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

About me

  • Sandra J. Lazarus Associate Professor in Dermatology

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

379 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.

October 2025
she brought in the room someone that was shadowing her and took time prior to the meeting to introduce this person to me. she took extensive notes and was very patient.
October 2025
service is great
October 2025
dr. chiesa is a great doctor because she listens to her patients and doesn't sound like she's following a script, which is refreshing
October 2025
i feel confident that she knows her business and she feels like a friend because she is so nice and kind.

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


Narla S, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Abuabara K, Beck LA, Chovatiya R, Thaçi D, Silverberg J What Does Long-Term Control in Atopic Dermatitis Look Like? , Dermatitis, 36(6): 2025,583-600


Meng S, Berna R, Hoffstad O, Takeshita J, Shin D, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Margolis DJ. Epithelial Barrier Diseases Among Adult Patients With Seborrheic Dermatitis. , JAMA Dermatol.: 2025


Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Wan J, Wang S, Syed MN, Shin DB, Abuabara K, Lemeshow AR, Gelfand JM Fracture risk among adults with atopic dermatitis: A population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom , J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 39(9): 2025,e816-e819


Kenney HM, Yoshida T, Berdyshev E, Calatroni A, Gill SR, Simpson EL, Lussier S, Boguniewicz M, Hata T, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, De Benedetto A, Ong PY, Ko J, Davidson W, David G, Schlievert PM, Leung DYM, Beck LA CERS1 is a biomarker of Staphylococcus aureus abundance and atopic dermatitis severity. , J Allergy Clin Immunol., 155(2): 2025,479-490


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


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


Ständer S, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Reich A, Paul C, Simon D, Naldi L, Metz M, Tsianakas A, Pink A, Fage S, Micali G, Weisshaar E, Sundaram H, Metelitsa A, Augustin M, Wollenberg A, Homey B, Fargnoli MC, Sofen H, Korman NJ, Skov L, Chen X, Jabbar-Lopez ZK, Piketty C, Kwatra SG; OLYMPIA 1 Investigators Efficacy and Safety of Nemolizumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Prurigo Nodularis: The OLYMPIA 1 Randomized Clinical Phase 3 Trial , JAMA Dermatol, 161(2): 2025,147-156


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