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

About me

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Residency: Crozer-Chester Medical Center
  • Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

93 reviews

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October 2025
dr. bronfenbrener is very good at listening to my problems
September 2025
friendly, knowledgable, and not overdiagnosing
September 2025
i have already recommended the doctor in the past
August 2025
he's always thorough, and patient answering my questions.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Bronfenbrener is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Eric L Bean 1, Daniel J Lewis, James Abbott, Angela J Jiang, John P Fischer, Taine Tv Pechet, Roman Bronfenbrener Successful radical surgical resection of a giant neurofibroma , Dermatol Online J , 29(3): 2023

Bronfenbrener R Inexpensive compounding of low dose naltrexone (LDN) with orange juice , JAAD, S0190-9622(19): 2019,30511-0

Bronfenbrener R, Cohen J, Slutsky JB. Conflicting dermoscopic criteria in a suspicious lesion , JAMA Dermatol, 151(5): 2015,553-4

Bronfenbrener R Stains and smears: resident guide to bedside diagnostic testing , Cutis, 94(6): 2014,E29-30

Bronfenbrener R Learning dermatopathology in the digital age , Cutis, 94(4): 2014,E22-24

Bolognia JL, Bronfenbrener R Learning from a leader: An interview with Jean L. Bolognia, MD , Cutis, 94(2): 2014,E18-20

Bronfenbrener R Giving a good needle: resident guide to decreasing injection pain , Cutis, 93(6): 2014,E13-15

Bronfenbrener R Simplifying sun safety: A guide to the new FDA sunscreen monograph , Cutis , 93(4): 2014,E17-19

Elston DM, Bronfenbrener R Learning from a leader: An interview with Dirk M. Elston, MD , Cutis, 93(2): 2014,E7-9

Mehta MS, Dolfi SC, Bronfenbrener R, Bilal E, Chen C, Moore D, Lin Y, Rahim H, Aisner S, Kersellius RD, Teh J, Chen S, Toppmeyer DL, Medina DJ, Ganesan S, Vazquez A, Hirshfield KM Metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 expression and its polymorphic variants associate with breast cancer phenotypes , PLoS One, 8(7): 2013,e69851