Blair Jenkins, MD, PhD
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Dr. Blair Jenkins, MD PhD is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology. Dr. Jenkins earned her bachelor’s degree at Yale University. She completed her MD, PhD, and residency training at Columbia University in New York City. She was co-Chief resident in her final year of dermatology residency.
Dr. Jenkins has a long-standing interest in treating patients with itchy skin conditions such as eczema, chronic hives, lichen planus and prurigo nodularis. She recognizes the negative impact chronic itching can have on quality of life and strives to help patients with these conditions find relief. Dr. Jenkins is also invested in treating conditions that disproportionately affect patients with skin of color, such as pigment disorders and scarring hair loss. She conducts research related to both itch and skin of color.
Research Overview
Chronic itch, eczema, skin of color
Recent Publications
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Osborne G, Mervak J, Jenkins B. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, 2025 Aug 11;Journal ArticleScreening strategies used by academic dermatology programs to allocate away rotation opportunities for visiting medical students
DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2025.07.064 -
Schreidah CM, Jenkins BA, Trager MH, Husain S, Coromilas AJ, Dastidar JG, Miko BA, Zucker J, Gallitano SM. American Journal of Dermatopathology, 2025 May 1; 47 (5): 404 - 407.Journal ArticleAtypical Mpox Cutaneous Presentation After Full Vaccination
DOI:10.1097/DAD.0000000000002945 PMID: 39983067 -
Yun S, Jenkins BA, Scollan ME, Defelice AR, Leiferman KM, Milner JD, Lauren CT. Pediatric Dermatology, 2025 Mar 1; 42 (2): 371 - 375.Journal ArticlePemphigus Vulgaris With Esophageal Involvement in an Atopic Child Successfully Treated With Dupilumab
DOI:10.1111/pde.15779 PMID: 39660847 -
Auyeung KL, Jenkins BA, Kim BS. JAMA Dermatology, 2023 Dec 20; 159 (12): 1391 - 1392.Journal ArticleClinical Management of Neuropathic Itch
DOI:10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.3384 PMID: 37728895 -
Clary RC, Jenkins BA, Lumpkin EA. bioRxiv, 2023 Feb 14;Journal ArticleSpatiotemporal dynamics of sensory neuron and Merkel-cell remodeling are decoupled during epidermal homeostasis.
DOI:10.1101/2023.02.14.528558 PMID: PMC9949164 -
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV. Dermatitis, 2023 Jan 1; 34 (1): 4 - 12.Journal ArticleLanolin
DOI:10.1089/derm.2022.0002 PMID: 36917502 -
Moayedi Y, Greenberg SA, Jenkins BA, Marshall KL, Dimitrov LV, Nelson AM, Owens DM, Lumpkin EA. Molecular Carcinogenesis, 2019 May 1; 58 (5): 722 - 734.Journal ArticleCamphor white oil induces tumor regression through cytotoxic T cell-dependent mechanisms
DOI:10.1002/mc.22965 PMID: 30582219 -
Jenkins BA, Fontecilla NM, Lu CP, Fuchs E, Lumpkin EA. Elife, 2019 Feb 1; 8:Journal ArticleThe cellular basis of mechanosensory Merkel-cell innervation during development
DOI:10.7554/eLife.42633 PMID: 30794158