{"id":11602,"date":"2026-01-21T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/derm\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=11602"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:14:05","slug":"rosalynn-m-nazarian-md","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/derm\/faculty\/rosalynn-m-nazarian-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosalynn M. Nazarian, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Academic Titles<\/h3>\n<p><span>Jag Bhawan <\/span>Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, Head of the Dermatopathology Section, Director, Skin Pathology Laboratory &amp; Dermatopathology training programs, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>Rosalynn M. Nazarian received her M.D. degree from the Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine (2003). She trained in Anatomic &amp; Clinical Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA (2004-08) and in Dermatopathology, Harvard Combined Program (2008-09). She was an Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Dermatopathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital until December 2025. She brings a background that bridges biomedical engineering and medicine, applying scientific insight to clinical dermatopathology. She served as Associate Program Director for the Mass General Brigham Dermatopathology Fellowship and as Vice Chair of the Harvard Medical School Faculty Council, and was honored with the Inaugural Professor Elizabeth Van Cott, MD, Award for Mentorship in Pathology.<\/p>\n<p>With over 140 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Nazarian serves as Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology and Vice Chair of the Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society of Dermatopathology. She led the Diversity Committee of the Department of Pathology and is a member of the Global Education and Clinical Innovation Collaborative at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she volunteered as a Dermatopathology Consultant, providing telepathology support to physicians in Armenia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Haiti.<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>1999 BS Boston University College of Engineering, Boston, MA; Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\n2003 MD Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA<\/p>\n<h3><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Specialties Interests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Melanocytic lesions<\/li>\n<li>Squamous epithelial neoplasms and pigmentary disorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cutaneous pathology of complex medical dermatoses, with a focus on signaling pathway activation in wound repair, calciphylaxis, scleroderma, and adverse drug reactions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Selected Publications<\/h3>\n<ol data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>Repetto F, Jobbagy S, Lee E, Russell-Goldman EE, Hoang MP, Chan MP, Semenov Y, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Features of Enfortumab Vedotin-Induced Cutaneous Toxicity. Int J Dermatol. 2026 Jan 15. doi: 10.1111\/ijd.70258. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41540292.<\/li>\n<li>Oganesyan R, Pouli D, Shi B, Carns M, Dennis-Aren K, Teves ME, Varga J, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Quantitative Digital Image Analysis for Assessing Cutaneous Fibrosis Correlates With Histopathological Scoring in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis. Lab Invest. 2025 Aug;105(8):104177. doi: 10.1016\/j.labinv.2025.104177. Epub 2025 Apr 20. PMID: 40262721.<\/li>\n<li>Williamson AK, Hohl KM, Kirsch JR, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>, Schaer TP, Roh DS, Grinstaff MW. Relaxin-2 drives regenerative healing and suppresses scar formation. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Dec 10:2025.12.08.692836. doi: 10.64898\/2025.12.08.692836. PMID: 41427367; PMCID: PMC12712930.<\/li>\n<li>Jobbagy S, Madrigal E, Bouchouari H, Ouyang T, Nigwekar SU, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>; Calciphylaxis Consensus Working Group. Multicenter Evaluation of Certainty and Reliability in Calciphylaxis Diagnosis Using a Digital Imaging Platform. Lab Invest. 2025 Jul;105(7):104169. doi: 10.1016\/j.labinv.2025.104169. Epub 2025 Apr 10. PMID: 40216221.<\/li>\n<li>Azin M, Farokh P, McGarry A, Leung BW, Roster K, Rashdan H, Rajeh A, Khattab S, Stephens MR, Thang CJ, Fisher DE,<strong>\u00a0Nazarian RM<\/strong>, Chen ST, Semenov YR, Demehri S. Type 2 immunity links eczematous and lichenoid eruptions caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 Dec;93(6):1456-1463. doi: 10.1016\/j.jaad.2025.08.008. Epub 2025 Aug 8. PMID: 40784562; PMCID: PMC12815391.<\/li>\n<li>Hartsough EM, Watkins J, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. D2-40 and CK17 Immunohistochemistry as a Diagnostic Adjunct for HPV-Independent Squamous Lesions in the Vulva and Their Role in Defining Atypical Lichen Sclerosus. Am J Surg Pathol. 2024 Dec 1;48(12):1617-1623. doi: 10.1097\/PAS.0000000000002310. Epub 2024 Sep 17. PMID: 39285528.<\/li>\n<li>Chaudet KM, Russell-Goldman E, Horn TD, Schuler AM, Chan MP, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Characterization of T-Helper Immune Phenotype in Symmetrical Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema (SDRIFE) Endorses a Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Reaction. Am J Dermatopathol. 2024 Feb 1;46(2):71-78. doi: 10.1097\/DAD.0000000000002455. Epub 2023 Dec 13. PMID: 38133537.<\/li>\n<li>Son HG, Ha DT, Xia Y, Li T, Blandin J, Oka T, Azin M, Conrad DN, Zhou C, Zeng Y, Hasegawa T, Strickley JD, Messerschmidt JL, Guennoun R, Erlich TH, Shoemaker GL, Johnson LH, Palmer KE, Fisher DE, Horn TD, Neel VA, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>, Joh JJ, Demehri S. Commensal papillomavirus immunity preserves the homeostasis of highly mutated normal skin. Cancer Cell. 2025 Jan 13;43(1):36-48.e10. doi: 10.1016\/j.ccell.2024.11.013. Epub 2024 Dec 12. PMID: 39672169; PMCID: PMC11732714.<\/li>\n<li>Wen W, Portales-Castillo I, Seethapathy R, Durant O, Mengesha B, Krinsky S, Kroshinsky D, Kalim S, Goverman J, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>, Chitalia V, Malhotra R, Kramann R, Malhotra CK, Nigwekar SU. Intravenous Sodium Thiosulphate for Calciphylaxis of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 3;6(4):e2310068. doi: 10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2023.10068. PMID: 37099293; PMCID: PMC10134003.<\/li>\n<li>Cornejo KM, Hutchinson L, O&#8217;Donnell P, Meng X, Tomaszewicz K, Shalin SC, Cassarino DS, Chan MP, Quinn TR, Googe PB,<strong>\u00a0Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Molecular Profiling of Syringocystadenocarcinoma Papilliferum Reveals RAS-Activating Mutations. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 Feb 1;148(2):215-222. doi: 10.5858\/arpa.2022-0474-OA. PMID: 37074845.<\/li>\n<li>Park JH, Mortaja M, Azin M, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>, Demehri S. Nuclear IL-33 in Fibroblasts Promotes Skin Fibrosis. J Invest Dermatol. 2023 Jul;143(7):1302-1306.e4. doi: 10.1016\/j.jid.2022.12.019. Epub 2023 Jan 26. PMID: 36708946; PMCID: PMC10293058.<\/li>\n<li>Krystel-Whittemore M, Chan MP, Shalin SC, Sauder KJ, Hudson A, Foreman RK, Hoang MP, Brennick JB, Yan S, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Deep Herpes. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 Oct 1;45(10):1357-1363. doi: 10.1097\/PAS.0000000000001733. PMID: 34324455.<\/li>\n<li>Tabb ES, Duncan LM, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Cutaneous clinical and histopathologic differential diagnosis. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Nov;48(11):1379-1386. doi: 10.1111\/cup.14065. Epub 2021 Jun 6. PMID: 34019312.<\/li>\n<li>Harris CK, Shepherd DJ, Bland DK, Anim W, Sohani AR, Duncan LM,<strong>\u00a0Nazarian RM<\/strong>. The diagonal technique for alopecia biopsies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Jun;86(6):1354-1356. doi: 10.1016\/j.jaad.2021.04.100. Epub 2021 May 12. PMID: 33989696.<\/li>\n<li>Asgari S, Luo Y, Akbari A, Belbin GM, Li X, Harris DN, Selig M, Bartell E, Calderon R, Slowikowski K, Contreras C, Yataco R, Galea JT, Jimenez J, Coit JM, Farro\u00f1ay C, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>, O&#8217;Connor TD, Dietz HC, Hirschhorn JN, Guio H, Lecca L, Kenny EE, Freeman EE, Murray MB, Raychaudhuri S. A positively selected FBN1 missense variant reduces height in Peruvian individuals. Nature. 2020 Jun;582(7811):234-239. doi: 10.1038\/s41586-020-2302-0. Epub 2020 May 13. PMID: 32499652; PMCID: PMC7410362.<\/li>\n<li>Strickley JD, Messerschmidt JL, Awad ME, Li T, Hasegawa T, Ha DT, Nabeta HW, Bevins PA, Ngo KH, Asgari MM, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>, Neel VA, Jenson AB, Joh J, Demehri S. Immunity to commensal papillomaviruses protects against skin cancer. Nature. 2019 Nov;575(7783):519-522. doi: 10.1038\/s41586-019-1719-9. Epub 2019 Oct 30. PMID: 31666702; PMCID: PMC6872936.<\/li>\n<li>Mortensen SJ, Menard EJ, Olson EB, Deng HC, Hasserjian R, Black-Schaffer WS, Pappadia T, Louis DN, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Characterization of applicants for residency training in pathology: Does diversity exist? Ann Diagn Pathol. 2019 Jun;40:23-25. doi: 10.1016\/j.anndiagpath.2019.02.010. Epub 2019 Feb 10. PMID: 30852247.<\/li>\n<li>Moy AP, Murali M, Kroshinsky D, Horn TD, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. T-helper immune phenotype may underlie &#8216;paradoxical&#8217; tumour necrosis factor-\u03b1 inhibitor therapy-related psoriasiform dermatitis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2018 Jan;43(1):19-26. doi: 10.1111\/ced.13227. Epub 2017 Sep 22. PMID: 28940220.<\/li>\n<li>Kerr DA, Busarla SVP, Gimbel DC, Sohani AR, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. mTOR, VEGF, PDGFR, and c-kit signaling pathway activation in Kaposi sarcoma. Hum Pathol. 2017 Jul;65:157-165. doi: 10.1016\/j.humpath.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 May 12. PMID: 28506734.<\/li>\n<li>Moy AP, Murali M, Kroshinsky D, Duncan LM, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. Immunologic Overlap of Helper T-Cell Subtypes 17 and 22 in Erythrodermic Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis. JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Jul;151(7):753-60. doi: 10.1001\/jamadermatol.2015.2. PMID: 25760640.<\/li>\n<li>Gimbel DC, Sohani AR, Prasad Busarla SV, Kirimi JM, Sayed S, Okiro P, <strong>Nazarian RM<\/strong>. A static-image telepathology system for dermatopathology consultation in East Africa: the Massachusetts General Hospital Experience. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Nov;67(5):997-1007. doi: 10.1016\/j.jaad.2011.12.036. Epub 2012 Feb 16. 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