Linda Doan
Associate Professor, Dermatology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Co-Director of Dermatopathology, Dermatology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Medical Director, Dermatology Clinical Lab at Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Associate Professor, Pathology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D., University of California, Irvine, 2013
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2013, Developmental and Cell Biology
B.S., Yale University, 2002, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2013, Developmental and Cell Biology
B.S., Yale University, 2002, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
University of California, Irvine
101 The City Drive S
Building 52, Room 125
Mail Code: 2400
Orange, CA 92868-320
101 The City Drive S
Building 52, Room 125
Mail Code: 2400
Orange, CA 92868-320
Research Interests
Dermatopathology, Algorithm in the Assessment of Melanocytic Lesions on Histology, Utility of digital pathology for Mohs histology
Awards and Honors
Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association 2026
Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association 2025
Graduation Honors, Distinction in research, UC Irvine School of Medicine 2013
Travel Award, Complex Systems Summer School, Santa Fe Institute in Beijing 2008
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Outstanding Scientific Presentation 2006
Graduation honors, Distinction in the Major, Yale University 2002
Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association 2025
Graduation Honors, Distinction in research, UC Irvine School of Medicine 2013
Travel Award, Complex Systems Summer School, Santa Fe Institute in Beijing 2008
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Outstanding Scientific Presentation 2006
Graduation honors, Distinction in the Major, Yale University 2002
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
1. Doan L, Monuki ES. (2008) Rapid genotyping of mouse tissue using Sigma’s Extract-N-Amp Tissue PCR kit. Journal of Online Visualized Experiments. (11):http://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?ID=636 Jan 2008. 1906658
2. Hu JS, Doan LT, Currle DS, Rheem JY, Schreyer R, Robert B, Monuki ES. (2008) Border formation in a morphogen gradient reduced to single dissociated cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 105(9):3398-3403. Mar 2008. 18292231
3. Javier AL, Doan LT, Luong M, Reyes de Mochel NS, Sun A, Monuki ES, Cho KW. (2012) Bmp indicator mice reveal dynamic regulation of transcriptional response. PlosONE. 7(9):e42566. 22984405
4. Doan LT, Javier AL, Furr NM, Nguyen KL, Cho KW, Monuki ES. (2012) A Bmp reporter with ultrasensitive characteristics reveals that high Bmp signaling is not required for cortical hem fate. PlosONE. 7(9):e44009. 22984456
5. Canavan T, Sidorsky T, Doan LT, Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Shen G, Rosenblum MD. (2014) A case of Wong-type dermatomyositis with concomitant anti-MDA5 features. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 70(3):e62-64. 24528920
6. Doan L, Al-Khafaji A. (2017) Zygomycosis-induced rash after liver transplant. Am J Gastroenterol 2017;112(4):533. 28381837
7. Kunishige JB, Doan L, Brodland D, Zitelli JA. (2019) Comparison of Surgical Margins for Lentigo Maligna and Other Melanoma In Situ. J Am Acad Dermatol. 81(1):204-212. 31014825
8. Wang JV, Doan L, Lee JB. Selection criteria of program directors for dermatopathology fellows. (2019) Am J Dermatopathol. 41(8):585-586. 31335411
9. Shwe, S, Sharma A, Elsensohn AN, Doan L, Smith J. (2019) Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis in a patient with thymic carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports. 5(8):720-722. 31440567
10. Kunishige JB, Doan L, Brodland D, Zitelli JA. (2019) 9mm surgical margin required for both LM and MIS as diagnosed in real-world community practice. J Am Acad Dermatol. 81(4):e117-e118. 31233856
11. Valdebran M, Kowalsk EH, Kneiber D, Li J, Kim J, Doan L, DeFeraudy S, Amber, KT. (2019) Epidermal expression of eotaxins and thymic stromal lymphopoietin in eosinophil rich dermatoses. Arch Dermatol Res 2019; 311(9):705-710. 31350578
12. Doan L, Pham C, Kraus C, Elsensohn A, Binder S. (2020) A Rare Case of Lipomatous Mixed with Follicular Differentiation. Am J Dermatopathol. 42(2):e26-e27. 31789835
13. Valdebran M, Mo J, Elston DM, Doan LT. (2020) Pattern Hair Loss: Assessment Of Inflammation And Fibrosis On Histologic Sections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 82(3):757-758. 31541751
14. Chang LW, Doan LT, Fields P, Vignali M, Akilov OE. (2020) The Utility of T-cell Clonality in Differential Diagnostics of Acute Graft-vs-Host Disease from Drug Hypersensitivity Reaction. J Invest Dermatol. 140(6):1282-1285. 31805279
15. Sharma A, Foulad D, Doan L, Lee P, Mesinkovska N. Mohs surgery for the treatment of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma – a systematic review. (2021) J Dermatolog Treat. 32(2):157-163. 31696746
16. Valdebran M, Mo J, Doan LT, Elston DM. (2020) Reply to comment on: Pattern hair loss. Assessment of inflammation and fibrosis on histologic sections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 83(2)e147. 3241620.
17. Valdebran M, Doan LT, Elston DM. (2022) Reply to comment on: Pattern hair loss. Assessment of inflammation and fibrosis on histologic sections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 86(2):e81. 32330630
18. Gabra MI, Yang Y, Li H, Senapati P, Hanse EA, Li H, Lowman XH, Tran TQ, Zhang L, Doan LT, Xu X, Schones DE, Fruman DA, Kong, M. (2020) Dietary glutamine supplementation suppresses epigenetically-activated oncogenic pathways to inhibit melanoma tumor growth. Nat Commun. 11(1)3326. 32620791
19. Sharma AN, Dobry AS, Doan L, Rojek NW. (2020) Growing scalp mass in an untreated man. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports. 6(9):956-957. 32984490.
20. Brody G, Yale K, Nguyen A, Doan L, Linden K. (2021) A retrospective, cross-sectional study characterizing site specific and laterality patterns of keratoacanthomas. Int J Derm. 60(3):e81-e82. 32686082
21. Juhasz MLW, Doan L, Rojek NW. (2021) Cocaine-induced pemphigus vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports 2021; 9:45-47. 33644279.
22. Chow RY, Levee TM, Kaur G, Cedeno DP, Doan LT, Atwood SX. (2021) MTOR promotes basal cell carcinoma growth through atypical PKC. Exp Dermatol. 30(3):358-366. 33617094.
23. Chow RY, Jeon US, Levee TM, Kaur G, Cedeno DP, Doan LT and Atwood SX. (2021) PI3K Promotes Basal Cell Carcinoma Growth Through Kinase-Induced p21 Degradation. Front. Oncol. 11;668247. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.668247. 34268113
24. Dobry AS, Virgen CA, Hosking A, Doan L, Lee B, Smith J. (2021) Cutaneous reactions with enfortumab vedotin: A case series and review of literature. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports. 14:7-9. 34235241
25. Lee K, Evans MG, Yang L, Ng S, Khodadoust M, Brown RA, Trum N, Querfeld C, Doan LT, Song J, Zhang H, Wood GS, Wada DA, Shanmugam V, Haun PL, Duncan LM, Guitart J, Weinstock DM, Nardi V, Choi J. (2021) Primary Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphomas Harbor Recurrent Targetable Alterations in the JAK-STAT Pathway. Blood. 138(23):2435-2440. 34432866
26. Shwe S, Sharma A, Chahal H, Doan LT, Rojek N. (2021) Botulinum toxin injections as a treatment for intractable Raynaud’s disease. Cutis. 108(3):E11-E14. 34826285
27. Shwe S, Dobry AS, Sharma AA, Doan LT, Rojek NW. (2021) Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap in a pregnant patient. Cutis. 108(6):E20-E22. 35167798
28. Brody G, Yale K, Nguyen A, Juahsz M, Doan L, Mesinkovska N. Laterality and Site-Specific Patterns in Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma. Accepted. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine.
29. Sy MY, Fromm E, Doan L, Rojek N, Brandt AU. (2021) Nicolau syndrome after glatiramer acetate injection in close proximity to administration of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. Neurol: Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 9(1):e1112. 34759023
30. Wang JV, Doan LT, Yang S, Keller M, Saedi N. (2022) Five extracurricular things commonly overlooked by dermatology residents. SKINmed. 20(2):123-125. 35532764
31. Birmingham SW, Doan LT, Smith J. (2022) Grouped cerebriform papules in a child. J Pediatr. 248:29-130. 35709955
32. Snyder AN, Zhang D, Dreesen SL, Baltimore CA, Lopez-Garcia DR, Akers JY, Metts CL, Madory JE, Chang PD, Doan LT, Elston DM, Valdebran MA, Luo F, Forcucci JA. (2022) Histologic screening of malignant melanoma, Spitz, Dermal and Junctional Melanocytic Nevi Using a Deep Learning Model. Am J Dermatopathol. 44(9):650-657. 35925282
33. Sabeti S, Birmingham SW, Urso B, Nguyen MO, Doan LT, Rojek NW. (2023) A case of ice-pack dermatosis in a patient with chronic back pain and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol. 62(6):e367-369. 35506198
34. McFadden JR, Syku M, Barney RE, Stevanovic M, Chaudhari AS, O’Hern KJ, Chambers M, Baker CM, LeBlanc RE, Doan L, Tsongalis GJ, Hughes EG, Sriharan A. (2023) A Novel Method to Detect Copy Number Variation in Melanoma: Droplet Digital PCR for Quantitation of CDKN2A Gene, A Proof of Concept Study. Am J Dermatopathol. 45(7):454-462. 37130203
35. Lopez M, Hagopian G, Doan L, Lee BJ, Rojek NW, Smith J, Ou, SI, Demirdag YY, Nagasaka M. (2023) Osimertinib tolerance in a patient with Stevens Johnson syndrome during Osimertinib therapy after treatment with pembrolizumab. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 19(1):93. 37898814
36. Birmingham S, Pillay A, Thurwood C, Saeed L, Rojek N, Doan L, Lee B. (2024) Round bodies detected by Treponema pallidum immunohistochemical stain in two cases of cutaneous syphilitic gummata. Am J Dermatopathol. 46(1);31-35. 37982491.
37. Banks R, Park J, Doan L, Healy E, Harris JP. (2024) Metastatic Pilomatrix Carcinoma Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. (2024) JAAD Case Reports. 47:50-53. 38645801.
38. Bang AS, Said JT, Hirner J, Rana J, Pugliese S, Wang JY, Zaba L, Zhao L, Doan L, Smith J, Kwong BY. (2024) Erythema dyschromicum perstans-like eruptions induced by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor inhibitors in patients with lung cancer. Supported Care in Cancer. 32(6):354. 38750379
39. Forouzan P, Raffi J, Doan LT, Min MS. (2024) Reactive Lobular Panniculitis in the Setting of Mpox (Monkeypox) Infection. Am J Dermatopathol. 46(11):781-783. 39008479
40. Roux J, Pham C, Yale K, Rojek N, Linden KG, Doan L. (2024) A Rare Case of Pediatric Bullous Cutaneous Mastocytosis. JAAD Case Reports. 57(1):14-17. 39927220.
41. Ren D, Wei K, Doan L. (2024) Expanding the Range of Epithelial Marker and SMA staining of Superficial CD34+ Fibroblastic Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 47(4):316-320. 39787358.
42. Li PY, Tran T, Lee BA, Doan LT, Linden KG, Jakowatz JG, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. (2025) Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Clinically Misdiagnosed Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. J Surg Res. 309:71-79. 40220478.
43. Patel AB, Driscoll W, Horton L, Sharma AN, Doan L, Smith J. (2025) CD30+ Lymphoproliferative Disorder Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in a Patient with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. JAAD Case Reports. 62:50-52. 40661114.
44. Sonuga O, Patel AB, Brady BH, Doan L, Smith J. (2025) A Case of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm in a Young Male with Atypical Cutaneous Findings. JAAD Case Reports. 67:8-10. 41362855.
45. Shah KS, Creadore A, Linden K, Doan L, Min MS. Erythema multiforme-like lesions trigger by sun exposure: A case of Rowell syndrome as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. JAAD Case Reports. 69:70-73. 41675013.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Invited section editor. Doan LT, Scharschmidt TC. “Basic Science.”, In: Alikhan A, Hocker TL. Review of Dermatology; Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA; 2023; 2nd Edition
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, SUBMITTED
1. Arnold J, Doan LT. Disseminated coccidiomycosis in an immunocompetent patient.
2. Araghi S, Patel A, Fan X, Zachary C, Grando S, Rojek N, Doan L. Recurrent Iododerma Presenting as Bullous Crytococcoid Neutrophilic Dermatosis.
3. Barnachea, S. Doan LT. Pseudogland of Henle presenting as a skin cancer. (2025)
NON-PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Chahal HS, Doan LT. 51-year-old man with a rapidly growing, thickened fingernail (Onychomatricoma). ASDP Interactive Case Study of the Month. Feb 2020. https://education.asdp.org/education/case-study-of-the-month/public-case-study/?caseID=107
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
1. Doan L. Transcriptional control by ZEBRA and associated proteins in transitioning the Epstein-Barr Virus out of latency. Yale University, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BS Honors Thesis. June, 2002.
2. Doan L. Interpreting the Bmp signaling gradient in the developing telencephalon. University of California, Irvine, School of Biological Science, PhD Thesis. June 2013.
1. Doan L, Monuki ES. (2008) Rapid genotyping of mouse tissue using Sigma’s Extract-N-Amp Tissue PCR kit. Journal of Online Visualized Experiments. (11):http://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?ID=636 Jan 2008. 1906658
2. Hu JS, Doan LT, Currle DS, Rheem JY, Schreyer R, Robert B, Monuki ES. (2008) Border formation in a morphogen gradient reduced to single dissociated cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 105(9):3398-3403. Mar 2008. 18292231
3. Javier AL, Doan LT, Luong M, Reyes de Mochel NS, Sun A, Monuki ES, Cho KW. (2012) Bmp indicator mice reveal dynamic regulation of transcriptional response. PlosONE. 7(9):e42566. 22984405
4. Doan LT, Javier AL, Furr NM, Nguyen KL, Cho KW, Monuki ES. (2012) A Bmp reporter with ultrasensitive characteristics reveals that high Bmp signaling is not required for cortical hem fate. PlosONE. 7(9):e44009. 22984456
5. Canavan T, Sidorsky T, Doan LT, Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Shen G, Rosenblum MD. (2014) A case of Wong-type dermatomyositis with concomitant anti-MDA5 features. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 70(3):e62-64. 24528920
6. Doan L, Al-Khafaji A. (2017) Zygomycosis-induced rash after liver transplant. Am J Gastroenterol 2017;112(4):533. 28381837
7. Kunishige JB, Doan L, Brodland D, Zitelli JA. (2019) Comparison of Surgical Margins for Lentigo Maligna and Other Melanoma In Situ. J Am Acad Dermatol. 81(1):204-212. 31014825
8. Wang JV, Doan L, Lee JB. Selection criteria of program directors for dermatopathology fellows. (2019) Am J Dermatopathol. 41(8):585-586. 31335411
9. Shwe, S, Sharma A, Elsensohn AN, Doan L, Smith J. (2019) Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis in a patient with thymic carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports. 5(8):720-722. 31440567
10. Kunishige JB, Doan L, Brodland D, Zitelli JA. (2019) 9mm surgical margin required for both LM and MIS as diagnosed in real-world community practice. J Am Acad Dermatol. 81(4):e117-e118. 31233856
11. Valdebran M, Kowalsk EH, Kneiber D, Li J, Kim J, Doan L, DeFeraudy S, Amber, KT. (2019) Epidermal expression of eotaxins and thymic stromal lymphopoietin in eosinophil rich dermatoses. Arch Dermatol Res 2019; 311(9):705-710. 31350578
12. Doan L, Pham C, Kraus C, Elsensohn A, Binder S. (2020) A Rare Case of Lipomatous Mixed with Follicular Differentiation. Am J Dermatopathol. 42(2):e26-e27. 31789835
13. Valdebran M, Mo J, Elston DM, Doan LT. (2020) Pattern Hair Loss: Assessment Of Inflammation And Fibrosis On Histologic Sections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 82(3):757-758. 31541751
14. Chang LW, Doan LT, Fields P, Vignali M, Akilov OE. (2020) The Utility of T-cell Clonality in Differential Diagnostics of Acute Graft-vs-Host Disease from Drug Hypersensitivity Reaction. J Invest Dermatol. 140(6):1282-1285. 31805279
15. Sharma A, Foulad D, Doan L, Lee P, Mesinkovska N. Mohs surgery for the treatment of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma – a systematic review. (2021) J Dermatolog Treat. 32(2):157-163. 31696746
16. Valdebran M, Mo J, Doan LT, Elston DM. (2020) Reply to comment on: Pattern hair loss. Assessment of inflammation and fibrosis on histologic sections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 83(2)e147. 3241620.
17. Valdebran M, Doan LT, Elston DM. (2022) Reply to comment on: Pattern hair loss. Assessment of inflammation and fibrosis on histologic sections. J Am Acad Dermatol. 86(2):e81. 32330630
18. Gabra MI, Yang Y, Li H, Senapati P, Hanse EA, Li H, Lowman XH, Tran TQ, Zhang L, Doan LT, Xu X, Schones DE, Fruman DA, Kong, M. (2020) Dietary glutamine supplementation suppresses epigenetically-activated oncogenic pathways to inhibit melanoma tumor growth. Nat Commun. 11(1)3326. 32620791
19. Sharma AN, Dobry AS, Doan L, Rojek NW. (2020) Growing scalp mass in an untreated man. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports. 6(9):956-957. 32984490.
20. Brody G, Yale K, Nguyen A, Doan L, Linden K. (2021) A retrospective, cross-sectional study characterizing site specific and laterality patterns of keratoacanthomas. Int J Derm. 60(3):e81-e82. 32686082
21. Juhasz MLW, Doan L, Rojek NW. (2021) Cocaine-induced pemphigus vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports 2021; 9:45-47. 33644279.
22. Chow RY, Levee TM, Kaur G, Cedeno DP, Doan LT, Atwood SX. (2021) MTOR promotes basal cell carcinoma growth through atypical PKC. Exp Dermatol. 30(3):358-366. 33617094.
23. Chow RY, Jeon US, Levee TM, Kaur G, Cedeno DP, Doan LT and Atwood SX. (2021) PI3K Promotes Basal Cell Carcinoma Growth Through Kinase-Induced p21 Degradation. Front. Oncol. 11;668247. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.668247. 34268113
24. Dobry AS, Virgen CA, Hosking A, Doan L, Lee B, Smith J. (2021) Cutaneous reactions with enfortumab vedotin: A case series and review of literature. J Am Acad Dermatol Case Reports. 14:7-9. 34235241
25. Lee K, Evans MG, Yang L, Ng S, Khodadoust M, Brown RA, Trum N, Querfeld C, Doan LT, Song J, Zhang H, Wood GS, Wada DA, Shanmugam V, Haun PL, Duncan LM, Guitart J, Weinstock DM, Nardi V, Choi J. (2021) Primary Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphomas Harbor Recurrent Targetable Alterations in the JAK-STAT Pathway. Blood. 138(23):2435-2440. 34432866
26. Shwe S, Sharma A, Chahal H, Doan LT, Rojek N. (2021) Botulinum toxin injections as a treatment for intractable Raynaud’s disease. Cutis. 108(3):E11-E14. 34826285
27. Shwe S, Dobry AS, Sharma AA, Doan LT, Rojek NW. (2021) Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap in a pregnant patient. Cutis. 108(6):E20-E22. 35167798
28. Brody G, Yale K, Nguyen A, Juahsz M, Doan L, Mesinkovska N. Laterality and Site-Specific Patterns in Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma. Accepted. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine.
29. Sy MY, Fromm E, Doan L, Rojek N, Brandt AU. (2021) Nicolau syndrome after glatiramer acetate injection in close proximity to administration of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. Neurol: Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 9(1):e1112. 34759023
30. Wang JV, Doan LT, Yang S, Keller M, Saedi N. (2022) Five extracurricular things commonly overlooked by dermatology residents. SKINmed. 20(2):123-125. 35532764
31. Birmingham SW, Doan LT, Smith J. (2022) Grouped cerebriform papules in a child. J Pediatr. 248:29-130. 35709955
32. Snyder AN, Zhang D, Dreesen SL, Baltimore CA, Lopez-Garcia DR, Akers JY, Metts CL, Madory JE, Chang PD, Doan LT, Elston DM, Valdebran MA, Luo F, Forcucci JA. (2022) Histologic screening of malignant melanoma, Spitz, Dermal and Junctional Melanocytic Nevi Using a Deep Learning Model. Am J Dermatopathol. 44(9):650-657. 35925282
33. Sabeti S, Birmingham SW, Urso B, Nguyen MO, Doan LT, Rojek NW. (2023) A case of ice-pack dermatosis in a patient with chronic back pain and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol. 62(6):e367-369. 35506198
34. McFadden JR, Syku M, Barney RE, Stevanovic M, Chaudhari AS, O’Hern KJ, Chambers M, Baker CM, LeBlanc RE, Doan L, Tsongalis GJ, Hughes EG, Sriharan A. (2023) A Novel Method to Detect Copy Number Variation in Melanoma: Droplet Digital PCR for Quantitation of CDKN2A Gene, A Proof of Concept Study. Am J Dermatopathol. 45(7):454-462. 37130203
35. Lopez M, Hagopian G, Doan L, Lee BJ, Rojek NW, Smith J, Ou, SI, Demirdag YY, Nagasaka M. (2023) Osimertinib tolerance in a patient with Stevens Johnson syndrome during Osimertinib therapy after treatment with pembrolizumab. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 19(1):93. 37898814
36. Birmingham S, Pillay A, Thurwood C, Saeed L, Rojek N, Doan L, Lee B. (2024) Round bodies detected by Treponema pallidum immunohistochemical stain in two cases of cutaneous syphilitic gummata. Am J Dermatopathol. 46(1);31-35. 37982491.
37. Banks R, Park J, Doan L, Healy E, Harris JP. (2024) Metastatic Pilomatrix Carcinoma Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. (2024) JAAD Case Reports. 47:50-53. 38645801.
38. Bang AS, Said JT, Hirner J, Rana J, Pugliese S, Wang JY, Zaba L, Zhao L, Doan L, Smith J, Kwong BY. (2024) Erythema dyschromicum perstans-like eruptions induced by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor inhibitors in patients with lung cancer. Supported Care in Cancer. 32(6):354. 38750379
39. Forouzan P, Raffi J, Doan LT, Min MS. (2024) Reactive Lobular Panniculitis in the Setting of Mpox (Monkeypox) Infection. Am J Dermatopathol. 46(11):781-783. 39008479
40. Roux J, Pham C, Yale K, Rojek N, Linden KG, Doan L. (2024) A Rare Case of Pediatric Bullous Cutaneous Mastocytosis. JAAD Case Reports. 57(1):14-17. 39927220.
41. Ren D, Wei K, Doan L. (2024) Expanding the Range of Epithelial Marker and SMA staining of Superficial CD34+ Fibroblastic Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 47(4):316-320. 39787358.
42. Li PY, Tran T, Lee BA, Doan LT, Linden KG, Jakowatz JG, Yamamoto M, Tran TB. (2025) Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Clinically Misdiagnosed Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. J Surg Res. 309:71-79. 40220478.
43. Patel AB, Driscoll W, Horton L, Sharma AN, Doan L, Smith J. (2025) CD30+ Lymphoproliferative Disorder Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in a Patient with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. JAAD Case Reports. 62:50-52. 40661114.
44. Sonuga O, Patel AB, Brady BH, Doan L, Smith J. (2025) A Case of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm in a Young Male with Atypical Cutaneous Findings. JAAD Case Reports. 67:8-10. 41362855.
45. Shah KS, Creadore A, Linden K, Doan L, Min MS. Erythema multiforme-like lesions trigger by sun exposure: A case of Rowell syndrome as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. JAAD Case Reports. 69:70-73. 41675013.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Invited section editor. Doan LT, Scharschmidt TC. “Basic Science.”, In: Alikhan A, Hocker TL. Review of Dermatology; Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA; 2023; 2nd Edition
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, SUBMITTED
1. Arnold J, Doan LT. Disseminated coccidiomycosis in an immunocompetent patient.
2. Araghi S, Patel A, Fan X, Zachary C, Grando S, Rojek N, Doan L. Recurrent Iododerma Presenting as Bullous Crytococcoid Neutrophilic Dermatosis.
3. Barnachea, S. Doan LT. Pseudogland of Henle presenting as a skin cancer. (2025)
NON-PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Chahal HS, Doan LT. 51-year-old man with a rapidly growing, thickened fingernail (Onychomatricoma). ASDP Interactive Case Study of the Month. Feb 2020. https://education.asdp.org/education/case-study-of-the-month/public-case-study/?caseID=107
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
1. Doan L. Transcriptional control by ZEBRA and associated proteins in transitioning the Epstein-Barr Virus out of latency. Yale University, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, BS Honors Thesis. June, 2002.
2. Doan L. Interpreting the Bmp signaling gradient in the developing telencephalon. University of California, Irvine, School of Biological Science, PhD Thesis. June 2013.
Grants
2006 - 2007 | UC Irvine Medal Fellowship | $25,000
2007 | Santa Fe Institute Complex Systems Sumer School Fellowship
2025 | Irvine Foundation Fund for Melanoma Research | "Clinicopathologic and Immunophenotypic Profiling of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Across Ethnic Groups: A Pilot Study" | $9,250
Professional Societies
Organizer of Regional Education Series, Women’s Dermatologic Society (2019)
Voting member, Communications Committee, American Society of Dermatopathology (2021-present)
Member, Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) (2016-present)
Member, American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP) (2015; 2019-present)
Member, American Academy of Dermatology (2012-2017)
Graduate Programs
Dermatology
Dermatopathology (D)
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05/18/2026
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