Séverine Zhengyan Cao, MD
Assistant Chair, Department of Dermatology and Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology
1910 Taubman Center, 1500 E Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor
MI, 48109 USA
[email protected]

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Séverine Zhengyan Cao, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Severine Cao provides medical dermatology patient care to patients of all ages at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Cao leads the U-M Skin of Color Clinic at the U-M Ypsilanti Health Center, where she specializes in the diagnosis and management of dermatologic disorders affecting patients with melanated skin. In addition, Dr. Cao provides dermatology consultation within the Michigan Medicine hospitals and emergency department. She also serves as the Assistant Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the department of dermatology. .

    Dr. Cao is a graduate of Harvard Medical School. She completed her preliminary year internship in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, and her dermatology residency at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology, where she served as co-chief resident in her final year. Dr. Cao joined the U-M Dermatology faculty in September 2022.

    Links
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UM Dermatology
    Qualifications
    • Residency
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Dermatology, 2022
    • Chief Resident
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Dermatology, 2022
    • Internship
      Brigham and Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2019
    Research Overview

    - Clinical characteristics and management of common inpatient dermatology conditions
    - Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the field of dermatology

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Allocation of dermatology research opportunities to medical students: Analysis of the national academic dermatology approach.
      Ke J, Cao SZ, Darland AM, Grant-Kels JM, Mervak JE. J Am Acad Dermatol, 2024 Apr; 90 (4): 838 - 839. DOI:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.11.046
      PMID: 38056527
    • Journal Article
      Evaluating Live Virtual Chalk Talks as a Teaching Tool for Medical Students on a Dermatology Clerkship.
      Cao S, Gradwohl K, Wang F. Med Sci Educ, 2023 Apr 11; 33 (3): 1 - 7. DOI:10.1007/s40670-023-01781-4
      PMID: 37360065
    • Journal Article
      Focal Acral Hyperkeratosis with Response to Acitretin: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
      Mansour ME, Wenzel D, Lowe L, Cao S. JAAD Case Reports, 2024 May 7; 49: 91 - 93.
    • Journal Article
      Equitable distribution of research opportunities to medical students.
      Ke J, Cao S, Darland AM, Grant-Kels JM, Mervak JE. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2023 Sep 30;
    • Journal Article
      Pruritic Photosensitive Rash.
      Trupiano N, Cao S, Mancuso J. Cutis, 2023 May; 111 (5): E42 - E43. DOI:10.12788/cutis.0792
      PMID: 37406319
    • Journal Article
      Facial rash with exuberant crusting in pregnancy.
      Zhao R, Cao S, Wang F. Int J Womens Dermatol, 2022 Oct; 8 (3): e055 DOI:10.1097/JW9.0000000000000055
      PMID: 36176708
    • Journal Article
      A case of recurrent and paraneoplastic pityriasis rubra pilaris.
      Lamberg O, Cao S, Sabater S, Lowe L, Elder JT. JAAD Case Reports, 2021 Apr 29; 12: 74 - 76.
    • Journal Article
      Diffuse xanthomas in a patient with primary biliary cholangitis and lipoprotein X
      Harris J, Cao S, Hile G, Eshaq M. JAAD Case Reports, 2020 Nov 1; 7: 30 - 32.
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