Noushin Heidary, M.D., FAAD Curriculum Vitae

Learn About Her Work History, Education, and Other Experience Serving Bryn Mawr, Newtown Square, and Philadelphia

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WORK EXPERIENCE

NOV 2015 – Present

Medical Dermatologist at Bryn Mawr Skin & Cancer Institute (BMSC), integrated with CC

Cosmetic Dermatologist at Cirillo Cosmetic Dermatology Spa (CC), integrated with BMSC

Bryn Mawr Office
919 Conestoga Road
Building Two, Suite 106
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Newtown Square Office
3855 West Chester Pike
Suite 325
Newtown Square, PA 19073

JAN 2013 – JUL 2015
Owner and head physician at Dermatology and Laser Center of Northern NJ, Livingston, NJ
OCT 2010 – JAN 2013
Dermatologist at Dermatology and Laser Center of Northern NJ, Livingston NJ
AUG 2009 – OCT 2010
Dermatologist, Sharon Scherl LLC, Tenafly, NJ

TRAINING

JUN 2005 – JUN 2006
Intern, Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
JUL 2006 – JUL 2009
Resident, Department of Dermatology, New York University, New York, NY
JUL 2008 – JUL 2009
Chief Resident, Department of Dermatology, New York University, NY
Winner of George Lipkin prize for resident who is an outstanding clinician

EDUCATION

AUG 2000 – MAY 2005
M.D., New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY (May 2005)
Winner of American Dermatologic Association grant for basic science research
Finalist for the Society of Pediatric Dermatology Grant
Research Honors Certificate in the Cell Biology Department
SEP 1995 – JUN 1999
B.A. in History, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Graduated cum laude
Thesis, “The Role of the Women’s Movement in Public Health Reform, 1910-1930”,
Suzanne M. Huffman Memorial Senior Thesis Prize in the Department of History
Senior thesis grant prize awarded for Outstanding Research

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

AUG 2003 – JUL 2004
Department of Dermatology and Cell Biology, New York University
Medical Student Research Fellow
Topic: Utilizing a chemical genetics approach to understand pink-eyed dilution (p) gene control of pigmentation in oculocutaneous albinism type 2 (OCA2)
Topic: Understanding mechanisms governing melanoma chemoresistance to arsenic trioxide by using a chemical genetics approach
Preceptor: Seth Orlow MD, PhD, Samuel Weinberg Professor of Pediatric Dermatology
Techniques: melanin assay, affinity chromatography, SDS-PAGE and silver staining, mitotracker, MTT assay, western blotting, immunohistochemistry, cell culture Funded by the American Dermatologic Association Grant
JUN 1997 – AUG 1997
Department of Hematology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Research Assistant
Topic: The prevalence and clinical characterization of severe nutritional iron deficiency anemia in young children
Preceptor: Alan Cohen, MD, Chairman of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

PUBLICATIONS

Heidary N, Naik H, Burgin S. Chemotherapeutic agents and the skin: An update. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2008: 58; 545-70.

Cohen DE, Heidary N. Treatment of irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. Dermatologic Therapy 2004: 17; 334-340.

Heidary N, Cohen DE. Hypersensitivity reactions to vaccine components. Dermatitis 2005: 16; 115-120.

Williams D, Jung DW, Khersonsky S, Heidary N, Chang YT, Orlow SJ. Identification of compounds that bind the F1F0 mitochondrial ATPase by screening a tagged triazine library for the correction of oculocutaneous albinism type 2. Chemistry and Biology 2004: 11; 1251-1259.

Jung DW, Williams D, Khersonsky SM, Kang TW, Heidary N, Chang YT, Orlow SJ. Identification of the F1F0 mitochondrial ATPase as a target for modulating skin pigmentation by screening a tagged triazine library in zebrafish. Mol Biosyst 2005: 1; 85-92.

Heidary N, Mengden S, Pomeranz MK. Palisaded neutrophilic and granulomatous dermatosis.
Dermatol Online J 2008: 14; 7. Stein JA, Heidary N, Pulitzer M, Schaffer JV. Noninvoluting congenital hemangioma.
Dermatol Online J. 14; 7. Kwiatkowski JL, West TB, Heidary N, Smith-Whitley K, Cohen AR. Severe iron deficiency anemia in young children. Journal of Pediatrics 1999: 135; 514-516.

Heidary N, Jacob SE. Boards Fodder on Inherited Palmar Plantar Keratoderma. Resident Roundup-AAD. October 2004

PRESENTATIONS

“A Chemical Genetics Approach to Understanding the Cellular Pathways Involved in P Gene Control of Pigmentation”, Eastern Atlantic Student Research Forum, February 2004, Miami, Florida

WORK EXPERIENCE

JUN 1997 – JUL 2000
The Tuberculosis Initiative, Washington, DC
Project Manager
  • Lobbied at the Capitol and U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown to pass bill that increased funding for international TB control programs
  • Wrote editorial pieces about the TB epidemic in The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, and the Orlando Sentinel
  • Collaborated closely with NGO’s and global multilateral organizations