Suephy Chen, MD, MS is Professor of Dermatology and Chief of Dermatology Services for the
North Region at Jefferson Health. A board-certified dermatologist and internationally
recognized health services researcher, her clinical and research interests focus on chronic
pruritus, dermatologic quality of life, melanoma, pigmented lesions and teledermatology. She
has pioneered the development of patient-reported outcome measures, including ItchyQoL and
ItchyQuant, to assess the severity and impact of chronic itch. Dr. Chen earned her medical
degree from Johns Hopkins University, completed her dermatology residency at Emory
University and received a Master of Science in Health Research and Policy from Stanford
University. She previously served as Chair of Dermatology at Duke University and Vice Chair of
Dermatology at Emory University. Her research has received funding from the National
Institutes of Health, Veterans Administration and research foundations, and she is a recipient of
the Society for Investigative Dermatology's Naomi M. Kanof Clinical Investigator Award.