Dr. Shawn Kwatra
@drshawnkwatra
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Joseph W. Burnett Endowed Professor and Chairman of Dermatology @UMmedschool
Baltimore, MD
Joined October 2017
Deeply honored to assume the Joseph W. Burnett Endowed Professor and Chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine @UMmedschool Department of Dermatology https://t.co/qAqA28VDiN. Very thankful to @HopkinsMedicine. Ready to embark on this new chapter!
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We are excited to announce that dermatologist Emily Nadelmann, MD will be joining the Department of Dermatology at Maryland @UMmedschool & @UMMC in collaboration with GWU Derm! #dermtwitter
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❗@drshawnkwatra is the newly endowed Dr. Joseph Warren Burnett Professor of Dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. @UMmedschool
https://t.co/YwWysGsMzQ
dermatologytimes.com
Colleagues, mentors, and patients gathered to discuss Kwatra’s immense achievements throughout his career and the milestones that led to his endowed position.
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We are excited to announce that pediatric dermatologist Dr. Radhika Srivastava will be joining the Department of Dermatology at Maryland @UMmedschool & @UMMC! #dermtwitter
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Had a great time at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology Meeting. I discussed the evolving landscape and new developments in chronic pruritus of unknown origin, atopic dermatitis, chronic spontaneous urticaria, & prurigo nodularis #AAD2025 #dermtwitter
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"This is the first study ever conducted for a topical agent for the treatment of prurigo nodularis. So really opening up avenues for the development and treatment. We're very excited about this for our patients,” said @drshawnkwatra at #AAD2025. https://t.co/L9CKznpBlf
dermatologytimes.com
Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD, reviews his late-breaking data presentation at AAD on the first original studies of a topical cream for prurigo nodularis.
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Excited to be speaking at #AAD2025 on all things #itch, #eczema, #prurigo & beyond. Hope to see many of you there! #dermtwitter @AADmember
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I am excited to announce that dermatologist and dermatopathologist Dr. Elizabeth Newland will be joining the Department of Dermatology at Maryland @UMmedschool & @UMMC! #dermtwitter
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UMSOM researchers discovered a new skin disease using an innovative diagnostic test!⭐️🩺 This precision-medicine approach identified cytokines—proteins that signal immune responses—causing inflammation and reversed symptoms with targeted treatments. 🔗 https://t.co/kEa4LscGzf
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I am thrilled to announce that dermatologist and dermatopathologist Dr. Mary Beth Shenk will be joining the Department of Dermatology at Maryland @UMmedschool & @UMMC! #dermtwitter
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🩺 Join us for the UMSOM Dermatology Grand Rounds tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11th, 2025! Unmasking Erythroderma: Discovery of a New Skin Disease 🔗Scan the QR code or click to register: https://t.co/4f4FujgeFt
@drshawnkwatra
@HannahCornman
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Our lab @UMmedschool is excited to share the discovery of a new skin disease - IL-13+ IL-17+ erythroderma. We also obtained a patent on a diagnostic immunophenotyping platform for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases #dermtwitter @HannahCornman
nature.com
Scientific Reports - Targeted dual biologic therapy for erythroderma of unknown etiology guided by high-parameter peripheral blood immunophenotyping
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We are excited to have Dr. Shivani Patel join our dermatology faculty at Maryland @UMmedschool @UMMC and help us grow pediatric dermatology and lead an infantile hemangiomas specialty clinic!
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In this video, panelists discuss the psychological burden experienced by patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria. #Dermatology
https://t.co/cRgu2UdSoM
hcplive.com
Panelists discuss how patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) experience increased rates of depression, sleep disturbances, and absenteeism, significantly impacting their professional life...
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“One of the main themes of our session was every dermatologist, every physician, every provider who takes care of dermatology patients should be asking their patients about itch,” said Shawn Kwatra, MD, in an interview at #FallClinical24. https://t.co/UGLinG3BbA
dermatologytimes.com
Shawn Kwatra, MD, reviews key highlights of his sessions at Fall Clinical 2024 on the latest updates in itch conditions.
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#EADV2024 is a huge success. Excited to present on our lab’s contribution to the rapid ongoing translational revolution in novel #itch therapeutics, spanning from IL-4 & IL-13 to IL-31, Jak inhibitors, and Btk inhibitors on the horizon #dermtwitter
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Thank you @Medscape for covering my talk over the weekend @SkinOfColorDerm
https://t.co/lHi6ah2bFF highlighting the incredible progress being made for skin of color patients with seborrheic dermatitis, one of dermatology’s long forgotten diseases #dermtwitter
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Had a great time speaking @SkinOfColorDerm this weekend about #itch & seborrheic dermatitis, including recent new FDA approvals that are changing the management landscape #dermtwitter
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Dr. Shawn Kwatra led a compelling study that found low levels of metabolite biomarkers in the blood plasma of patients w/ chronic pruritus of unknown origin (CPUO). Could pave the way for new targeted treatments to help relieve excruciating itch symptoms. https://t.co/1qEVvIscFp
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The itch world woke up on 🔥 this morning with the FDA approval of #nemolizumab for #prurigo nodularis (PN). It was an honor to serve as the lead investigator of the Olympia program resulting in a breakthrough therapy for #PN patients https://t.co/TS9iL473a0
#dermtwitter #itch
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