Bonnie A. Lee
Professor, Dermatology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Professor, Pathology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Residency Director, Dermatology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Co-Director of Dermatopathology, Dermatology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D., David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2005
B.A., Princeton University, 2001, Comparative Literature
B.A., Princeton University, 2001, Comparative Literature
Phone: (949) 824-5515
University of California, Irvine
Department of Dermatology
118 Medical Surge I
Irvine, CA 92697
Department of Dermatology
118 Medical Surge I
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Dermatopathology, Melanoma and Non-melanoma skin cancers, Inflammatory skin diseases
Academic Distinctions
UCI Women's Leadership Academy 2023
Derm Rising Stars - Fall Clinical 2011
Duel in Dermatopathology, Residency Abstract Competition 2008
Residents Abstract Competition - Carribean Dermatology Symposium 2008
Society for Investigative Dermatology leadership trainee retreat 2007
UCLA Student Council elected representative - Honors Committee 2001-2005
American Academy of Dermatology Medical Student Scholarship 2001
Derm Rising Stars - Fall Clinical 2011
Duel in Dermatopathology, Residency Abstract Competition 2008
Residents Abstract Competition - Carribean Dermatology Symposium 2008
Society for Investigative Dermatology leadership trainee retreat 2007
UCLA Student Council elected representative - Honors Committee 2001-2005
American Academy of Dermatology Medical Student Scholarship 2001
Awards and Honors
2026 – Best Author Award, PathologyOutlines.com
2026 – Southern California Super Doctors
2026 – Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
2025 – UCI Clinical Innovation Incubator: PRAME-IQ – A quantitative double staining melanoma diagnosis tool for pathologists with mentee Sidharth Chand, MD
2025 – Southern California Super Doctors
2025 – Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
2024 – American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Leadership Forum
2023 – UC Irvine: Champion for diversity and inclusive excellence
2023 – UC Irvine Women’s Leadership Academy
2022 – Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
2020 – UC Irvine Department of Dermatology Faculty Teaching Award
2011 – Derm Rising Stars, Fall Clinical
2008 – Resident Abstract Competition, Caribbean Dermatology Symposium
2008 – Duels in Dermatopathology, Residency Abstract Competition
2007 – Society for Investigative Dermatology Leadership Trainee Retreat
2004 – Alpha Omega Alpha, California Delta Chapter
2004 – Solomon Scholars Research Award for Outstanding Original Research
2001 – American Academy of Dermatology Medical Student Scholarship; Mentor: Alice B. Gottlieb, MD, PhD
2001-2005 – UCLA Student Council elected representative, Honors Committee
2026 – Southern California Super Doctors
2026 – Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
2025 – UCI Clinical Innovation Incubator: PRAME-IQ – A quantitative double staining melanoma diagnosis tool for pathologists with mentee Sidharth Chand, MD
2025 – Southern California Super Doctors
2025 – Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
2024 – American Academy of Dermatology, Advanced Leadership Forum
2023 – UC Irvine: Champion for diversity and inclusive excellence
2023 – UC Irvine Women’s Leadership Academy
2022 – Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
2020 – UC Irvine Department of Dermatology Faculty Teaching Award
2011 – Derm Rising Stars, Fall Clinical
2008 – Resident Abstract Competition, Caribbean Dermatology Symposium
2008 – Duels in Dermatopathology, Residency Abstract Competition
2007 – Society for Investigative Dermatology Leadership Trainee Retreat
2004 – Alpha Omega Alpha, California Delta Chapter
2004 – Solomon Scholars Research Award for Outstanding Original Research
2001 – American Academy of Dermatology Medical Student Scholarship; Mentor: Alice B. Gottlieb, MD, PhD
2001-2005 – UCLA Student Council elected representative, Honors Committee
Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS – PUBLISHED
1. Lee BA, Gottlieb AB. The Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in the Treatment of Psoriasis. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2003;51(1):S144 Abstract 306.
2. Lee BA, Gottlieb AB. Apoptosis: A Strategy for Psoriasis. Psoriasis Forum. 2003; 9(1): 12-14.
3. Lee BA, Chiu M, Soriano T, Craft N. Adult-Onset Tufted Angioma: A case report and review of the Literature. Cutis. 2006;78(5):341-345. PMID: 17186794
4. Lee BA, Slade KA, Eisen AZ. Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Knee: A case report and review of the literature. Cutis 2009;83:91-94. PMID: 19326694
5. Saggar S, Lee B, Krivo J, Krishnamurthy K, Jacobson M. Intralymphatic histiocytosis associated with orthopedic implants. J Drugs Dermatol. 2011 Oct 1;10(10):1208-9. PMID: 21968675
6. Wu P, Lee BA, Anadkat, MJ. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: a case in the Midwest. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 65(2):432-434. PMID: 21763572
7. Lee BA, Yu L, Ma L, Lind A, Lu D. Sebaceous neoplasms with mismatch repair protein expressions and the frequency of co-existing visceral tumors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Dec 67(6): 1228-1224. PMID: 22552002
8. Lee BA, Jacobson MJ, Seidel G. Epidermotropic marginal zone lymphoma simulating mycosis fungoides. J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Jun; 40(6):569-72. PMID: 23531038
9. Iammatteo M, Akenroye A, Jariwala S, Lee B, Schairer D, Rosenstreich D. Severe contact dermatitis due to ethylenediamine dihydrochloride in nystatin cream. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Apr 7. pii: S2213-2198(17)30175-7. PMID: 28396110
10. Rashidbaigi A, Kopelman H, Lee BA. A Large Crusted Nodule on the Upper Ear: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Dec;41(12):953-954. PMID: 31764235
11. Rashidbaigi A, Kopelman H, Lee BA. A Large Crusted Nodule on the Upper Ear: Challenge Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Dec;41(12):e162-e163. PMID: 30640759
12. Kopelman H, Rashidbaigi, A, Lee BA. Vascular papule on neck of a 79-year-old woman. American Society of Dermatopathology Interactive Case of the Month. May 2019 (Published online ahead of print)
13. Mi X, Lee BA. Rash on the chest of a woman with lymphadenopathy. Am J Dermatopathol 2019;00:1–2
14. Tekin, B, Song, Y DiCostanso D, Lee BA, Erythema migrans and interface changes: More than a fortuitous association. Am J Dermatopathol, 43(1): 54-76, March 2020; October 2020; January 2021. PMID: 32149832
15. Shwe S, Sharma AA, Lee BA, Smith JE. Relapse of Plasmablastic Lymphoma With Cutaneous Involvement in an Immunocompetent Male. Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Sep 21Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32955361.
16. Duffens A, Cox SV, Lee B, Rojek NW. Cutaneous extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma mimicking cellulitis: A unique presentation. JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Oct 10;6(12):1275-1277. PMID: 33294562
17. Ashbaugh AG, Doong J, Lee BA, Rojek NW. Correcting a 30-year diagnosis: A case report of vesiculobullous Darier disease previously diagnosed as pemphigus vulgaris. International Journal of Women’s Dermatology. March 2021. DOI:10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.02.001
18. Dobry AS, Virgen CA, Hosking AM, Mar N, Doan L, Lee B, Smith J. Cutaneous reactions with enfortumab vedotin: A case series and review of the literature. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Jun 4;14:7-9. PMID: 34235241 S
19. Sargent B, Juhasz MLW, Joe VC, Lee BA, Rojek NW. Carbamazepine-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: the importance of HLA-B*1502 testing in at-risk populations prior to therapy initiation. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Jul;60(7):907-908. PMID: 33608873.
20. Brody G, Nguyen MO, Rojek NW, Lee BA. A unique case of IgG4-related skin disease and sclerosing cholangitis in a patient with previous hepatitis exposure. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Jul 24;15:52-55. PMID: 34401431
21. Zada S, Lee BA. Sebaceous Carcinoma. Aug 2021 Published as online peer-reviewed webpage: Pathology Outlines - Sebaceous carcinoma
22. Mehrabi JN, Baugh EG, Fast A, Lentsch G, Balu M, Lee BA, Kelly KM. A Clinical Perspective on the Automated Analysis of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Dermatology. Lasers Surg Med. Oct 2021; 53(8):1011-1019. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33476062.
23. Sattler S, Kraus CN, Lee B, Smith J. Hyperpigmented plaques and nodules in a young man. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Dec 17;18:106-108. PMID: 34988275; PMCID: PMC8710548.
24. Shwe S, Yamamoto M, Linden KG, Lee BA. Tumoral melanosis and separate granulomatous inflammation due to talimogene laherparepvec. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Mar 1. PMID: 35234191
25. Stetkevich SA, Urso B, Saeed L, Hosking AM, Lee BA, Grando SA, Linden KG. Yellow urticaria: a rare phenomenon. Int J Dermatol. 2022 Feb 21. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16093. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35187655.
26. Saeed L, Lee BA, Kraus CN. Tender solitary lesion in vulvar lichen sclerosus. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Mar 9;23:61-63. PMID: 35402678; PMCID: PMC8990046.
27. Lentsch G, Baugh EG, Lee B, Aszterbaum M, Zachary CB, Kelly KM, Balu M. Research Techniques Made Simple: Emerging Imaging Technologies for Noninvasive Optical Biopsy of Human Skin. J Invest Dermatol. 2022 May;142(5):1243-1252.e1 PMID: 35461534.
28. Birmingham SW, Moon DJ, Kraus CN, Lee BA. Enfortumab Vedotin-Associated Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis-like Toxic Erythema of Chemotherapy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Dec 1;44(12):933-935. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35925560.
29. Michelle L, Sabeti S, Yale K, Urso B, Lee B, Smith J. An unusual case of granulomatous scleromyxedema. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Jul 2;26:66-69. PMID: 35899146
30. Hutchison D, Juhasz M, Smith J, Lee B. The "Flolan Rash": An Impressively Asymptomatic and Non-Inflammatory Eruption Following Long-Term Epoprostenol Therapy. J Drugs Dermatol. 2022 Nov 1;21(11):1249-1251. PMID: 36342724.
31. Almanza J, Dobry A, Ejadi S, Jakowatz J, Lee B. Histopathologic Evolution of Melanocytes Associated With Rapid Clinical Progression of Melanoma: Clinicopathologic Presentation of Hyperprogressive Disease in a Patient Treated With Immunotherapy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Dec 1;44(12):921-924. PMID: 36395449.
32. Phong CH, Birmingham SW, Lee BA, Rojek NW. A case of eruptive lichen spinulosus after toxic epidermal necrolysis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Dec 1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36456468.
33. Kincaid CM, Sharma AN, Arnold JD, Horton L, Lee BA, Mesinkovska NA. Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis After Severe COVID-19 Infection. JAAD Case Reports Jan 28, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.01.014
34. Nagalla R, Lee BA, Smith JS, Kraus CN. Eroded pigmented anogenital plaque in an elderly woman. JAAD Case reports. 2023 Feb 19. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.01.034
35. Kincaid CM, Phong C, Arnold JD, Fan X, Lee BA, Mesinkovska NA. Primary cutaneous lymphoma in a patient with mastocytosis: Is there an association? JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Apr 7;36:70-72. PMID: 37250008
36. Balfour A, Raffi J, Lee BA, Kraus CN. Red vulvar plaque with unilateral edema. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jun 22;38:117-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.06.017. PMID: 37521193; PMCID: PMC10372043.
37. Sanchez II, Yale K, Lee BA. A case of bullous pemphigoid provoked by doxycycline-induced phototoxicity. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 May 15;37:41-44. PMID: 37324178; PMCID: PMC10265460
38. Mukosera GT, Ibraheim MK, Lee MP, Elston D, Singh R, Ho J, Motaparthi K, Ahn CS, Lee BA, Gardner JM, Ferringer T, Elsensohn A. From Scope to Screen: A Collection of Online Dermatopathology Resources for Residents and Fellows JAAD international 12:12-14 Sep 2023
39. Elsanadi R, Yale K, Rojek N, Zhao D, Lee B, Min MS. A case of interstitial granulomatous dermatitis presenting in a patient with necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jun 14;38:92-95. PMID: 37456513
40. Kincaid CM, Sharma AN, Lee BA, Pinter-Brown LC, Smith J, Linden K, Mesinkovska NA. Alopecia areata-like presentations with mogamulizumab therapy. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Sep 16;41:71-74 PMID: 37877094
41. Nguyen D, Htun NN, Wang B, Lee B, Johnson C. An Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma of the Giant-Cell Type from a Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Gland. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Sep 14;13(18):2941. PMID: 37761308
42. Sanchez II, Herrera HO, Elsensohn A, Lee BA, Kraus CN. Dermatomyositis with Eosinophils. Dermatopathology (Basel). 2023 Nov 21;10(4):310-317. PMID: 38131900
43. Sanchez I, Ibraheim MK, Lee BA, Kraus CN, Elsensohn A. Eosinophils in Traditionally Noneosinophil-Rich Dermatoses. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 Dec 1;45(12):820-821. PMID: 37883982.
44. Birmingham SC, Saeed L, Thurlow CM, Vilfort K, Pillay A, Rojek NW, Doan LT, Lee BA. Round bodies detected by Treponema pallidum immunohistochemical stain in two cases of cutaneous syphilitic gummata. The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 46(1):31-35, January 2024. PMID: 37982491
45. Leigh RM, Horton L, Lee BA, Min MS. Recurrent erythema multiforme in the setting of COVID-19 infection and oral candidiasis: A case for dysregulation of the T helper 17/interleukin 17 axis. JAAD Case Rep. 2024 May 9;49:73-76. PMID: 38883173
46. Grant CR, Arter Z, Smith J, Seyedin S, Nourbakhsh M, Lee B, Creadore A, Mar N. Pembrolizumab and radiation therapy for multifocal myxofibrosarcoma of the scalp: a case report. Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology. 2024;16. doi:10.1177/17588359241259451
47. Ren D, Tran TB, Chow WA, Barnachea S, Wei K, Lee BA. Complete remission of locoregionally metastatic melanoma after one single dose of pembrolizumab: A case report. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Mar 4;59:122-126. PMID: 40290795
48. Phong CH, Lee BA, Grando SA. Dupilumab as a novel steroid-sparing treatment for pemphigoid gestationis: A new case report and review of literature. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Apr 3;60:37-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.03.019. PMID: 40353098
49. Li Y, Tran T, Lee BA, Doan LT, Linden KG, Jakowatz JG, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Clinically Misdiagnosed Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Surgical Research. 2025 May; 309:71-79. PMID: 40220478
50. Chernyak M, Sargent B, Zadeh N, Lee BA. Wispy, dystrophic hair in a pediatric patient: Expanding the differential with tricho-dento-osseus syndrome. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Aug 28;65:187-189. PMID: 41143233
51. Barnachea D, Lee BA. Sentinel node biopsy. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumormelanocyticsentinelmelanoma.html. Accessed November 13th, 2025
52. Barnachea D, Yamamoto M, Banker R, Ren D, Lee B. Novel Histopathologic Features of Extramammary Paget's Disease in Metastatic Primary Cutaneous Apocrine Carcinoma to the Esophagus. J Cutan Pathol. 2025 Dec;52(12):754-758. PMID: 40908558
53. Li Y, Hutchison D, Linden KG, Lee BA*, Tran TB*. Diagnostic Utility of Molecular Profiling in a Giant Cellular Blue Nevus. The American Journal of Dermatopathology, 48(2):p 94-99, February 2026.
54. Kassels A, Pham CT, Moon D, Lee BA, Rojek NW. Flagellate erythema-like persistent eruption of Still's Disease treated with a Janus kinase inhibitor. JAAD Case Reports, Volume 67, 59 – 62
55. E. R.Gordon, K. S.Shah, S.Chand, B.Lee, J.Smith, and M. S.Min, “Concurrent Psoriasis and Dermatomyositis: Retrospective Analysis and Literature Review,” JEADV Clinical Practice 5 (2025): 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.70247.
56. Thiagarajan AB, Horton L, Lee BA. Paradoxical dyshidrosis following bimekizumab treatment for severe recalcitrant psoriasis. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Nov 7;67:152-154. PMID: 41446699
57. Li Y, Yuen SW, Tran T, Lee BA, Doan LT, Linden KG, Jakowatz JG, Eng O, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. Medicaid expansion is associated with improved survival in patients with resected Merkel cell carcinoma: A National Cancer Database analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Dec 29:S0190-9622(25)03466-8. PMID: 41475510.
58. Phong CH, Kasheri E, Lee BA, Smith J. Diffuse red-brown papules in a toddler. JAAD Case Rep. 2026 Feb 17;70:146-148. PMID: 41852668
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS – SUBMITTED
1. Barnachea D, Lee BA. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma: Pathologic Evaluation and Diagnostic Considerations. Submitted.
2. Woll JP, Greene RK, Lee BA, Buethe MG, Chernyak M, Baugh E, Chand S, Bingham L, Doan L, Min MS. Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis Presenting in Adolescence Without Spinal Dysraphism: A Case Report. Submitted to Pediatric Dermatology.
3. Wang A, Rajaee L, Li Y, Lee BA, Doan LT, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. The Impact of Second Pathology Review in the Management of Patients with Malignant Melanoma. Submitted to Annals of Surgical Oncology.
4. Chand S, Shiu J, Lee BA. Granuloma Annulare-like Cutaneous Granulomatous Mycosis Fungoides: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Submitted to the American Journal of Dermatopathology.
5. Chand S, Lee B, Smith J. Metastatic Epithelioid Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Submitted to JAAD Case Reports.
6. Juhasz M, Smith J, Lee B, Rojek N. Vulvar erythema induratum caused by pulmonary Nocardia. Submitted.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS – ACCEPTED
1. Anagu O, Fan X, Zonner J, Lee BA. Hypertrophic HSV Infection Mimicking Verrucous Carcinoma in a Patient with Well-Controlled HIV. Accepted for publication in the Dermatology Online Journal.
2. Chernyak M, Baugh E, Le BA. A Rare Case of Chronic Vegetative Pemphigus Foliaceous. Accepted by Journal of Cutaneous Pathology.
3. Patel AB, Smith J, Lee BA, Olson K. Mycosis Fungoides. Accepted by Academic Pathology.
BOOKS, CHAPTERS, AND REVIEWS
1. Lee BA. A New Morality: Scientific and Medical Discourse in Middlemarch and Fortunata y Jacinta. Princeton University Senior Thesis 2001.
2. Lee BA. A Comprehensive review of Dermatopathology (14 episode virtual lecture series) https://youtu.be/h2WHilqqLlQ
3. Friedman, A, Finch, J, Kirkorian Y, Lee B, Marathe K, Patel V, Payette, M, Zippin, J. Derm In-Review Study Guide. 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 23024, 23025, 2026
4. Sharma AN, Mesinkovska NA, Lee BA. Hair Loss: Evidence-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management Submitted.
1. Lee BA, Gottlieb AB. The Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in the Treatment of Psoriasis. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2003;51(1):S144 Abstract 306.
2. Lee BA, Gottlieb AB. Apoptosis: A Strategy for Psoriasis. Psoriasis Forum. 2003; 9(1): 12-14.
3. Lee BA, Chiu M, Soriano T, Craft N. Adult-Onset Tufted Angioma: A case report and review of the Literature. Cutis. 2006;78(5):341-345. PMID: 17186794
4. Lee BA, Slade KA, Eisen AZ. Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Knee: A case report and review of the literature. Cutis 2009;83:91-94. PMID: 19326694
5. Saggar S, Lee B, Krivo J, Krishnamurthy K, Jacobson M. Intralymphatic histiocytosis associated with orthopedic implants. J Drugs Dermatol. 2011 Oct 1;10(10):1208-9. PMID: 21968675
6. Wu P, Lee BA, Anadkat, MJ. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: a case in the Midwest. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 65(2):432-434. PMID: 21763572
7. Lee BA, Yu L, Ma L, Lind A, Lu D. Sebaceous neoplasms with mismatch repair protein expressions and the frequency of co-existing visceral tumors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Dec 67(6): 1228-1224. PMID: 22552002
8. Lee BA, Jacobson MJ, Seidel G. Epidermotropic marginal zone lymphoma simulating mycosis fungoides. J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Jun; 40(6):569-72. PMID: 23531038
9. Iammatteo M, Akenroye A, Jariwala S, Lee B, Schairer D, Rosenstreich D. Severe contact dermatitis due to ethylenediamine dihydrochloride in nystatin cream. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Apr 7. pii: S2213-2198(17)30175-7. PMID: 28396110
10. Rashidbaigi A, Kopelman H, Lee BA. A Large Crusted Nodule on the Upper Ear: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Dec;41(12):953-954. PMID: 31764235
11. Rashidbaigi A, Kopelman H, Lee BA. A Large Crusted Nodule on the Upper Ear: Challenge Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Dec;41(12):e162-e163. PMID: 30640759
12. Kopelman H, Rashidbaigi, A, Lee BA. Vascular papule on neck of a 79-year-old woman. American Society of Dermatopathology Interactive Case of the Month. May 2019 (Published online ahead of print)
13. Mi X, Lee BA. Rash on the chest of a woman with lymphadenopathy. Am J Dermatopathol 2019;00:1–2
14. Tekin, B, Song, Y DiCostanso D, Lee BA, Erythema migrans and interface changes: More than a fortuitous association. Am J Dermatopathol, 43(1): 54-76, March 2020; October 2020; January 2021. PMID: 32149832
15. Shwe S, Sharma AA, Lee BA, Smith JE. Relapse of Plasmablastic Lymphoma With Cutaneous Involvement in an Immunocompetent Male. Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Sep 21Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32955361.
16. Duffens A, Cox SV, Lee B, Rojek NW. Cutaneous extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma mimicking cellulitis: A unique presentation. JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Oct 10;6(12):1275-1277. PMID: 33294562
17. Ashbaugh AG, Doong J, Lee BA, Rojek NW. Correcting a 30-year diagnosis: A case report of vesiculobullous Darier disease previously diagnosed as pemphigus vulgaris. International Journal of Women’s Dermatology. March 2021. DOI:10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.02.001
18. Dobry AS, Virgen CA, Hosking AM, Mar N, Doan L, Lee B, Smith J. Cutaneous reactions with enfortumab vedotin: A case series and review of the literature. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Jun 4;14:7-9. PMID: 34235241 S
19. Sargent B, Juhasz MLW, Joe VC, Lee BA, Rojek NW. Carbamazepine-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: the importance of HLA-B*1502 testing in at-risk populations prior to therapy initiation. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Jul;60(7):907-908. PMID: 33608873.
20. Brody G, Nguyen MO, Rojek NW, Lee BA. A unique case of IgG4-related skin disease and sclerosing cholangitis in a patient with previous hepatitis exposure. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Jul 24;15:52-55. PMID: 34401431
21. Zada S, Lee BA. Sebaceous Carcinoma. Aug 2021 Published as online peer-reviewed webpage: Pathology Outlines - Sebaceous carcinoma
22. Mehrabi JN, Baugh EG, Fast A, Lentsch G, Balu M, Lee BA, Kelly KM. A Clinical Perspective on the Automated Analysis of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Dermatology. Lasers Surg Med. Oct 2021; 53(8):1011-1019. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33476062.
23. Sattler S, Kraus CN, Lee B, Smith J. Hyperpigmented plaques and nodules in a young man. JAAD Case Rep. 2021 Dec 17;18:106-108. PMID: 34988275; PMCID: PMC8710548.
24. Shwe S, Yamamoto M, Linden KG, Lee BA. Tumoral melanosis and separate granulomatous inflammation due to talimogene laherparepvec. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Mar 1. PMID: 35234191
25. Stetkevich SA, Urso B, Saeed L, Hosking AM, Lee BA, Grando SA, Linden KG. Yellow urticaria: a rare phenomenon. Int J Dermatol. 2022 Feb 21. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16093. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35187655.
26. Saeed L, Lee BA, Kraus CN. Tender solitary lesion in vulvar lichen sclerosus. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Mar 9;23:61-63. PMID: 35402678; PMCID: PMC8990046.
27. Lentsch G, Baugh EG, Lee B, Aszterbaum M, Zachary CB, Kelly KM, Balu M. Research Techniques Made Simple: Emerging Imaging Technologies for Noninvasive Optical Biopsy of Human Skin. J Invest Dermatol. 2022 May;142(5):1243-1252.e1 PMID: 35461534.
28. Birmingham SW, Moon DJ, Kraus CN, Lee BA. Enfortumab Vedotin-Associated Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis-like Toxic Erythema of Chemotherapy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Dec 1;44(12):933-935. Epub 2022 Jul 19. PMID: 35925560.
29. Michelle L, Sabeti S, Yale K, Urso B, Lee B, Smith J. An unusual case of granulomatous scleromyxedema. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Jul 2;26:66-69. PMID: 35899146
30. Hutchison D, Juhasz M, Smith J, Lee B. The "Flolan Rash": An Impressively Asymptomatic and Non-Inflammatory Eruption Following Long-Term Epoprostenol Therapy. J Drugs Dermatol. 2022 Nov 1;21(11):1249-1251. PMID: 36342724.
31. Almanza J, Dobry A, Ejadi S, Jakowatz J, Lee B. Histopathologic Evolution of Melanocytes Associated With Rapid Clinical Progression of Melanoma: Clinicopathologic Presentation of Hyperprogressive Disease in a Patient Treated With Immunotherapy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Dec 1;44(12):921-924. PMID: 36395449.
32. Phong CH, Birmingham SW, Lee BA, Rojek NW. A case of eruptive lichen spinulosus after toxic epidermal necrolysis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Dec 1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36456468.
33. Kincaid CM, Sharma AN, Arnold JD, Horton L, Lee BA, Mesinkovska NA. Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis After Severe COVID-19 Infection. JAAD Case Reports Jan 28, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.01.014
34. Nagalla R, Lee BA, Smith JS, Kraus CN. Eroded pigmented anogenital plaque in an elderly woman. JAAD Case reports. 2023 Feb 19. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.01.034
35. Kincaid CM, Phong C, Arnold JD, Fan X, Lee BA, Mesinkovska NA. Primary cutaneous lymphoma in a patient with mastocytosis: Is there an association? JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Apr 7;36:70-72. PMID: 37250008
36. Balfour A, Raffi J, Lee BA, Kraus CN. Red vulvar plaque with unilateral edema. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jun 22;38:117-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.06.017. PMID: 37521193; PMCID: PMC10372043.
37. Sanchez II, Yale K, Lee BA. A case of bullous pemphigoid provoked by doxycycline-induced phototoxicity. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 May 15;37:41-44. PMID: 37324178; PMCID: PMC10265460
38. Mukosera GT, Ibraheim MK, Lee MP, Elston D, Singh R, Ho J, Motaparthi K, Ahn CS, Lee BA, Gardner JM, Ferringer T, Elsensohn A. From Scope to Screen: A Collection of Online Dermatopathology Resources for Residents and Fellows JAAD international 12:12-14 Sep 2023
39. Elsanadi R, Yale K, Rojek N, Zhao D, Lee B, Min MS. A case of interstitial granulomatous dermatitis presenting in a patient with necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jun 14;38:92-95. PMID: 37456513
40. Kincaid CM, Sharma AN, Lee BA, Pinter-Brown LC, Smith J, Linden K, Mesinkovska NA. Alopecia areata-like presentations with mogamulizumab therapy. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Sep 16;41:71-74 PMID: 37877094
41. Nguyen D, Htun NN, Wang B, Lee B, Johnson C. An Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma of the Giant-Cell Type from a Mediastinal Ectopic Thyroid Gland. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Sep 14;13(18):2941. PMID: 37761308
42. Sanchez II, Herrera HO, Elsensohn A, Lee BA, Kraus CN. Dermatomyositis with Eosinophils. Dermatopathology (Basel). 2023 Nov 21;10(4):310-317. PMID: 38131900
43. Sanchez I, Ibraheim MK, Lee BA, Kraus CN, Elsensohn A. Eosinophils in Traditionally Noneosinophil-Rich Dermatoses. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 Dec 1;45(12):820-821. PMID: 37883982.
44. Birmingham SC, Saeed L, Thurlow CM, Vilfort K, Pillay A, Rojek NW, Doan LT, Lee BA. Round bodies detected by Treponema pallidum immunohistochemical stain in two cases of cutaneous syphilitic gummata. The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 46(1):31-35, January 2024. PMID: 37982491
45. Leigh RM, Horton L, Lee BA, Min MS. Recurrent erythema multiforme in the setting of COVID-19 infection and oral candidiasis: A case for dysregulation of the T helper 17/interleukin 17 axis. JAAD Case Rep. 2024 May 9;49:73-76. PMID: 38883173
46. Grant CR, Arter Z, Smith J, Seyedin S, Nourbakhsh M, Lee B, Creadore A, Mar N. Pembrolizumab and radiation therapy for multifocal myxofibrosarcoma of the scalp: a case report. Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology. 2024;16. doi:10.1177/17588359241259451
47. Ren D, Tran TB, Chow WA, Barnachea S, Wei K, Lee BA. Complete remission of locoregionally metastatic melanoma after one single dose of pembrolizumab: A case report. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Mar 4;59:122-126. PMID: 40290795
48. Phong CH, Lee BA, Grando SA. Dupilumab as a novel steroid-sparing treatment for pemphigoid gestationis: A new case report and review of literature. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Apr 3;60:37-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.03.019. PMID: 40353098
49. Li Y, Tran T, Lee BA, Doan LT, Linden KG, Jakowatz JG, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Clinically Misdiagnosed Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Surgical Research. 2025 May; 309:71-79. PMID: 40220478
50. Chernyak M, Sargent B, Zadeh N, Lee BA. Wispy, dystrophic hair in a pediatric patient: Expanding the differential with tricho-dento-osseus syndrome. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Aug 28;65:187-189. PMID: 41143233
51. Barnachea D, Lee BA. Sentinel node biopsy. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumormelanocyticsentinelmelanoma.html. Accessed November 13th, 2025
52. Barnachea D, Yamamoto M, Banker R, Ren D, Lee B. Novel Histopathologic Features of Extramammary Paget's Disease in Metastatic Primary Cutaneous Apocrine Carcinoma to the Esophagus. J Cutan Pathol. 2025 Dec;52(12):754-758. PMID: 40908558
53. Li Y, Hutchison D, Linden KG, Lee BA*, Tran TB*. Diagnostic Utility of Molecular Profiling in a Giant Cellular Blue Nevus. The American Journal of Dermatopathology, 48(2):p 94-99, February 2026.
54. Kassels A, Pham CT, Moon D, Lee BA, Rojek NW. Flagellate erythema-like persistent eruption of Still's Disease treated with a Janus kinase inhibitor. JAAD Case Reports, Volume 67, 59 – 62
55. E. R.Gordon, K. S.Shah, S.Chand, B.Lee, J.Smith, and M. S.Min, “Concurrent Psoriasis and Dermatomyositis: Retrospective Analysis and Literature Review,” JEADV Clinical Practice 5 (2025): 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.70247.
56. Thiagarajan AB, Horton L, Lee BA. Paradoxical dyshidrosis following bimekizumab treatment for severe recalcitrant psoriasis. JAAD Case Rep. 2025 Nov 7;67:152-154. PMID: 41446699
57. Li Y, Yuen SW, Tran T, Lee BA, Doan LT, Linden KG, Jakowatz JG, Eng O, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. Medicaid expansion is associated with improved survival in patients with resected Merkel cell carcinoma: A National Cancer Database analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Dec 29:S0190-9622(25)03466-8. PMID: 41475510.
58. Phong CH, Kasheri E, Lee BA, Smith J. Diffuse red-brown papules in a toddler. JAAD Case Rep. 2026 Feb 17;70:146-148. PMID: 41852668
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS – SUBMITTED
1. Barnachea D, Lee BA. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Melanoma: Pathologic Evaluation and Diagnostic Considerations. Submitted.
2. Woll JP, Greene RK, Lee BA, Buethe MG, Chernyak M, Baugh E, Chand S, Bingham L, Doan L, Min MS. Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis Presenting in Adolescence Without Spinal Dysraphism: A Case Report. Submitted to Pediatric Dermatology.
3. Wang A, Rajaee L, Li Y, Lee BA, Doan LT, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. The Impact of Second Pathology Review in the Management of Patients with Malignant Melanoma. Submitted to Annals of Surgical Oncology.
4. Chand S, Shiu J, Lee BA. Granuloma Annulare-like Cutaneous Granulomatous Mycosis Fungoides: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Submitted to the American Journal of Dermatopathology.
5. Chand S, Lee B, Smith J. Metastatic Epithelioid Sarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Submitted to JAAD Case Reports.
6. Juhasz M, Smith J, Lee B, Rojek N. Vulvar erythema induratum caused by pulmonary Nocardia. Submitted.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS – ACCEPTED
1. Anagu O, Fan X, Zonner J, Lee BA. Hypertrophic HSV Infection Mimicking Verrucous Carcinoma in a Patient with Well-Controlled HIV. Accepted for publication in the Dermatology Online Journal.
2. Chernyak M, Baugh E, Le BA. A Rare Case of Chronic Vegetative Pemphigus Foliaceous. Accepted by Journal of Cutaneous Pathology.
3. Patel AB, Smith J, Lee BA, Olson K. Mycosis Fungoides. Accepted by Academic Pathology.
BOOKS, CHAPTERS, AND REVIEWS
1. Lee BA. A New Morality: Scientific and Medical Discourse in Middlemarch and Fortunata y Jacinta. Princeton University Senior Thesis 2001.
2. Lee BA. A Comprehensive review of Dermatopathology (14 episode virtual lecture series) https://youtu.be/h2WHilqqLlQ
3. Friedman, A, Finch, J, Kirkorian Y, Lee B, Marathe K, Patel V, Payette, M, Zippin, J. Derm In-Review Study Guide. 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 23024, 23025, 2026
4. Sharma AN, Mesinkovska NA, Lee BA. Hair Loss: Evidence-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management Submitted.
Professional Societies
American Academy of Dermatology, 2024-Present
American Society of Dermatopathology, 2023-Present
American Medical Association, 2003-Present
Association of Professors of Dermatology, 2023-Present
Dermatologic Society of Orange County, 2019-Present
California Dermatologic Society, 2023-Present
Other Experience
Managing Director
The Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology 2016—2019
The Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology 2016—2019
Dermatopathology Associate
Dermpath Diagnostics 2010—2016
Dermpath Diagnostics 2010—2016
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology
Montefiore Medical Center and Montefiore Wakefield Hospital 2010—2019
Montefiore Medical Center and Montefiore Wakefield Hospital 2010—2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology and Department of Pathology, Division of Dermatopathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2010—2019
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2010—2019
Director of Graduate Medical Education, Division of Dermatology
HMH Palisades Medical Center 2017—2019
HMH Palisades Medical Center 2017—2019
Adjunct Professor of Dermatology
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine 2017—2019
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine 2017—2019
Adjunct Professor of Dermatology
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine 2017—2019
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine 2017—2019
Adjunct Professor of Dermatology
St. John's Episcopal Hospital Dermatology Residency 2018—2019
St. John's Episcopal Hospital Dermatology Residency 2018—2019
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dermatology
New York Medical College 2012—2015
New York Medical College 2012—2015
Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee
Board of Trustees, Harbor Day School 2024—Pres
Board of Trustees, Harbor Day School 2024—Pres
Compensation Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC)
UC Irvine School of Medicine 2023—Pres
UC Irvine School of Medicine 2023—Pres
Graduate Programs
Dermatology
Dermatopathology (D)
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