Department of Dermatology

Ahmed Babar Yousaf, MD

  • 1st Year Resident - PGYII

Education & Training

  • Internship Year, University of Pittsburgh (UPMC)
  • Research Fellowship, West Virginia School of Medicine
  • M.D., West Virginia University School of Medicine
  • B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Representative Publications

  1. Yildirim, A., Yousaf, A., Fang, W., & Kolodney, M. (2022). A cross sectional study of male balding patterns in people of color. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2022/03/11. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.03.016.
  2. Beatty, C., Yousaf, A., Al-Bouri, A., Thompson, A., Kiavash, K., & Kolodney, M. (2022). Case report of syndromic multiple spiradenomas due to biallelic functional loss of CYLD. JAAD Case Reports, 2022/01/20. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.01.002.
    Adelanwa, A., Yousaf, A., Fang, W., Kolodney, M. (2021) Common filaggrin loss of function variants are associated with skin cancer risk. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2021/10/16. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.09.068.
  3. Yousaf, M., Ahmed, A., Gwillim, E., Janmohamed, S., Yousaf, A., Patel, K., Thyssen, J., & Silverberg, J. (2021). Association between Atopic Dermatitis and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 2021/09/30. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20661.
  4. Yousaf, A., Tallman, R., Katzman, S., Brady, C., Fang, W., & Kolodney, M. (2021). Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of Trichilemmal Cysts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2021/06/08. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.05.018.
  5. Yousaf, A., Tjien-Fooh, F., Rentroia-Pacheco, B., Quattrocchi, E., Kobic, A., Tempel, D., Kolodney, M., & Meves, A. (2021). Validation of CP-GEP (Merlin Assay) for predicting sentinel lymph node metastasis in primary cutaneous melanoma patients: a U.S. cohort study. International Journal of Dermatology, 2021/04/29. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15594.
  6. Lee, J., Yousaf, A., Jenkins, S., Zaki, M. T., Napier, C., Abdul-Aziz, O. I., & Zinn, Z. (2021). The positive environmental impact of virtual isotretinoin management. Pediatric dermatology, 2021/04/19. doi:10.1111/pde.14600.
  7. Yousaf, A., Boustany, O. J., Gerbo, M., Waris, S., Davis, S., Fang, W., & Powers, R. (2021). Localized Versus Generalized Granuloma Annulare: A Retrospective Review of 407 Patients. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2021/02/24, 1203475421996319. doi:10.1177/1203475421996319.
  8. Yousaf, A., & Kolodney, M. S. (2021). Reply to letter to the editor: "A response to 'Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19'". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2020/12/29 84(2), e89. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.10.052.
  9. Yousaf, A., Gayam, S., Feldman, S., Zinn, Z., & Kolodney, M. (2021). Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients taking tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or methotrexate: A multicenter research network study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2020/09/15 84(1), 70-75. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.09.009.
  10. Yousaf, A., Hagen, R., Mitchell, M., Ghareeb, E., Fang, W., Correa, R., Zinn, Z., & Gayam, S. (2020). The effect of a low-nickel diet and nickel sensitization on gastroesophageal reflux disease: A pilot study. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020/11/22. doi:10.1007/s12664-020-01090-3.
  11. Yousaf, A., Raiker, R., Davis, S. M., Gayam, S., & Zinn, Z. (2020). Association between psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and gastrointestinal disease : An exploratory nationwide inpatient sample analysis. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2020/09/24. doi:10.1007/s00508-020-01740-8.
  12. Yousaf, A., Patterson, J., Hobbs, G., Davis, S. M., Yousaf, M., Hafez, M., Albandar, H., Hogan, T., & Kolodney, J. (2020). Smoking is associated with adrenal adenomas and adrenocortical carcinomas: a nationwide multicenter analysis. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2020/09/02 25, 100206. doi:10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100206.
  13. Lee, J., Yousaf, A., Fang, W., & Kolodney, M. S. (2020). Male balding is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2020/07/25 83(5), e353-e354. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.062
  14. Marsh, R. L., Kolodney, J. A., Iyengar, S., Yousaf, A., Louden, B. A., Al-Bouri, A., & Kolodney, M. S. (2020). Formation of eruptive cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas after programmed cell death protein-1 blockade. JAAD case reports, 2020/05/06 6(5), 390-393. doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.02.024.
  15. Yousaf, A., Shah, N., & Zinn, Z. (2020). Reply to: Comment on "Preemptive purse-string suture: A novel technique to minimize bleeding risk". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2020/03/12 82(6), e261. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.005
  16. Yousaf, A., Beatty, C., Zinn, Z., Cassim, R., & Gayam, S. (2020). Ileostomy adenocarcinoma in Crohn's disease. International journal of colorectal disease, 2020/03/08 35(5), 963-966. doi:10.1007/s00384-020-03554-6.
  17. Yousaf, A., Hagen, R., Delaney, E., Davis, S., & Zinn, Z. (2020). The influence of social media on acne treatment: A cross-sectional survey. Pediatric dermatology, 2020/03/01 37(2), 301-304. doi:10.1111/pde.14091.
  18. Bates, M. C., Yousaf, A., Sun, L., Barakat, M., & Kueller, A. (2019). Translational Research and Early Favorable Clinical Results of a Novel Polyphosphazene (Polyzene-F) Nanocoating. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine, 2019/12/01 5(4), 341-353. doi:10.1007/s40883-019-00097-3.
  19. Hagen, R., Shah, N., Yousaf, A., Ghareeb, E., & Zinn, Z. (2020). Pre-emptive purse-string suture: A novel technique to minimize bleeding risk. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2019/10/23 82(3), e85-e86. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.10.030.
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