About

Roman Bronfenbrener, M.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He is affiliated with the Department of Dermatology and practices at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Bronfenbrener completed his undergraduate education with a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers, The State University of New Brunswick, in 2008, and earned his M.D. from UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2012. His postgraduate training includes a Transitional Year Internship at Crozer-Chester Medical Center (2012-2013) and residency in Dermatology at Stony Brook University, where he served as Resident and Chief Resident from 2013 to 2016. He is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, with certification in Mohs and Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery obtained in 2021. Dr. Bronfenbrener's professional focus includes clinical dermatology, with contributions to research and publications in the field.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Radiology
• Surgery
• Dermatology
• Pathology

Selected publications

• Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and SAPHO Syndrome

  SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine · 2024-05-13

  articleOpen access

  Introduction: Synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome may represent one side of a spectrum of disease that also includes chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis. Case: A 23-year-old male with bone pain in the anterior chest, shoulder, clavicles, left elbow, and left ankle presented to rheumatology clinic after multiple evaluations for infectious osteomyelitis. Imaging and deep bone biopsies of affected areas were consistent with chronic osteomyelitis, with labs notable for elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and positivity for HLA-B27. A full skin exam was consistent with hidradenitis suppurativa, and he was started on infliximab and methotrexate with improvement in both his osteoarticular and skin symptoms. Conclusions: Patients presenting with features of follicular occlusion or neutrophilic dermatoses in conjunction with bone pain should be evaluated for SAPHO/CNO. In patients with SAPHO/CNO with vertebral involvement, bisphosphonates in addition to anti-inflammatory medications (such as methotrexate and TNF-inhibitors) can be effective.

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• Successful radical surgical resection of a giant neurofibroma

  Dermatology Online Journal · 2023 · 2 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Radiology

  Large neurofibromas often cause significant patient morbidity and present a unique challenge to dermatologists and surgeons. Radical resection offers the lowest rate of recurrence but is not often pursued due to the high risk of intraoperative hemorrhage and difficulty in repairing large defects. Subtotal resection and debulking are more frequently performed, leading to higher rates of recurrence. This case highlights a particularly large neurofibroma and demonstrates how surgical techniques like preoperative embolization and advancement flaps can improve outcomes in the radical resection of large neurofibromas.

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• A Verrucous Plaque With Linear Fissures in a Patient With Crohn's Disease: Challenge

  American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2021

  • Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • Pathology

  Esmaeili, Melody BA; Pei, Susan MD; Clark, Ashley K. MD, MAS; Bronfenbrener, Roman MD; Rubin, Adam I. MD Author Information

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• A Verrucous Plaque With Linear Fissures in a Patient With Crohn's Disease: Answer

  American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2021-05-19

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  Esmaeili, Melody BA; Pei, Susan MD; Clark, Ashley K. MD, MAS; Bronfenbrener, Roman MD; Rubin, Adam I. MD Author Information

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• Inexpensive compounding of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) with orange juice

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2019-03-28 · 6 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding
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• Conflicting Dermoscopic Criteria in a Suspicious Lesion

  JAMA Dermatology · 2015-02-11 · 3 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

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• Learning from a leader: an interview with Jean L. Bolognia, MD.

  PubMed · 2014-08-01

  otherSenior author

  Jean L. Bolognia, MD, fulfills an important role in educating dermatologists in all phases of their careers. The textbook Dermatology, for which she served as senior editor, is highly regarded as a comprehensive work covering the breadth of our field with outstanding illustrations, tables, and schematics that facilitate understanding for our visually geared specialty. When Dr. Bolognia visited the State University of New York at Stony Brook to speak at our Grand Rounds, I took the opportunity to glean valuable insights about the book as well as pearls for dermatology residents from an accomplished academic clinician.

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• Learning dermatopathology in the digital age.

  PubMed · 2014-10-01 · 5 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  In recent years, advances in technology have allowed the study of pathology to transition into the digital realm. Histologic sections can now be viewed on mobile devices and computer screens easily and in many cases for free to increase exposure to representative learning cases. Many of these images have labels and markings to facilitate identification of key histologic findings. This article highlights some of the programs and Web sites that host these digital slides and rank them in the order of their utility to students of dermatopathology.

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• Simplifying sun safety: a guide to the new FDA sunscreen monograph.

  PubMed · 2014-04-01 · 2 citations

  article1st authorCorresponding

  Dermatologists are instrumental in educating their patients about safe sun practices. As residents, we should begin to instill this teaching point into our daily patient encounters. The new US Food and Drug Administration sunscreen guidelines, instituted fully in December 2012, help consumers make more educated decisions about sunscreens they purchase but also introduce new classifications and claims with which dermatologists should be intimately familiar. This article aims to concisely summarize the revisions as well as any continued controversies with the guidelines.

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• Learning from a leader: an interview with Dirk M. Elston, MD.

  PubMed · 2014-02-01

  otherSenior author

  As residents, we all owe at least some of our knowledge base to the teachings of Dirk M. Elston, MD. I recently sat down with Dr. Elston to find out who the man is behind the work. Our discussion was both a humbling and enlightening experience for me. This interview serves to illustrate the human side of a current pioneer within our field and also to inspire our generation of emerging leaders.

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Frequent coauthors

• Adam I. Rubin

  Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

  12 shared

• Susan Pei

  Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  4 shared

• Melody Esmaeili

  Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

  4 shared

• Ashley K. Clark

  4 shared

• Sarah Bayefsky

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  2 shared

• Taine Pechet

  University of Pennsylvania

  1 shared

• Jason Cohen

  1 shared

• Daniel J. Lewis

  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  1 shared

Labs

• Roman Bronfenbrener LaboratoryPI

Awards & honors

• American Board of Dermatology - Board Certified in Mohs and…