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Hao Feng, M.D., M.H.S., FAAD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Mohs Micrographic Surgeon
Director of Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology

Academic Office Location: Dermatology UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-6230
Website(s):	Hao Feng MD Personal Website Dermatology Mohs Surgery

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Education & Training
Publications

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.A.	University of California - Berkeley	Molecular and Cell Biology
M.D.	Yale University School of Medicine	Medicine
M.H.S.	Yale University School of Medicine	Health Science

Degree

Institution

Major

B.A.

University of California - Berkeley

Molecular and Cell Biology

M.D.

Yale University School of Medicine

Medicine

M.H.S.

Yale University School of Medicine

Health Science

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Yale New Haven Hospital	Internal Medicine
Residency	New York University School of Medicine	Chief Resident, Dermatology
Fellowship	Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York	Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Laser Surgery, and Cosmetic Dermatology

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

Yale New Haven Hospital

Internal Medicine

Residency

New York University School of Medicine

Chief Resident, Dermatology

Fellowship

Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York

Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Laser Surgery, and Cosmetic Dermatology

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
George R. Lipkin, M.D. Prize	NYU School of Medicine
Maurice Husik Research Prize	NYU School of Medicine
Farr Scholar	Yale University
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship	Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Yale Alumni Scholarship	Yale University
Burnand-Partridge Foundation Scholarship	Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Phi Beta Kappa	Phi Beta Kappa Society
Summa Cum Laude	University of California - Berkeley
Winged Helmet Award	University of California - Berkeley
Outstanding Student Leader Award	University of California - Berkeley
Fellow of the Order of the Golden Bears	University of California - Berkeley
Alumni Leadership Scholarship	California Alumni Association
College of Letters and Science Dean's Honor List	University of California - Berkeley
Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship	University of California - Berkeley

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

George R. Lipkin, M.D. Prize

NYU School of Medicine

Maurice Husik Research Prize

NYU School of Medicine

Farr Scholar

Yale University

Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Yale Alumni Scholarship

Yale University

Burnand-Partridge Foundation Scholarship

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa Society

Summa Cum Laude

University of California - Berkeley

Winged Helmet Award

University of California - Berkeley

Outstanding Student Leader Award

University of California - Berkeley

Fellow of the Order of the Golden Bears

University of California - Berkeley

Alumni Leadership Scholarship

California Alumni Association

College of Letters and Science Dean's Honor List

University of California - Berkeley

Regents' and Chancellor's Scholarship

University of California - Berkeley

Journal Articles

Gender and Racial Diversity in the Leadership of the American College of Mohs Surgery.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Hochman, Edward; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2021 May;47(5):690-692
Employment and Migration Patterns of Recent Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Graduates.
Kodumudi, Vijay; Hales, Hannah A; Cohen, Jeffrey M; Feng, Hao Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2021 Apr;
Statins are associated with increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin: a whole-population study from Iceland.
Adalsteinsson, Jonas A; Muzumdar, Sonal; Waldman, Reid; Hu, Chaoran; Wu, Rong; Ratner, Désirée; Feng, Hao; Ungar, Jonathan; Silverberg, Jonathan I; Olafsdottir, Gudridur H; Kristjansson, Arni Kjalar; Tryggvadottir, Laufey; Jonasson, Jon Gunnlaugur Archives of dermatological research 2021 Mar;
Characterization of Outpatient Visits and Treatments for Urticaria in the United States Adult Population Between 1998 and 2016.
Ugwu, Nelson; Cheraghlou, Shayan; Feng, Hao; Cohen, Jeffrey M Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Mar;
Evaluation of Dermatologist Performance in the 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Based on Patient Social Factors.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Mar;
Invasive and In-Situ Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: A Nationwide Study in Iceland.
Adalsteinsson, J A; Olafsdottir, E; Ratner, D; Waldman, R; Feng, H; Ungar, J; Silverberg, J I; Kristjansson, A K; Jonasson, J G; Tryggvadottir, L The British journal of dermatology 2021 Feb;
Metformin is associated with decreased risk of basal cell carcinoma: A whole-population case-control study from Iceland.
Adalsteinsson, Jonas A; Muzumdar, Sonal; Waldman, Reid; Wu, Rong; Ratner, Désirée; Feng, Hao; Ungar, Jonathan; Silverberg, Jonathan I; Olafsdottir, Gudridur H; Kristjansson, Arni Kjalar; Tryggvadottir, Laufey; Jonasson, JonGunnlaugur Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Feb;
Assessment of Dermatologist-Patient Race and Ethnicity Concordance in the Medicare Population.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Feb;
Improved Performance and Participation by Dermatologists in the Evolving Merit-Based Incentive Payment System: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2018 Data.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Feb;
Mask-Related Acne in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Twitter Posts and Influencers.
Drozdowski, R; Gronbeck, C; Feng, H Clinical and experimental dermatology 2021 Feb;
Photodynamic Therapy and Medicare Expenditures-Reply.
Cheraghlou, Shayan; Feng, Hao; Cohen, Jeffrey M JAMA dermatology 2021 Jan;
Improving the Residency Application Process with Application and Interview Caps.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Grant-Kels, Jane M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2021 Jan;
Differences in dermatologic patient complexity based on practice setting.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Dec;
Geographic variation in reduced minority representation at dermatology clinics in the Medicare population.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Dec;
Fate of Abstracts from American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Meetings.
Beltrami, Eric J; Feng, Hao Journal of cosmetic dermatology 2020 Nov;
Laser-assisted delivery of tranexamic acid for melasma: Pilot study using a novel 1927 nm fractional thulium fiber laser.
Wang, Jordan V; Christman, Mitalee P; Feng, Hao; Ferzli, Georgina; Jeon, Hana; Geronemus, Roy G Journal of cosmetic dermatology 2020 Nov;
Dynamic Optical Coherence Tomography of Cutaneous Blood Vessels in Melasma and Vessel Response to Oral Tranexamic Acid.
Pomerantz, Hyemin; Christman, Mitalee P; Bloom, Bradley S; Lederhandler, Margo; Feng, Hao; Holmes, Jon; Geronemus, Roy G Lasers in surgery and medicine 2020 Nov;
Comparison of practice patterns and geographic distribution of osteopathic and allopathic dermatologists.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Oct;
Characteristics of dermatologists sanctioned by the Office of Inspector General: A cross-sectional database analysis.
Alvarado, Savannah M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Oct;
Trends in Medicare Part D Prescription Claims for Biologic and Non-Biologic Immunosuppressive Medications by Dermatologists.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Oct;
Tripeptide and hexapeptide topical as adjunct to non-ablative fractional resurfacing for photodamage: A randomized split-face trial.
Wang, Jordan V; Christman, Mitalee P; Feng, Hao; Ferzli, Georgina; Jeon, Hana; Geronemus, Roy G Journal of cosmetic dermatology 2020 Oct;
Assessment of Treatment Tolerance and Parental Perspective of Outpatient Pulsed-Dye Laser Treatment for Port-Wine Birthmark without General Anesthesia in Infants and Toddlers.
Feng, Hao; Materne, Grace; Ghalili, Sabrina; Lederhandler, Margo; Pomerantz, Hyemin; Christman, Mitalee; Bernstein, Leonard J; Geronemus, Roy G Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Sep;
The Impact of COVID-19 on Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellows.
Hooper, Jette; Feng, Hao Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2020 Sep;
Rare case of a basal cell carcinoma with intravascular invasion.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Stewart, Campbell L; Feng, Hao International journal of women's dermatology 2020 Sep;6(4):334-335
Publication Outcomes of Abstracts Presented at American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
Beltrami, Eric J; Feng, Hao The Journal of dermatological treatment 2020 Jul;1-8
Systemic treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the United States: a cross-sectional study.
Steuer, Alexa B; Wang, Jason F; Feng, Hao; Cohen, Jeffrey M The Journal of dermatological treatment 2020 Jul;1-2
Trends in the Access and Cost of Photodynamic Therapy Among Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States, 2012-2017.
Cheraghlou, Shayan; Feng, Hao; Cohen, Jeffrey M JAMA dermatology 2020 Jul;
Assessment of Dermatologist-Patient Gender Concordance Among Medicare Beneficiaries.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao The Journal of dermatological treatment 2020 Jul;1-8
Evaluation of Public Interest in Hair Removal Techniques Using Google Trends Data.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Petriceks, Aiva C; Hales, Hannah A; Feng, Hao The Journal of dermatological treatment 2020 Jul;1-6
Comparison of Medicare Clinical Activity Among Female and Male Dermatologists, 2012-2017.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jul;
Dear Dermatoethicist: Medical Student Dermatology Rotations in the Context of COVID-19.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Grant-Kels, Jane M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jun;
Representation of dark skin images of common dermatologic conditions in educational resources: a cross-sectional analysis.
Alvarado, Savannah M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jun;
Dear Dermatoethicist:The Ethics of Charging Patients an Infection Control Fee in the Context of COVID-19.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Grant-Kels, Jane M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jun;
National Trends in the United States Eye Care Workforce from 1995 to 2017.
Feng, Paula W; Ahluwalia, Aneesha; Feng, Hao; Adelman, Ron A American journal of ophthalmology 2020 May;
Temporal Comparison of Biologic Medication Prices between the United States and Australia.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Wu, Rong; Feng, Hao The Journal of dermatological treatment 2020 May;1-6
Dear Dermatoethicist: Web-Based Dermatology Residency Interviews in the Time of COVID-19.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Grant-Kels, Jane M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 May;
Disciplined Ophthalmologists Excluded from Federally Funded Medical Programs.
Ahluwalia, Aneesha; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao; Chow, Jessica H Ophthalmology 2020 May;
Metric selection by dermatologists in the 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Apr;
Economic assessment of the 2020 site-neutral payment reform for dermatologists.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Apr;
Examining Correlation of Altmetric Score and Citation Number in Dermatology Journal Articles.
Nip, Isabel; Feng, Hao The Journal of dermatological treatment 2020 Apr;1-8
Concordance between dermatologist self-reported and industry-reported interactions at a national dermatology conference.
Feng, Hao; Shih, Allen F; Feng, Paula Wu; Stein, Jennifer A; Adamson, Adewole S Cutis 2020 Apr;105(4):203-208;E1
Characterizing Index Keratinocytic Carcinomas in Commercially-Insured Adults Under Age 50 in the United States.
Singh, Gaurav; Wong, Priscilla W; Pecoriello, Jillian; Lederhandler, Margo; Feng, Hao; Lee, Nayoung; Kim, Randie H Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Mar;
Participation and Performance of Dermatologists in the 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
Gronbeck, Christian; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao JAMA dermatology 2020 Feb;
Dear Dr. Dermatoethicist: The Ethics of Charging Patients for Prior Authorizations.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Grant-Kels, Jane M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Feb;
Characteristics of Physicians with Dermatology Board Certification by the American Board of Physician Specialties.
Nip, Isabel; Feng, Paula W; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jan;
Dear Dr. Dermatoethicist: The Ethical Conundrum of Writing a Recommendation Letter for Someone You Would Not Recommend.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Grant-Kels, Jane M; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Jan;
Successful Treatment of Cosmetic Oral Mucosal Tattoos Using QS 694-nm Ruby Laser and 755-nm Alexandrite Picosecond Laser.
Feng, Hao; Christman, Mitalee P; Muzumdar, Sonal; Geronemus, Roy G Lasers in surgery and medicine 2019 Dec;
Application of Cyanoacrylate to Achieve Hemostasis in Elderly Patients with Inflamed, Friable, and Fragile Skin on Anticoagulation Following Dermatologic Surgery.
Muzumdar, Sonal; Feng, Hao Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Nov;
Evaluating the Impact of Indoor Tanning Legislation in the United States.
Singh, Gaurav; Feng, Hao; Geronemus, Roy Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Oct;
Treatment of Trapdoor Deformity Using Erbium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser.
Feng, Hao; Christman, Mitalee P; Bloom, Bradley S; Brown, Wilfred; Geronemus, Roy G Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 2019 Sep;7(9):e2445
Treating port wine stain birthmarks using dynamic optical coherence tomography-guided settings.
Christman, Mitalee P; Feng, Hao; Holmes, Jon; Geronemus, Roy G Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Aug;
Diversity in the US Mohs Micrographic Surgery Workforce.
Feng, Hao; Feng, Paula W; Geronemus, Roy G Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Aug;
Characteristics of Opioid Prescriptions by Mohs Surgeons in the Medicare Population.
Feng, Hao; Kakpovbia, Efe; Petriceks, Aldis P; Feng, Paula W; Geronemus, Roy G Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Jul;
Utilization of optical coherence tomography as a noninvasive, bedside imaging technique to identify residual nodular basal cell carcinoma at a well-healed and clinically unidentifiable biopsy site.
Feng, Hao; Christman, Mitalee P; Holmes, Jon; Geronemus, Roy G Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Jul;81(1):e9-e10
Antibiotic prescribing trends among US dermatologists in Medicare from 2013 to 2016.
Kakpovbia, Efe; Feng, Hao; Feng, Paula W; Cohen, Jeffrey M The Journal of dermatological treatment 2019 Jun;1-3
Application of Cooled Hydrogel Dressing To Minimize Dyspigmentation From Laser Tattoo Removal.
Feng, Hao; Christman, Mitalee P; Geronemus, Roy G Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 May;
Access to injectable biologic medications by medicare beneficiaries: geographic distribution of US dermatologist prescribers.
Feng, Hao; Cohen, Jeffrey M; Neimann, Andrea L The Journal of dermatological treatment 2019 May;30(3):237-239
Safety of a Perfluorodecalin-Infused Silicone Patch in Picosecond Laser-Assisted Tattoo Removal: A Retrospective Review.
Feng, Hao; Geronemus, Roy G; Brauer, Jeremy A Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Apr;45(4):618-621
Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Selection Criteria.
Feng, Hao; Belkin, Daniel A; Feng, Paula W; Geronemus, Roy G Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Mar;45(3):398-403
Geographic Distribution of U.S. Mohs Micrographic Surgery Workforce.
Feng, Hao; Belkin, Daniel; Geronemus, Roy G Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2019 Jan;45(1):160-163
Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
Feng, Hao; Beasley, Jenna; Meehan, Shane; Liebman, Tracey N Dermatology online journal 2018 Dec;24(12):
Lichen planus pigmentosus.
Feng, Hao; Gutierrez, Daniel; Rothman, Lisa; Meehan, Shane; Sicco, Kristen Lo Dermatology online journal 2018 Dec;24(12):
Comparison of Dermatologist Density Between Urban and Rural Counties in the United States.
Feng, Hao; Berk-Krauss, Juliana; Feng, Paula W; Stein, Jennifer A JAMA dermatology 2018 Nov;154(11):1265-1271
55-year-old man with ulcers in inguinal fold and intergluteal cleft found to have systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Mu, Euphemia W; Khurram, Nigar Anjuman; Pei, Zhiheng; Feng, Hao; Cassai, Nicholas; Meehan, Shane A; Latkowski, Jo-Ann JAAD case reports 2018 Sep;4(8):837-840
High-value dermatology: 5 Laboratory tests to reconsider.
Ogbechie-Godec, Oluwatobi A; Wang, Jason F; Feng, Hao; Orlow, Seth J Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2018 Jun;78(6):1232-1235
Successful Treatment of a Residual, Thick, Infantile Hemangioma in a Darker Phototype Pediatric Patient Using the 755-nm Long-Pulsed Alexandrite Laser.
Feng, Hao; Kauvar, Arielle N B Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] 2017 Dec;43(12):1514-1516
Gardner-Diamond syndrome.
Park, Joyce H; Yagerman, Sarah; Feng, Hao; Kim, Randie H; Meehan, Shane A; Lewin, Jesse Dermatology online journal 2016 Dec;22(12):
Scrotal lymphangioma circumscriptum.
Feng, Hao; Kim, Randie H; Brinster, Nooshin; Ho, Roger; Pomeranz, Miriam Keltz Dermatology online journal 2016 Dec;22(12):
Exploring the Industry-Dermatologist Financial Relationship: Insight From the Open Payment Data.
Feng, Hao; Wu, Paula; Leger, Marie JAMA dermatology 2016 Dec;152(12):1307-1313
Activation of GILZ gene by photoactivated 8-methoxypsoralen: potential role of immunoregulatory dendritic cells in extracorporeal photochemotherapy.
Futterleib, Jeffrey S; Feng, Hao; Tigelaar, Robert E; Choi, Jaehyuk; Edelson, Richard L Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis 2014 Jun;50(3):379-87
Cataract formation following vitreoretinal procedures.
Feng, Hao; Adelman, Ron A Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) 2014 Jan;81957-65

Book Chapters

Laser and Related Technologies.
Anolik, Robert; Feng, Hao; Geronemus, Roy. Smith and Nesi's Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 4th Edition. Editors: Evan H. Black, Frank A. Nesi, Geoffrey J. Gladstone, Mark R. Levine.
Lentigines and Dyschromia.
Feng, Hao; Kauvar Arielle NB. Evidence Based Procedural Dermatology. 2nd Edition. Editor: Murad Alam.
Pigmentary Disorders: Melasma and Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentaiton.
Feng, Hao; Kauvar Arielle NB. Comprehensive Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology. Editors: Zeina Tannous, Molly Wanner.
Port wine birthmarks.
Feng, Hao; Geronemus, Roy. Pediatric Procedural Dermatology. Editor: Andrew C. Krakowski.

Editorials

Five Ways to Improve Patients’ Access in Your Practice
Ogbechie-Godec, Oluwatobi; Feng, Hao. The Dermatologist. 2020 Jan;