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Dr. Roopal V. Kundu is an associate professor of dermatology and medical education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a board certified dermatologist with a clinical expertise in the skin of color, or ethnic skin. Dr. Kundu's serves as the founding director of the Northwestern Center for Ethnic Skin which provides clinical care, cosmetic dermatology and clinical trials research. Her research focuses on the understanding therapy of skin disorders that occur more frequently or adversely impact in individuals with skin of color, with particular focus in pigmentary disorders such as vitiligo and scarring disorders such as keloids. Dr. Kundu has had leadership roles with the American Academy of Dermatology, Skin of Color Society, and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Certifications and Licenses
| Dermatology |
Training Experience
| 2005 | Residency, Univ. of Illinois Hospital |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
… → 2001
Research interests
- Clinical Research
- Dermatology
- Health Disparities
- Medical Education
- Quality of Life
- Skin
- Skin Cancer
- Women's Health
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Skin
Medicine & Life Sciences
Skin Pigmentation
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Skin Neoplasms
Medicine & Life Sciences
Dermatology
Medicine & Life Sciences
Vitiligo
Medicine & Life Sciences
Hyperpigmentation
Medicine & Life Sciences
Sunscreening Agents
Medicine & Life Sciences
Keloid
Medicine & Life Sciences
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Grants 2004 2021
Prot #RVK 09062016: Gene Expression and Biomarker Profiling of Keloid Skin
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6/28/17 → 6/28/20
Project: Research project
Effectiveness of a knowledge-based intervention on quality of life for patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus
4/27/12 → 9/27/12
Project: Research project
Development and Validation of a Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument for Vitiligo
2/1/10 → 1/31/13
Project: Research project
Research Output 2001 2020
Proton Pump Inhibitor–Induced Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Patel, N. B., Cuervo-Pardo, L., Tan, T. L., Kundu, R. V. & Chiarella, S. E., Jan 2020, In : Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 8, 1, p. 326-327 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Proton Pump Inhibitors
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Assessment of Black Patients' Perception of Their Dermatology Care
Gorbatenko-Roth, K., Prose, N., Kundu, R. V. & Patterson, S., Oct 2019, In : JAMA dermatology. 155, 10, p. 1129-1134 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Dermatology
Skin Pigmentation
Focus Groups
Hair
Skin Care
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Masculine norms and sunscreen use among adult men in the United States: A cross-sectional study
McKenzie, C., Rademaker, A. W. & Kundu, R. V., Jul 2019, In : Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 81, 1, p. 243-244 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Sunscreening Agents
Cross-Sectional Studies
Reply to: “Kalava-induced foreign body reaction”
Maymone, M. B. C., Kundu, R. V. & Vashi, N. A., Jan 2019, In : Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 80, 1, p. e11Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
Foreign-Body Reaction
4
Citations
(Scopus)
The convergence theory for vitiligo: A reappraisal
Kundu, R. V., Mhlaba, J. M., Rangel, S. M. & Le Poole, I. C., Jun 1 2019, In : Experimental Dermatology. 28, 6, p. 647-655 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
Vitiligo
T-cells
Skin
Radiation
Melanocytes