Donald Belsito, MD
Enriched profileLeonard C. Harber Professor of Dermatology, Emeritus · Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Donald Belsito is Leonard C. Harber Professor of Dermatology, Emeritus at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 2,507 publications with 18,973 citations (h-index 66); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 23 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 31 Oct 2026
Donald Belsito, MD, is Leonard C. Harber Professor of Dermatology, Emeritus at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (emeritus faculty). The public record shows 2,507 publications with 18,973 citations (h-index 66), centered on Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 4 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (1985–1994).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Dermatitis
- Top research focus: Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 4 companies
Generated from the cited public record · current as of 31 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.
Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 5 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 337.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 31 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 31 Oct 2026
4 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.Program year20254 payments
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.Program year20241 payment
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 31 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–1994 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Congress activity
Updated 31 Oct 2026
1 congress contribution (2018) across ADA per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Cutaneous Reactions to Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Devices in Type 1 Diabetes
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2018Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 31 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03North American Contact Dermatitis Group Patch Test Results 2013–2014Article286 citations2016
- 04North American Contact Dermatitis Group Patch Test Results: 2015–2016Article279 citations2018
- 05
Network
Updated 31 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 31 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Past President
North American Contact Dermatitis Group
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗ - Founding member and former President
American Contact Dermatitis Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗ - Leonard C. Harber Professor of Dermatology
Columbia University (endowed professorship)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Clinical Professor of Dermatology
NYU Langone Medical Center
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →professorsemeritus.columbia.edu ↗
Every item links to where we found it. verified means we've confirmed it in more than one place; provisional means we found it and are still confirming.
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