Richard Anderson, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Wellman Center for Photomedicine; Lancer Endowed Chair in Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School · Massachusetts General Hospital (Department of Dermatology / Wellman Center for Photomedicine); Harvard Medical School
Richard Anderson is Director, Wellman Center for Photomedicine; Lancer Endowed Chair in Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital (Department of Dermatology / Wellman Center for Photomedicine); Harvard Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 429 publications with 10,012 citations (h-index 51); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Dermatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
R. Rox Anderson, MD, is Director, Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (Department of Dermatology / Wellman Center for Photomedicine); Harvard Medical School. The public record shows 429 publications with 10,012 citations (h-index 51), centered on Dermatology. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2020–2020).
- Top research focus: Dermatology
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Photobiomodulation for the Treatment of Pruritus
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Assessing the Efficacy of Repeat, Monthly Treatments of Alexandrite Laser for NF1-associated Cutaneous Neurofibromas (cNFs)
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Assessing the Efficacy of Repeat, Monthly Treatments of Deoxycholate for NF1 Associated Cutaneous Neurofibromas (cNFs)
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2023–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Galderma Laboratories, L.P.Program year20251 payment
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20251 payment
- AbbVie Inc.Program year20231 payment
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2020–2020 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Regulation of Nuclear Akt by p53, MDM2 and Phosphoinositide Lipids Roles in Oncogenic Transformation and Tumor Progression
University of Wisconsin-Madison
FY2026$1,656,137R01CA286492 - Phosphoinositide Signaling in Cytosol and Nucleus
University of Wisconsin-Madison
FY2026$733,559R35GM134955 - Phosphoinositide Signaling in Cytosol and Nucleus
University of Wisconsin-Madison
FY2025$733,559R35GM134955
Publications
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 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 →wellman.massgeneral.org ↗
- BS
Life Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →southbeachsymposium.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial Board Member
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →southbeachsymposium.org ↗ - Editorial Board Member
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →southbeachsymposium.org ↗ - Editorial Board Member
Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →southbeachsymposium.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- 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 →invent.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- 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 →wellman.massgeneral.org ↗
- Faculty member
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) program
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →hst.mit.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →practicaldermatology.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →practicaldermatology.com ↗
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