Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Leon H. Kircik, MD, is Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Waldman Department of Dermatology). The public record shows 587 publications with 8,336 citations (h-index 38), centered on Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 45 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Acta dermato-venereologica
- Top research focus: Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 45 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 160.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Efficacy and Safety of Sorilux in Maintenance Treatment of Moderate Type Plaque Psoriasis
Sponsor: Skin Sciences, PLLC
InvestigatorPhase 4UnknownNCT04571151 - The Use of Oracea and Epiduo Forte in Severe Acne Patients
Sponsor: Derm Research, PLLC
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT03457636 - Use of Apremilast in Patients Who Are Dissatisfied With Stable Maintenance Topical Therapy
Sponsor: Derm Research, PLLC
InvestigatorPhase 4CompletedNCT03000309
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
45 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.Program year202591 payments$130,302openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Lilly USA, LLCProgram year202559 payments$98,263openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- UCB, Inc.Program year2025111 payments$91,329openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Deucravacitinib: Laboratory Parameters Across Phase 3 Plaque Psoriasis Trials.
Dermatology and therapy
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.
Office address
1169 Eastern Pkwy, Ste 2310, Louisville, KY 40217
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center (State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn), graduated with AOA Honors
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →aocd.org ↗ - Dermatology Residency
SUNY Health Science Center at Buffalo
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dermsquared.com ↗ - Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship
University of Wisconsin Hospital
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dermsquared.com ↗ - Board Certified
American Board of Dermatology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.mssm.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Principal Investigator
numerous industry-sponsored clinical trials in psoriasis, acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, skin cancers, and actinic keratosis
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honors
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →aocd.org ↗ - Fellow
American Academy of Dermatology (FAAD)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →aocd.org ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Medical Director
DermResearch, PLLC / Physicians Skin Care, PLLC / Skin Sciences, PLLC, Louisville, KY
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dermsquared.com ↗ - Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dermsquared.com ↗
Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Guest
"The Life of Leon: How He Succeeds and Makes It Look Easy," Derms and Conditions podcast (hosted by James Q. Del Rosso, DO), May 7
2026verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →podcasts.apple.com ↗ - Interviewee
"Q&A: Reframing JAK Inhibitor Safety and Flexibility in AD With Leon Kircik, MD," Dermatology Times
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dermatologytimes.com ↗ - Featured author/contributor
HCPLive (video and written commentary on dermatologic conditions)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Leon-Kircik
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doximity.com/pub/leon-kircik-md
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linkedin.com/in/leon-kircik-84020b158
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Instagram
instagram.com/idef_derm/p/C7JsDtDLotO
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- X / Twitter
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