Maria Hordinsky

About

Maria Hordinsky, MD, is the R. W. Goltz Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota. She is a tenured faculty member, Vice Chair of Research, and Immediate Past Chair of the Department, a position she supported for 23 years. Dr. Hordinsky is recognized for her expertise and research in hair diseases and the peripheral nervous system as it relates to hair follicle biology. She recently completed a five-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Scarring Alopecia Foundation. She is also a Past President of the American Hair Research Society (North, South, Central) and the Association of Professors of Dermatology. Dr. Hordinsky has received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and has over 200 publications. She regularly lectures and teaches on hair diseases and divides her time between seeing patients with residents and medical students in her clinical practice associated with University of Minnesota Physicians, doing clinical research, teaching, and administration.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Dermatology
• Pathology
• Family medicine
• Political Science
• Intensive care medicine
• Artificial Intelligence
• Internal medicine
• Medical education
• Social psychology

Selected publications

• The Alopecia Areata Consensus of Experts (ACE) study part II: Results of an international expert opinion on diagnosis and laboratory evaluation for alopecia areata

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2020 · 69 citations

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• Making the most of your mentorship: Viewpoints from a mentor and mentee,,

  International Journal of Women’s Dermatology · 2020 · 15 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  The Oxford English Dictionary defines a mentor as a person who acts as guide and adviser to another person. The first reference to mentorship can be found in Greek mythology, when Odysseus asked the goddess Athena to nurture his son. She did this by disguising herself as a human and an old family friend by the name of Mentor. Much of medicine is characterized by definitions and specific criteria, yet mentorship remains less concrete. Failure to understand the qualities and expectations of a ment…

  DOI

• Summation and recommendations for the safe and effective use of topical and oral minoxidil

  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2025-04-10 · 13 citations

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• Barriers to clinical cosmetic and laser dermatology research in the academic setting by source of funding: a systematic review

  Archives of Dermatological Research · 2025-05-31 · 3 citations

  reviewOpen access

  Clinical research is a cornerstone of academic dermatology, including research in cosmetic and laser procedures. However, numerous barriers exist to conducting clinical research in an academic setting as compared to private practice. The objective of this study was to describe the barriers to clinical research in cosmetic and laser dermatology in the academic setting under three common funding scenarios: (1) industry sponsored, (2) unfunded, investigator-initiated, and (3) publicly funded, inves…

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• Baricitinib Achieved Complete/Near Complete Scalp Coverage in SALT Score ≤20 Responders: 52-Week Findings From BRAVE-AA Trials

  SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine · 2025-01-13 · 1 citations

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  Introduction: Baricitinib is an approved and widely used treatment option for severe alopecia areata (AA). In the Phase 2/3 BRAVE-AA1 (NCT03570749) and Phase 3 BRAVE-AA2 (NCT03899259) trials, a significant proportion of patients achieved the clinically meaningful endpoint of Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score ≤20, and maintained it through Week 52. While SALT score ≤20 is a standard endpoint, it does not capture the full extent of patient improvement among responders. Many patients who achie…

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Frequent coauthors

• Wilma F. Bergfeld

  Cleveland Clinic

  93 shared

• Elise A. Olsen

  83 shared

• Janet L. Roberts

  Oregon Dermatology & Research Center

  81 shared

• Jerry Shapiro

  New York University

  79 shared

• Ken Washenik

  75 shared

• Andrew G. Messenger

  University of Sheffield

  72 shared

• David A. Whiting

  66 shared

• Dow B. Stough

  66 shared

Education

• Dermatology Residency, Dermatology

  University of Minnesota

  1980

Awards & honors

• Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
• Past President of the American Hair Research Society (North,…

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