Donald Vincent Belsito, MD
Overview
Dr. Donald V. Belsito is the Leonard C. Harber Professor of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at New York University (New York, NY) and Professor and Chair of the Division of Dermatology at the University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City, KS). His research interests include occupational dermatoses, contact and atopic dermatitis, and other immune-mediated dermatologic disorders.
Dr. Belsito graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University (Washington, DC) with BS degrees in biology and chemistry. He received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College (New York, NY), where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. After completing an internal medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University Hospital (Cleveland OH), he undertook his dermatology residency and fellowship in dermatologic immunology at New York University Medical Center (New York, NY). He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Dermatology, and the American Board of Dermatology, Special Qualifying Examination in Dermatological Immunology.
Dr. Belsito is a member and immediate past-President of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group and a founding member and former President of the American Contact Dermatitis Society. He actively participates in several other dermatologic societies, in which he has served on numerous committees. He sits on the Cosmetic Ingredient Review’s Expert Panel and is chair of the Expert Panel for Fragrance Safety, an independent panel of academic scientists that advise industry on the safe use of fragrance materials. He has received numerous national and international honors and serves on the editorial boards of Dermatitis, Contact Dermatitis, Dermatology & Therapy, and the Online Textbook of Dermatology and previously was on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is author of more than 300 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and more than 50 invited reviews and textbook chapters.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Acute Immunologic Urticaria
- Adult Atopic Dermatitis
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Blistering Disorders
- Contact Dermatitis
- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
- Dermatological Disorder
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Occupational Contact Dermatitis
- Phototherapy
- Psoriasis
- Skin Allergies
Academic Appointments
- Leonard C. Harber Professor of Clinical Dermatology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- HMO
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Cornell University Medical College, NY
- Internship: Case Western Reserve Medical Center
- Residency: Case Western Reserve Medical Center
- Fellowship: New York University Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
Institutional
New York University Medical Center:
Utilization Review Committee, Department of Dermatology 1982 - 1983
Sulzberger Fellowship Committee, Department of Dermatology 1986 - 1994
Residents' Education Committee, Department of Dermatology 1987 - 1988
Animal Facilities Committee, School of Medicine 1993 - 1994
Quality Assurance, Legal Defense Subcommittee, University Hospital 1993 - 1994
Governing Board, Faculty Practice Offices 1993 - 1994
University of Kansas Medical Center:
Residency and Fellowship Committee, Department of Medicine 1994 - 1995
KUMC Latex Policy Task Force, Bell Hospital 1994 - 1996
Clinic Advisory Committee, Department of Medicine 1994 - 1996
Budget Subcommittee, Medical Faculty Council, School of Medicine 1996 - 1997
Board of Trustees, Kansas University Internal Medicine Foundation (KUIMF) 1996 - 2004
Graduate Medical Education Committee, School of Medicine 1996 - 1998
Financial Subcommittee, Board of Trustees, KUIMF 1996 - 1998
Graduate Medical Education Internal Review Subcommittee, KUSOM 1996 - 1998
Dean’s Clinical Productivity Planning Advisory Committee, School of Medicine 1997 - 1998
Office Productivity Subcommittee, Board of Trustees, KUIMF 1997 - 1998
Physician Selection Committee, KU Medical Plaza West 1998 - 1999
Chair, Institutional Review Committee, KU School of Medicine 1999 - 2001
Board of Directors, Kansas University Physicians, Inc. (KUPI) 1999 - 2002
Practice Operations Committee, KUPI 2000 - 2003
Clinical Enterprise Business & Program Planning Committee, KUPI 2000 - 2002
Clinical Practice Subcommittee, Board of Trustees, KUIMF 2000 - 2001
Clinic Implementation Steering Committee, KUIMF 2000 – 2002
Columbia University Medical Center:
Faculty Council 2014 – Present
New York Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network 2014 – 2017
National Organizations
American Academy of Dermatology: 1982 - Present
National Institute for Aging Liaison Task Force 1986 - 1989
Task Force on Contact Dermatitis 1987 - 1990
Task Force on Occupational & Environmental Dermatology 1988 - 1991
National Institute for Aging Liaison Task Force 1993 - 1997
RVS/RUC Task Force 1998 - 2001
Lila Gruber Lectureship Award Committee (Chair, 2002 – 2003) 1998 - 2003
Program for Dermatology in the 21st Century (Ad hoc) 1999 - 2000
Cost Effectiveness Task Force 2000 - 2003
Board of Directors Ad Hoc Nominating Committee 2000 - 2003
Health Care Finance Committee 2001 – 2003
Tattoo / Body Piercing Workgroup 2001 – 2003
Member Services Committee 2003 – 2007
Atopic Dermatitis Expert Resource Group 2005 - present
American Contact Dermatitis Society: 1989 - Present
Board of Directors (Founding Member) 1989 - 1991
Vice President 1991 - 1992
Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee 1992 - 1994
Editorial and Publications Committee 1993 - 1996
Vice President 1996 - 1997
Scientific Review Board 1997 - 2000
Chairman, Committee on Electronic Communication 1996 - 2000
Editorial and Publications Committee 1998 - 2001
Chairman, Scientific Review Board 1999 - 2000
President - elect 1999 - 2000
President 2000 - 2001
Fund Raising Committee 2002 - 2005
Nominating Committee 2002 - 2005
Publications Committee (Chair, 2005 – 2006) 2003 – 2006
Fundraising Committee 2009 – 2012
Finance and Audit Committee 2009 – 2012
Fisher Lecture Committee 2014 -- Present
American Board of Dermatology:
Part I, Examination Committee 1996 - 1999
North American Contact Dermatitis Group: 1985 - Present
Vice President 1987 - 1997
President 1997 - 2004
American Dermatological Association 1989 - 2005
Program Committee, Annual Meeting (Chair, 2002) 1998 - 2002
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (Washington, D.C.): 1991 - Present
Member, Expert Panel
Work Safety & Insurance Board (Toronto, ON, Canada): 1999 – 2005
Member and peer reviewer, Research Advisory Council
Work Safety & Insurance Board (Vancouver, BC, Canada): 2004 – 2005
Member and peer reviewer, Research Advisory Council
Expert Panel for Fragrance Safety, Inc. (Woodcliff Lake, NJ): 2004 - Present
Member 2004 – Present
Vice Chair 2014 – 2015
Chair 2015 - Present
American Biographical Institute, Inc. (Raleigh, NC): 2004 – Present
Research Board of Advisors
National Eczema Association: 2011 - 2016
Seal of Acceptance Panel
Noah Worcester Dermatological Society: 2005 -- Present
Scientific Committee 2012 – 2015
Communications Committee 2012 - 2015
Noah Benefactors Committee 2012 - 2015
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Dermatitis (formerly American Journal of Contact Dermatitis), Section Editor 1989 - Present
Dermatosur 1992 - Present
Medscape Online Textbook of Dermatology, Section Editor 1998 - Present
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2002 - 2007
Contact Dermatitis 2004 – Present
Dermatology and Therapy 2013 - Present
Journal of Clinical and Cosmetic Dermatology 2013 - Present
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Member, Alpha Omega Alpha 1975 - Present
Member, American College of Physicians 1980 - 1988
Member, Society for Investigative Dermatology, Inc. 1982 - 2005
Member, Dermatology Foundation 1982 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology 1983 - Present
Fellow, American College of Physicians 1984 - 1988
Member, American Federation for Clinical Research 1985 - 1993
Member, The American Association of Immunologists 1987 - 1994
Member, The New York State Society of Dermatology 1987 - 1994
Founding Member, American Contact Dermatitis Society 1989 - Present
Member and Immediate Past President, 1986 - Present
North American Contact Dermatitis Group
Member, American Dermatological Association 1993 - 2007
Member, Kansas City Dermatologic Society 1994 - 2011
Member, Kansas Dermatological Society 1994 - 2011
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma 1999 - Present
Member, Noah Worcester Dermatological Society 2003 – Present
Member, European Society of Contact Dermatitis 2003 - Present
Member, Kansas Medical Society 2005 – 2011
Dermatologic Society of Greater New York 2011 – Present
New York County Medical Society 2011 – Present
New York State Medical Society 2011 – Present
New York Dermatological Society 2015 - Present
Board Certifications
- Dermatology
- Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
1971 Phi Beta Kappa, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
1972 Summa Cum Laude, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
1975 Alpha Omega Alpha, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
1981 Marion B. Sulzberger Memorial Fellowship, sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund through the Dermatology Foundation
1984 Husik Prize, New York University, Department of Dermatology
1985 Clinical Investigator Award, NIAMS
1986 Young Leadership Award, the American Dermatological Association
1993 Leo H. Criep Memorial Lectureship, the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
1996 Alexander A. Fisher, M.D., Lecturer, American Contact Dermatitis Society
1997 Corresponding member, Finnish Dermatologic Society
1999 Beta Gamma Sigma, University of Kansas School of Business, Lawrence, KS
1999 Academico de Honor (Honorary Member), Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Dermatologia
1999 The Best Doctors in America, 1998 – 1999, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2000 Who's Who in America, published by Marquis, New Providence, NJ
2001 America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2001 - 2002, published by Strathmore, Westbury, NY
2002 Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 2002 - 2003, published by Strathmore, Westbury, NY
2002 The Best Doctors in America, 2001 - 2002, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2002 Kansas City’s Best Doctors, 2002, published by Kansas City Magazine, Kansas City, MO
2002 America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2002 - 2003, published by Strathmore, Westbury, NY
2003 America's Top Physicians, 2003, Consumers' Research Council of America, Washington, DC
2003 America's Top Doctors, 3rd edition, 2003, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2003 Academico de Honor (Honorary Member) de la Academia Española de DermatologÃa
2003 Honorary Member, Canadian Dermatolgical Association
2003 Honorary Member, Academia Mexicana de DermatologÃa, A.C.
2004 International Health Professional of the Year (2004), International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
2004 America's Top Doctors, 4th edition, 2004, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2004 America's Top Physicians, 2004, Consumers' Research Council of America, Washington, DC
2005 Strathmore’s Who’s Who, 2005 - 2006, published by Strathmore, Westbury, NY
2005 Continental Who’s Who of National Business Leaders. 2005 – 2006, New York, NY
2006 Who's Who in America, published by Marquis, New Providence, NJ
2007 The Best Doctors in America, 2007 - 2008, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2007 America's Top Doctors, 7th edition, 2007, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2008 America’s Top Dermatologists, published by Consumer’s Research Council of America, Washington, DC.
2008 America’s Top Doctors, 8th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2008 Patient’s Choice Award, 2008, American Registry, Boca Raton, FL
2009 Who's Who in America, published by Marquis, New Providence, NJ
2009 The Best Doctors in America, 2009, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2009 America’s Top Dermatologists, published by Consumer’s Research Council of America, Washington, DC.
2009 America’s Top Doctors, 9th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2010 Best Doctors in Kansas City, 2010, published by Kansas City Business Journal, Kansas City, MO
2010 Leading Health Professionals of the World, 2010, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
2010 America’s Top Dermatologists, published by Consumer’s Research Council of America, Washington, DC.
2010 America’s Top Doctors, 10th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2011 The Best Doctors in America, 2011, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2011 International Health Professional of the Year (2004), International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
2011 America’s Top Dermatologists, published by Consumer’s Research Council of America, Washington, DC.
2011 America’s Top Doctors, 11th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2012 The Best Doctors in America, 2012, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2012 America’s Top Dermatologists, published by Consumer’s Research Council of America, Washington, DC.
2012 America’s Top Doctors, 12th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2013 The Best Doctors in America, 2013, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2013 America’s Top Dermatologists, published by Consumer’s Research Council of America, Washington, DC.
2014 America’s Top Doctors, 13th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2014 Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, 17th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2014 New York Best Doctors, 2014, New York Magazine, New York, NY
2014 The Best Doctors in America, 2014, published by Woodward/White, Inc, Aiken, SC
2015 America’s Top Doctors, 14th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2015 Top Doctors, NY Metro Area, 18th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2016 New York Super Doctors, MSP Communications, Minneapolis, MN
2016 America’s Top Doctors: 2016, 19th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2016 Most Influential Health Professionals of 2016, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
2016 Super Doctors, New York 2016, Top New York Physicians, published by the New York Times, May 15, 2016
2016 America's Most Honored Professionals, American Registry, Delray Beach, FL
2017 Top Dermatologist in New York, NY, The Leading Physicians of the World, East Islip, NY
2017 America’s Top Doctors: 2017, 20th edition, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
2017 New York Metropolitan Doctor Award, American Registry, Delray Beach, FL
2017 Top Doctors, New York Metropolitan Area, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, NY, NY
Research
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov