Christopher B. Hansen
· Associate Professor (Clinical)VerifiedUniversity of Utah · Dermatology
Active 1976–2025
About
Christopher B. Hansen, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of rheumatic skin diseases such as lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma. His main clinical focus is the medical management of connective tissue diseases that involve the skin, as well as common skin disorders including acne, rashes, and skin cancer. Dr. Hansen runs the UVA-1 phototherapy program in the Department of Dermatology, which is primarily used to treat patients with sclerosing skin disorders like morphea. He is recognized for providing compassionate, thorough, and professional care, with a strong emphasis on patient-centered treatment and clear communication. His extensive experience and expertise have earned him high patient satisfaction ratings, and he is highly regarded for his knowledge, kindness, and dedication to patient health.
Research topics
- Nuclear medicine
- Medicine
- Chemistry
- Internal medicine
- Biology
- Pathology
- Molecular biology
- Cancer research
- Genetics
- Materials science
- Radiology
Selected publications
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025-03-04
articleArchives of Dermatological Research · 2025-01-09
articleJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025-09-01
articleBritish Journal of Dermatology · 2025-12-03
articleOpen accessSenior authorEffective tools for improving sclerotic hand changes in patients with systemic sclerosis are lacking; thus, we conducted a single-blind prospective randomized clinical trial investigating the impact of UVA1 phototherapy on scleroderma of the hands. Seven patients were unilaterally treated, and we found no evidence of significant change in Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (HAMIS) scores after 30 treatments. However, patients did report significant health-related outcome changes in the emotional, symptomatic and functional domains of Skindex-16 [β = –34.1 (95% CI –47.0 to –21.3), –26.3 (–38.1 to –14.4) and –13.1 (–20.9 to –5.41), respectively].
The impact of allergen avoidance on oral lichen planus: A retrospective cohort-based comparison
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025-10-13
articleOpen accessJournal of the American College of Cardiology · 2025-10-01
articleLearning to build low-field MRIs for remote northern communities
Frontiers in Neuroimaging · 2025-01-17 · 1 citations
articleOpen accessLow-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has the potential to provide autonomous accessible neuroimaging in remote communities, particularly in the Canadian north. Remoteness necessitates that these MRIs be built and maintained within the communities. This approach not only ensures that the MRIs remain operational but will also allow the youth from the communities to pursue technical careers at home. The first step in this vision is to establish that the technical resources needed for building MRIs are available in remote communities and to establish an educational program that will give students the required technical skills. Over the summer of 2024, a team of students working within an Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) program built the hardware for a wrist-sized prototype MRI. The student team included a high school student, AME students, engineering students and a post doctoral fellow. The skills required to maintain aircraft, namely 3D printing, sheet metal work and electrical harness building, were sufficient to build a low-field MRI. The prototype built was a radio frequency (RF) encoding MRI, whose design was optimized for eventual use in space, but the techniques and procedures developed are applicable to other MRI designs. Furthermore the breadth of students from high school to the post doctoral fellow level facilitated an extremely rich learning environment for the students while they focused on the task of designing and building the prototype MRI. Educational programs around building low-field MRIs can be created at all levels.
An Allergy-Based Approach to Orofacial Granulomatosis: A Narrative Review
Dermatitis · 2025-09-19
articleThe relationship between orofacial granulomatous (OFG) conditions and allergy is evolving. Contact allergies are commonly reported, but the impact of allergy avoidance is unclear, and a current review evaluating this literature has not been performed. We identified 46 studies evaluating the impact of allergen avoidance in OFG (33 case reports, 5 case series, 5 single-arm interventional clinical trials, 1 non-randomized uncontrolled trial, and 2 prospective cohort studies). Patch testing was performed in 158 patients, and the most commonly reported allergens were gold (n = 2), mercury (n = 6), cinnamal/cinnamon (n = 27), sorbic acid (n = 7), grass/silver birch/plant-containing products (n = 22), fragrance (n = 5), nickel (n = 7), and benzoic acid (n = 21). When allergen avoidance was trialed, 123/171 (71%) of patients reported some degree of improvement. A validated scoring/grading system for Granulomatous Cheilitis, Melkerrson-Rosenthal syndrome, and OFG has not been developed, so we were unable to formally assess improvement, instead relying on physician- and patient-reported outcomes in addition to oral disease severity score reporting in several studies. Current literature supports both patch testing and a trial of allergen avoidance/elimination diet to improve OFG in those with a positive result. Few controlled studies have been performed to assess this relationship, and more are needed to evaluate the impact of allergen avoidance. If a patient with difficult-to-treat OFG has a positive patch test and exposure to allergens in their diet, we would recommend a trial of allergen avoidance/elimination diet to facilitate a multimodal approach to improving control of this difficult condition.
329 Impact of lichen planus subtypes on quality of life
Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2024-07-19
articleResearch Square · 2024-08-09
preprintOpen access
Frequent coauthors
- 17 shared
Stephen W. Russell
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 15 shared
Amit Joshi
- 12 shared
Aaron M. Secrest
University of Utah
- 11 shared
G. Yancey Gillespie
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 9 shared
Alan C. Geller
Harvard University
- 9 shared
Blake P. Sampson
Oregon Health & Science University
- 8 shared
Shayan Shafiee
Medical College of Wisconsin
- 8 shared
Gregory L. Hillhouse
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
Education
BS, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
University of Wisconsin River Falls
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