Dr. Queen’s Publications

Dr. Queen’s research focuses on hair loss and hair transplantation, cutaneous oncology, and translational dermatology.

Her work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and emphasizes evidence-based care, emerging technologies, and clinically meaningful outcomes that directly inform patient care.

    1. Queen D, Avram MR. Exosomes for Treating Hair Loss: A Review of Clinical Studies. Dermatologic Surgery, 2024. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004480

    2. Queen D, Avram MR. Commentary on Low-Level Laser and LED Therapy in Alopecia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dermatologic Surgery, 2024. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004499

    3. Queen D, Avram MR. Commentary on Clinical Safety and Efficacy of Dual Wavelength Low-Level Light Therapy in Androgenetic Alopecia. Dermatologic Surgery, 2024. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004492

    4. Queen D, Avram MR. Hair Transplantation in Women. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Accepted February 2025.

    5. Queen D, Avram MR. Hair Transplantation: State of the Art. Dermatologic Surgery, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004675

    6. Moeckel C, Chacharidakis G, Balasis S, Queen D, Avram MR, Panagiotopoulou G. From Scalp Flaps to Follicular Units: A Historical Perspective on Hair Transplantation Techniques. Dermatologic Surgery, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004581

    7. Avram MR, Queen D, Shapiro J, Munavalli G. Improvement in Scalp Hair Appearance Following Treatment With a Non-Ablative Fractional Laser. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.1002/lsm.70044

    8. Queen D, Avram MR. Effects of 24-Hour Delayed Implantation on Graft Survival: A Pilot Study. Dermatologic Surgery, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000004843

    1. Queen D, Knackstedt T, Polacco MA, Collins LK, Lee K, Samie FH. Characteristics of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers of the Perioral and Vermilion Lip Treated by Mohs Micrographic Surgery. JEADV, 2018. DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15263

    2. Anderson M, Queen D, Vance S, Geskin L. Ustekinumab-Associated Disseminated Verrucae. JAAD Case Reports, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.08.014

    3. Queen D, Lopez A, Geskin LJ. Paraneoplastic Scleroderma in the Setting of CD30+ Large Cell Transformation of Mycosis Fungoides. JAAD Case Reports, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.11.014

    4. Queen D, Gu Y, Lopez A, Chen D, Geskin LJ. Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Ataxia in Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary. JAAD Case Reports, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.02.004

    5. Queen D, Hedayat AA, Magro C, Geskin LJ. Immunoglobulin G4–Related Orbital Disease in a Patient With Ulcerative Colitis. JAAD Case Reports, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.05.018

    6. Queen D, Richards LE, Bordone L, Bickers D, Husain S, Lewin JM. Multiple Keratoacanthomas Arising Within Red Tattoo Pigment. Cutis, 2019.

    7. Queen D, Samie FH, Zeitouni NC. Administration Guide for Intralesional Immunotherapy With Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC). Dermatologic Surgery, 2019. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002098

    8. Queen D, Fisher J, Husain S, Linos K, Niedt GW, Samie FH. Cutaneous Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Liver Transplantation. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 2020. DOI: 10.1111/cup.13555

    9. Trager MH, Queen D, Samie FH, Carvajal RD, Bickers DR, Geskin LJ. Advances in Prevention and Surveillance of Cutaneous Malignancies. American Journal of Medicine, 2019 / 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.10.008

    10. Kwinta BD, Queen D, Husain S, Gallitano SM. Drug-Induced Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis Mimicking Stevens–Johnson Syndrome. American Journal of Dermatopathology, 2023. DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002352

    11. Queen D, Trager MH, Fan W, Samie FH. Assessing ChatGPT Responses to Common Patient Queries Regarding Basal Cell Carcinoma. Archives of Dermatological Research, 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02705-3

    12. Gordon ER, Queen D, et al. Transient Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorders After COVID-19 Vaccination. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 2023. DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2270766

    13. Gordon ER, Queen D, et al. Exploring Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorders After COVID-19 Vaccination. Skin Health and Disease, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/ski2.367

    14. Queen D, Trager MH, Denson E, Fan W, Youssef S, Samie FH. Pre-operative Drawings to Align Patient and Physician Expectations for Mohs and Reconstructive Surgery. Archives of Dermatological Research, 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s00403-023-02774-4

    15. Queen D, Trager MH, Fan W, Samie FH. Assessing Outcomes of Topical 5-Fluorouracil as Primary and Adjuvant Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ. Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s00403-024-02906-4

    1. Alidori S, Akhavein N, Thorek DL, Behling K, Romin Y, Queen D, Beattie BJ, Manova-Todorova K, Bergkvist M, Scheinberg DA, McDevitt MR. Targeted fibrillar nanocarbon RNAi treatment of acute kidney injury. Science Translational Medicine. 2016 Mar 23;8(331):331. PMID: 27009268. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aac9647.

    2. O'Neill JD, Guenthart BA, Kim J, Chicotka S, Queen D, Fung K, Marboe C, Romanov A, Huang SXL, Chen YW, Snoeck HW, Bacchetta M, Vunjak-Novakovic G. Cross-circulation for extracorporeal support and recovery of the lung. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2017 Mar;1(0037):1–15. doi:10.1038/s41551-017-0037.

    3. Guenthart BA, O'Neill JD, Kim J, Queen D, Chicotka S, Fung K, Simpson M, Donocoff R, Salna M, Marboe CC, Cunningham K, Halligan SP, Wobma HM, Hozain AE, Romanov A, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Bacchetta M. Regeneration of severely damaged lungs using an interventional cross-circulation platform. Nature Communications. 2019 May;10(1):1985. PMID: 31064987. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09908-1.

    4. Hozain A, Tipograf Y, Pinezich M, Cunningham K, Donocoff R, Queen D, Fung K, Marboe C, Guenthart B, O'Neill J, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Bacchetta M. Multi-day maintenance of extracorporeal lungs using cross-circulation with conscious swine. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Oct 17. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.121.

    5. Hozain AE, O’Neill JD, Pinezich MR, Tipograf Y, Donocoff R, Cunningham KM, Tumen A, Fung K, Ukita R, Simpson MT, Reimer JA, Ruiz EC, Queen D, Stokes JW, Cardwell NL, Talackine J, Kim J, Snoeck HW, Chen YW, Romanov A, Marboe CC, Griesemer AD, Guenthart BA, Bacchetta M, Vunjak-Novakovic G. Xenogeneic cross-circulation for extracorporeal recovery of injured human lungs. Nature Medicine. 2020 Jul;26(7):1102–1113. doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0971-8.

    6. Queen D, Ediriweera C, Liu L. Function and Regulation of IL-36 Signaling in Inflammatory Diseases and Cancer Development. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2019 Dec 4;7:317. PMID: 31867327. doi:10.3389/fcell.2019.00317.

    7. Shen Y, Ha W, Zeng W, Hinde A, Queen D, Liu L. Exome sequencing identifies novel mutation signatures of UV radiation and trichostatin A in primary human keratinocytes. Scientific Reports. 2020 Mar 18;10:4943. PMID: 32188867. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-61807-4.

    8. Gaydosik AM, Queen DS, Trager MH, Akilov OE, Geskin L, Fuschiotti P. Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of the STAT6-regulated genes in advanced-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Blood. 2020 Oct 8;136(15):1748–1759. doi:10.1182/blood.2019004725.

    9. Queen D, Shen Y, Trager MH, Lopez AT, Samie FH, Lewin JM, Niedt GW, Geskin LJ, Liu L. UV biomarker genes for classification and risk stratification of cutaneous actinic keratoses and squamous cell carcinoma subtypes. FASEB Journal. 2020 Sep;34(9):13022–13032. doi:10.1096/fj.202001412R.

    10. Queen D, Lauren C, Carvajal RD, Trager MH, Stonesifer C, Hur C, Stern R, Malone DC, Geskin LJ. Pediatric Sunscreen Coverage by Medicaid as a Primary Prevention Strategy to Reduce Melanoma Burden: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Clinical Pathways. 2021 Apr;7. doi:10.25270/jcp.2021.04.00001.

    11. Queen D, Trager MH, Fan W, Samie FH. Patient Satisfaction of General Dermatology Providers: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of 38,008 Online Reviews. JID Innovations. 2021 Aug 19;1(4):100049. doi:10.1016/j.xjidi.2021.100049.

    12. Queen D, Trager MH, Fan W, Samie FH. Patient Satisfaction of General Dermatologists: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of 38,008 Online Reviews by Gender and Years of Experience. JID Innovations. 2021 Dec. doi:10.1016/j.xjidi.2021.100089.

    13. Schreidah CM, Kent JA, Adeuyan O, Gordon ER, Chen C, Lapolla BA, Fahmy LM, Queen D, Trager MH, Samie FH, Geskin LJ, Lauren CT. Elucidating disparities in sunscreen coverage among state Medicaid preferred drug lists. Pediatric Dermatology. 2024 Sep 30. doi:10.1111/pde.15720.

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