• Pediatric Dermatology Appointments: (415) 353-7800
• Vascular Anomalies Appointments: (415) 353-7823
  Louise Crotwell, RN, coordinator; www.bvac.ucsf.edu
  

• MD: University of California, San Francisco
• Residency: University of California, San Francisco
  Department of Pediatrics
• Residency: University of California, San Francisco
  Department of Dermatology
  

• General Pediatric Dermatology
• Pediatric Laser Surgery
• Birthmarks
• Vascular Anomalies, including Hemangiomas, Port-Wine Stains, Lymphatic Malformations ("Lymphangiomas"), Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome, Venous Malformations
• Teledermatology

• Hemangiomas - Principal investigator in the Hemangioma Investigator Group (HIG)
• Vascular Birthmarks
• Teledermatology
  

Dr. Frieden is the director of Pediatric Dermatology at UCSF Children's Hospital and in the Department of Dermatology. She is a world-renowned specialist in children's skin diseases. She has more than 20 years experience in the management of a variety of dermatologic conditions including birthmarks, hemangiomas, laser surgery of port-wine stains, and in caring for children with common conditions such as eczema and other rashes. She is the founder and serves as director of the multi-disciplinary Vascular Anomalies Clinic at UCSF which has been serving patients since 1991. She is the founder of the Hemangioma Investigator Group, an international consortium that helps to research Infantile hemangiomas.

Dr. Frieden is an Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Pediatric Dermatology, and co-editor of the textbook Neonatal Dermatology published in 2008.

The following are some of her awards and honors:

Teacher of the Year, UCSF Department of Dermatology

Chancellor's Award Women of Distinction, UCSF

Best Doctors, Bay Area and USA

Mentor of the Year Award, Women's Dermatologic Society

Nancy B. Esterly Lecturer, Wisconsin Dermatology Society

Williams Moores lecturer, Indiana Dermatology Society

Cawley Lecturer, University of Virginia

Harold Perry Lecturer, Mayo Clinic

Society for Pediatric Dermatology Founders Lecturer

Past-President, Society of Pediatric Dermatology

Past-President, American Board of Dermatology

Chan LC, Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA, Baselga E, Chamlin SL, Garzon MC, Horii KA, Lucky AW, Mancini AJ, Metry DW, Newell B, Nopper AJ, Frieden IJ, for the Hemangioma Investigator Group. Growth Characteristics of Infantile Hemangiomas: Implications for Management. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):360-7.

Hemangioma Investigator Group, Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA, Baselga E, Chamlin SL, Garzon MC, Horii KA, Lucky AW, Mancini AJ, Metry DW, Newell B, Nopper AJ, Frieden IJ. Prospective study of infantile hemangiomas: demographic, prenatal, and perinatal characteristics. J Pediatr. 2007 Mar;150(3):291-4.

Marqueling AL, Gilliam AE, Prendiville J, Zvulunov A, Antaya RJ, Sugarman J, Pang ML, Lee P, Eichenfield L, Metz B, Goldberg GN, Phillips RJ, Frieden IJ. Keratosis pilaris rubra: a common but underrecognized condition. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Dec;142(12):1611-6.

Bruckner AL, Frieden IJ. Infantile hemangiomas. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Oct;55(4):671-82.

Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA, Baselga E, Chamlin SL, Garzon MC, Horii KA, Lucky AW, Mancini AJ, Metry DW, Newell B, Nopper AJ, Frieden IJ. Prospective study of infantile hemangiomas: clinical characteristics predicting complications and treatment. Pediatrics. 2006 Sep;118(3):882-7.

Metry DW, Haggstrom AN, Drolet BA, Baselga E, Chamlin S, Garzon M, Horii K, Lucky A, Mancini AJ, Newell B, Nopper A, Heyer G, Frieden IJ. A prospective study of PHACE syndrome in infantile hemangiomas: demographic features, clinical findings, and complications. Am J Med Genet A. 2006 May 1;140(9):975-86.

Haggstrom AN, Lammer EJ, Schneider RA, Marcucio R, Frieden IJ. Patterns of infantile hemangiomas: new clues to hemangioma pathogenesis and embryonic facial development. Pediatrics. 2006 Mar;117(3):698-703.

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