendations for next steps

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.
Dr. Chiesa Fuxench is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Lai Z, Kuo Y, Nawaz H, Cotliar J. Ruxolitinib cream monotherapy for facial and/or neck atopic dermatitis: results from a decentralized, randomized phase 2 clinical trial , J Dermatolog Treat, 36(1): 2025,2480744


Rau A, Leahr G, Del Pozo D, Hoffstad O, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Grice E, Margolis DJ. Atopic Dermatitis: Association of maternal and child history of celiac disease and the child's development of atopic dermatitis , J Am Acad Dermatol: 2025,S0190-9622(25)00178-1


Silva GS, Gotschall JW, Hu F, Whidden E, Cunningham P, Niculcea J, Chapman C, Sharma PV, Evans G, Hussain F, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Knox K, Rosenbach M. An Educational Intervention to Reduce Regulated Medical Waste: The Inpatient Medicine and Outpatient Dermatology Setting , Int J Dermatol: 2025


Simpson EL, Bissonnette R, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Kallender H, Sturm D, Ren H, Stein Gold LF. Ruxolitinib cream monotherapy demonstrates rapid improvement in the extent and signs of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis across head and neck and other anatomic regions in adolescents and adults: pooled results from 2 phase 3 studies , J Dermatolog Treat. , 35(1): 2024,2310633.


Munayco Maldonado G, Foy V, Tai H, Chiesa Fuxench ZC. Variation in the clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis in adults across self-identified racial categories: a single-center, cross-sectional study in an academic tertiary care center. , Int J Dermatol. , 63(9): 2024,e206-e208


Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Mitra N, Grice E, Hoffstad O, Margolis DJ. Is seborrhoeic dermatitis of infancy and childhood related to maternal history of seborrhoeic dermatitis? A large population-based cohort study from the UK , Br J Dermatol: 2024,doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljae331. Epub ahead of print


Fuxench ZCC, Mitra N, Wong J, Hoffstad O, Hinkle S, Margolis DJ. Maternal history of angioma is associated with infantile hemangioma and port-wine stain in children: a population-based, cohort study of mother-child pairs from the United Kingdom. , Arch Dermatol Res, 316(8): 2024,506


Chiesa Fuxench Z, Mitra N, Del Pozo D, Hoffstad O, Shin DB, Langan SM, Petersen I, Bhate K, Margolis DJ. In utero or early in life exposure to antibiotics and the risk of childhood atopic dermatitis, a population-based cohort study. , Br J Dermatol , 191(1): 2024,58-64


Munayco Maldonado G, Foy V, Tai H, Chiesa Fuxench ZC. Variation in clinical presentation of pediatric-onset and adult-onset atopic dermatitis: a retrospective, single-center, chart review of adults with atopic dermatitis from the United States. , Arch Dermatol Res., 316(7): 2024,409


Song WB, Garshick MS, Barbieri JS, Shin DB, Báez S, Papadopoulos M, Neopaney A, Fitzsimmons R, Kalb RE, Mease PJ, Craig ET, Koplin J, Takeshita J, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Armstrong AW, Mehta NN, Beidas RS, Ogdie AR, Gelfand JM A Care Coordination Model to Prevent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Psoriatic Disease: A Multicenter Pilot Study , J Invest Dermato, 144(6): 2024,1405-1409