Thomas H. Leung, MD, PhD
Dermatology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology Perelman
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Herman Beerman, MD II Professor in Dermatology
My education and training
- Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
- Residency: Stanford University Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Dermatology
- American Association of Dermatology, National
- Center for Clinical Sciences in Dermatology, Local
- Committee on Academic Promotions, Dept. of Dermatology, Local
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development VA Merit Review Committee, National
- Dermatology Foundation, National
- Early Career Editorial Board Member, Genes and Development, National
- Education Committee, Dept. of Dermatology, Local
- Graduate Awards Committee, University of Pennsylvania, Local
- Penn Medicine Biobank, Local
- Society of Investigative Dermatology, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Son A., Rapp E., Wiezorek A., Leung M.G., Banerjee R.R., and Leung T.H Cycling GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment induces therapeutic resistance and increased adiposity , JCI Insight: 2026
28., Zhou L., Kuehn H.S., Gager D., Silva A.A.G., Perelygina L.M., Hao L., Chen M.H., Niemela J.E., Stoddard J.L., Helm M., Wanat K., Sullivan K., Foulke G., Leung T.H., Rosenzweig S.D., Rosenbach M Fatal Systemic Granulomatous Disease Associated with Vaccine-Derived Rubella Virus in AIOLOS-Associated Immunodeficiency , J Clin Immunol, 46(1): 2026,28
Rapp E., Pang J., Saeednia B., Prouty S.M., Reilly C.A., and Leung T.H. Carnosic acid in topical rosemary extract enhances skin repair via TRPA1 activation , JCI Insight, 10(23): 2025
Huang J., Sati S., Ahart O., Rapp-Reyes E., Zhou L., Micheletti R.G., James W, Rosenbach M, and Leung T.H. SAA1/FPR2 signaling between keratinocytes and neutrophils sustains chronic inflammation in Sweet syndrome , J Clin Invest, 135(20): 2025
Zhou L. and Leung T.H. Detection by single-cell RNA-sequencing of virally-mediated skin diseases , JID Innovations, 5(3): 2025
Huang J., Sati S., Murphy C., Spencer C.A., Rapp E., Prouty S., Korte S., Ahart O., Sheng E., Jones P., Kersh A., Leung D., and Leung T.H. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor promotes scarless tissue regeneration , Cell Reports, 43(10): 2024,114742
Chen B., He B., Tucker A.M., Biluck I., Leung T.H., Schaer T.P., and Yang S. An Environmentally Stable, Biocompatible, and Multilayered Wound Dressing Film with Reversible and Strong Adhesion , Advanced Healthcare Materials: 2024,e2400827
Sati S, Jones P, Kersh A, Murphy C, Hedberg ML, Huang J, Jain V, Gregory SG, Leung DH, Rosenbach M., and Leung T.H. Recruitment of CXCR4+ type 1 innate lymphoid cells distinguishes sarcoidosis from other skin granuloma diseases , J Clin Invest, 134(17): 2024,e179711
Kersh A., Sati S., Murphy C., Ahart O., and Leung T.H. CXCL9, CXCL10, and CCL19 synergistically recruit T-lymphocytes to skin in lichen planus , JCI Insight: 2024,e179899
Bhattacharya S., Sheng E., Murphy C., Wei J., Kersh A., Nelson C.A., Bryer J.S., Ashchyan H.A., Steele K., Forrestel A., Seykora J.T., Micheletti R.G., James W.D., Rosenbach M., and Leung T.H. Treatment of Sweet Syndrome Guided by Molecular Identification of PIK3R1 mutation , JCI, 133(1): 2023,e162137