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Summary
Leslie Castelo-Soccio, M.D., Ph.D. received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical and doctoral degrees from the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program at Cornell University. After training in dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania, she completed a pediatric dermatology fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a post-doctoral fellowship in the laboratory of George Cotsarelis, M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. From 2011-2021, Dr. Castelo-Soccio was an assistant professor of pediatrics and dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and also the research director and an attending physician in pediatric dermatology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
She currently serves as co-director of the Hair Disorders Focus Study Group for the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance and is an attending physician on the NIH Dermatology Consultation Service.
Research Statement
Dr. Castelo-Soccio's research covers the natural history of pediatric alopecia areata including epidemiology, associated co-morbidities, and response to therapy. She specializes in the use of imaging tools and develops guidelines for pediatric alopecia. Dr. Castelo-Soccio also studies the microbiome of hair disorders with the goal of developing therapies targetting dysbiosis and immune system dysregulation.
Scientific Publications
Education
Cornell University
M.D. (2005)
Cornell University
Ph.D. (2004)
Harvard University
B.A. Biological Sciences (1997)
Experience
Assistant Professor/Attending Physician
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2011-2021)
Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2010-2011)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania (2009-2010)
Dermatology Residency
University of Pennsylvania (2006-2009)