Jenna Lester, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Dermatology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1701 Divisadero, #001
San Francisco CA 94115
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    1. Rethinking the use of population descriptors in dermatology trials and beyond: disentangling race and ethnicity from skin color. Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Apr 19; 317(1):728. Harvey VM, Lester JC, Jaleel T, Takeshita J, McMichael AJ, Miller-Monthrope Y, Jablonski NG, Lewis J, Alexis AF, Brown SG, Burgess CM, Byrd AS, Chen SC, Cobb C, Daneshjou R, Desai SR, Heath CR, Okeke CAV, Sundaram H, Taylor SC, Weiss JS, Yoo JY, Callender VD. PMID: 40252110.
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    2. Authors' Reply: Enhancing AI-Driven Medical Translations: Considerations for Language Concordance. JMIR Med Educ. 2025 Apr 11; 11:e71721. Teng J, Novoa RA, Aleshin MA, Lester J, Seiger K, Dzuali F, Daneshjou R. PMID: 40215957; PMCID: PMC12007921.
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    3. Uncovering Disparities in Skin Tone Representation Among AI Vision-Language Models (VLMs). J Invest Dermatol. 2025 Mar 28. Yang VB, Sams CM, Francis SN, Daneshjou R, Lester JC. PMID: 40158770.
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    4. Comparison of methods for characterizing skin pigment diversity in research cohorts. medRxiv. 2025 Feb 25. Lipnick MS, Chen D, Law T, Moore K, Lester JC, Monk EP, Hendrickson CM, Chou Y, Hughes C, Behnke E, Elmankabadi S, Ortiz L, Negussie F, Leeb G, Ehie O, Auchus I, Igaga EN, Bisegerwa R, Okunlola O, Bickler P, Feiner J, Shmuylovich L. PMID: 40061342; PMCID: PMC11888493.
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    5. Perspectives of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian Communities on Health Data Use and AI: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Feb 21; 27:e50708. Rinderknecht FA, Yang VB, Tilahun M, Lester JC. PMID: 39983116; PMCID: PMC11890126.
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    6. Low-Dose Oral Minoxidil Initiation for Patients With Hair Loss: An International Modified Delphi Consensus Statement. JAMA Dermatol. 2025 Jan 01; 161(1):87-95. Akiska YM, Mirmirani P, Roseborough I, Mathes E, Bhutani T, Ambrosy A, Aguh C, Bergfeld W, Callender VD, Castelo-Soccio L, Cotsarelis G, Craiglow BG, Desai NS, Doche I, Duque-Estrada B, Elston DM, Goh C, Goldberg LJ, Grimalt R, Jabbari A, Jolliffe V, King BA, LaSenna C, Lenzy Y, Lester JC, Lortkipanidze N, Lo Sicco KI, McMichael A, Meah N, Mesinkovska N, Miteva M, Mostaghimi A, Ovcharenko Y, Piliang M, Piraccini BM, Rakowska A, Salkey KS, Schmidt A, Shapiro J, Sibbald C, Sinclair R, Suchonwanit P, Taylor S, Tosti A, Vañó-Galván S, Wall DR, Fu JM. PMID: 39565602.
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    7. ChatGPT May Improve Access to Language-Concordant Care for Patients With Non-English Language Preferences. JMIR Med Educ. 2024 Dec 10; 10:e51435. Dzuali F, Seiger K, Novoa R, Aleshin M, Teng J, Lester J, Daneshjou R. PMID: 39657144; PMCID: PMC11651640.
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    8. Assessing Familiarity and Interest in Dermatology Among Underrepresented Minority Pre-medical Students Following an Introductory Lecture. Cureus. 2024 Jul; 16(7):e63785. Rinderknecht FB, Teklu S, Lester J. PMID: 39099934; PMCID: PMC11297348.
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    9. Engaging industry effectively and ethically in artificial intelligence from the Augmented Artificial Intelligence Committee Standards Workgroup. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Aug; 91(2):312-314. Lee I, Aninos A, Lester J, Rotemberg V, Schlessinger DI, Weed J, Wongvibulsin S, Daneshjou R. PMID: 38691074.
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    10. Dermatologists' Perspectives and Usage of Large Language Models in Practice: An Exploratory Survey. J Invest Dermatol. 2024 Oct; 144(10):2298-2301. Gui H, Rezaei SJ, Schlessinger D, Weed J, Lester J, Wongvibulsin S, Mitchell D, Ko J, Rotemberg V, Lee I, Daneshjou R. PMID: 38582369.
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    11. The performance of 11 fingertip pulse oximeters during hypoxemia in healthy human participants with varied, quantified skin pigment. EBioMedicine. 2024 Apr; 102:105051. Leeb G, Auchus I, Law T, Bickler P, Feiner J, Hashi S, Monk E, Igaga E, Bernstein M, Chou YC, Hughes C, Schornack D, Lester J, Moore K, Okunlola O, Fernandez J, Shmuylovich L, Lipnick M. PMID: 38458110; PMCID: PMC10943300.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Integrating skin color assessments into clinical practice and research: A review of current approaches. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Dec; 91(6):1189-1198. Harvey VM, Alexis A, Okeke CAV, McKinley-Grant L, Taylor SC, Desai SR, Jaleel T, Heath CR, Kang S, Vashi N, Lester J, Vasquez R, Rodrigues M, Elbuluk N, Hamzavi I, Kwatra SG, Sundaram H, Cobb C, Brown SG, Kohli I, Callender VD. PMID: 38342247.
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    13. Treatment for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia-Delphi consensus recommendations. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Jun; 90(6):1182-1189. Jackson T, Sow Y, Dinkins J, Aguh C, Omueti Ayoade K, Barbosa V, Burgess C, Callender V, Cotsarelis G, Grimes P, Harvey V, Kindred C, Lester J, Lo Sicco K, Mayo T, McMichael A, Oboite M, Ogunleye T, Olsen E, Osei-Tutu A, Piliang M, Senna M, Shapiro J, Tosti A, Frey C, Adotama P, Taylor SC. PMID: 38341148.
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    14. Large language models propagate race-based medicine. NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Oct 20; 6(1):195. Omiye JA, Lester JC, Spichak S, Rotemberg V, Daneshjou R. PMID: 37864012; PMCID: PMC10589311.
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    15. Skin Tone Analysis for Representation in Educational Materials (STAR-ED) using machine learning. NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Aug 18; 6(1):151. Tadesse GA, Cintas C, Varshney KR, Staar P, Agunwa C, Speakman S, Jia J, Bailey EE, Adelekun A, Lipoff JB, Onyekaba G, Lester JC, Rotemberg V, Zou J, Daneshjou R. PMID: 37596324; PMCID: PMC10439178.
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    16. Insufficient Evidence for Screening Reinforces Need for Primary Prevention of Skin Cancer. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 06 01; 183(6):509-511. de Vere Hunt I, Lester J, Linos E. PMID: 37071418.
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    17. Lack of coverage for first-line treatments of pigmentary disorders in contrast to treatments of acne and rosacea: A survey of public and private insurers in California. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 09; 89(3):577-579. Tilahun M, Lester JC. PMID: 37068661.
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    18. Evaluation of diagnosis diversity in artificial intelligence datasets: a scoping review. Br J Dermatol. 2023 02 10; 188(2):292-294. Chen ML, Rotemberg V, Lester JC, Novoa RA, Chiou AS, Daneshjou R. PMID: 36763858.
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    19. Qualitative exploration of melanoma awareness in black people in the USA. BMJ Open. 2023 01 11; 13(1):e066967. de Vere Hunt I, Owen S, Amuzie A, Nava V, Tomz A, Barnes L, Robinson JK, Lester J, Swetter S, Linos E. PMID: 36631232; PMCID: PMC9835941.
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    20. Diversity and Career Goals of Graduating Allopathic Medical Students Pursuing Careers in Dermatology. JAMA Dermatol. 2023 01 01; 159(1):47-55. Gao Y, Fulk T, Mori W, Ackerman L, Gaddis K, Farah R, Lester J, Linos E, Peebles JK, Yeung H, Mansh MD. PMID: 36383363; PMCID: PMC9669921.
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    21. Evaluation of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Diagnostic Criteria in Pediatric Patients. JAMA Dermatol. 2022 12 01; 158(12):1404-1408. Kittler NW, Williams JC, Kudlinski MV, Lester J, Hills N, Abuabara K, Naik HB. PMID: 36287577; PMCID: PMC9607937.
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    22. Anchoring bias and heuristics can perpetuate disparities in dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 01; 88(1):265-266. Jia JL, Lester JC. PMID: 35671884.
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    23. Skin Cancer in People of Color: A Systematic Review. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2022 Mar; 23(2):137-151. Zakhem GA, Pulavarty AN, Lester JC, Stevenson ML. PMID: 34902111.
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    24. Incorporating Structural Competency Into Dermatologic Curricula-Reply. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 12 01; 157(12):1517. Lester JC, Taylor SC. PMID: 34757400.
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    25. Integrating skin of color and sexual and gender minority content into dermatology residency curricula: A prospective program initiative. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 05; 86(5):1119-1120. Jia JL, Gordon JS, Lester JC, Linos E, Nord KM, Bailey EE. PMID: 33872717.
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    26. Skin-of-color article representation in dermatology literature 2009-2019: Higher citation counts and opportunities for inclusion. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 04; 86(4):932-933. Amuzie AU, Jia JL, Taylor SC, Lester JC. PMID: 33771597.
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    27. Clinical photography in skin of colour: tips and best practices. Br J Dermatol. 2021 06; 184(6):1177-1179. Lester JC, Clark L, Linos E, Daneshjou R. PMID: 33448346.
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    28. Resisting Racism in Dermatology: A Call to Action. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 03 01; 157(3):267-268. Lester JC, Taylor SC. PMID: 33439218.
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    29. Two pandemics: Opportunities for diversity, equity and inclusion in dermatology. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Mar; 7(2):137-138. Lester JC, Taylorf SC. PMID: 33937478; PMCID: PMC8072493.
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    30. Responding to the moment: Dermatology, health inequity, and a call for introspection-driven activism. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Mar; 7(2):187-188. Coates SJ, Chang AY, Lester JC. PMID: 33937489; PMCID: PMC8072501.
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    31. Encouraging the next generation of skin of color researchers: Funding skin of color research in medical school and residency. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 09; 85(3):e161-e163. Jia JL, Amuzie AU, Lester JC. PMID: 33253843.
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    32. A review of current phase III clinical trials of plaque psoriasis: under-representation of nonwhite participants and need for reform. Br J Dermatol. 2021 02; 184(2):348-350. Reddy VD, Myers BA, Chan SY, Thibodeaux QG, Brownstone ND, Bhutani T, Liao W, Lester JC, Koo JY. PMID: 32767747.
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    33. Skin cancer in skin of color: A cross-sectional study investigating gaps in prevention campaigns on social media. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 11; 85(5):1311-1313. Grewal SK, Reddy V, Tomz A, Lester J, Linos E, Lee PK. PMID: 32891777.
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    34. Absence of images of skin of colour in publications of COVID-19 skin manifestations. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Sep; 183(3):593-595. Lester JC, Jia JL, Zhang L, Okoye GA, Linos E. PMID: 32471009; PMCID: PMC7301030.
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    35. Diversity and inclusivity are essential to the future of dermatology. Cutis. 2019 Aug; 104(2):99-100. Lester J, Shinkai K. PMID: 31603960.
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    36. Establishing the diagnosis of rosacea in skin of color patients. Cutis. 2019 Jul; 104(1):38-41. Onalaja AA, Lester JC, Taylor SC. PMID: 31487335.
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    37. Under-representation of skin of colour in dermatology images: not just an educational issue. Br J Dermatol. 2019 06; 180(6):1521-1522. Lester JC, Taylor SC, Chren MM. PMID: 31157429.
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    38. Disparities in Academic Dermatology. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 08 01; 152(8):878-9. Lester J, Wintroub B, Linos E. PMID: 27192666; PMCID: PMC5489352.
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