AlvinEFriedman-KienMD

Dermatology • New York, NY

Professor Emeritus of Dermatology and Microbiology at NYU Medical Center.

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Office
530 First Ave
Suite 7C
New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 212-263-7380

Fax+1 212-263-7847
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Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterResidency, Dermatology, 1962 - 1963
Massachusetts General Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Brigham and Women's HospResidency, Dermatology, 1961 - 1962
University of Washington School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1960 - 1961
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1960

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1964 - 2025
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Cutis verticis gyrata.
Sarah Yagerman, Shields Callahan, Vitaly Terushkin, Shane A Meehan, Miriam Keltz Pomeranz, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;Dermatology Online Journal. 2016 Dec 15
38 citations
An Update on Kaposi's Sarcoma: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Treatment.
Paul Curtiss, Lauren C. Strazzulla, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;Dermatology and Therapy. 2016 Nov 1
3 citations
Postoperative pathergic pyoderma gangrenosum after aortic aneurysm repair.
Jonathan S. Leventhal, Brook E. Tlougan, Jenny A. Mandell, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Shane A Meehan> ;International Journal of Dermatology. 2013 Nov 1
252 citations
The Agent of Bacillary Angiomatosis
D. Venes, Clay J. Cockerell, Philip M. Tierno, AlvinE. Friedman-Kien, Kwang S. Kim, Kenneth H. Wilson, Burt E. Anderson, Richard Frothingham, David A. Relman, J S Lout...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2010 Jan 14
80 citations
Glycyrrhizic acid alters Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus latency, triggering p53-mediated apoptosis in transformed B lymphocytes
Francesca Curreli, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Ornella Flore> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2005 Mar 1
6 citations
Detection and quantitation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) by a single competitive-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
Francesca Curreli, Monica A Robles, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Ornella Flore> ;Journal of Virological Methods. 2003 Feb 1
108 citations
Multicenter trial of low-dose paclitaxel in patients with advanced AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma.
Anil Tulpule, Jerome Groopman, M. Wayne Saville, William Harrington, Alvin Friedman-Kien, M A B Byron Espina, Carlos Garces, Lily Mantelle, Karl Mettinger, David T. Sc...> ;Cancer. 2002 Jul 1
23 citations
Transcriptional Downregulation of ORF50/Rta by Methotrexate Inhibits the Switch of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus 8 from Latency to Lytic Re...
Francesca Curreli, Francesca Cerimele, Sumitra Muralidhar, Leonard J. Rosenthal, Ethel Cesarman, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Ornella Flore> ;Journal of Virology. 2002 May 15
39 citations
Antitumor activity of oral 9-cis-retinoic acid in HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.
Steven A. Miles, Bruce J. Dezube, Jeannette Y. Lee, Susan E. Krown, Mary A Fletcher, M. Wayne Saville, Lawrence D. Kaplan, Jerome E. Groopman, David T. Scadden, Jamie ...> ;AIDS. 2002 Feb 15
55 citations
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Can Productively Infect Primary Human Keratinocytes and Alter Their Growth Properties
Francesca Cerimele, Francesca Curreli, Scott Ely, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Ethel Cesarman, Ornella Flore> ;Journal of Virology. 2001 Mar 1
60 citations
A randomized, controlled, safety study using imiquimod for the topical treatment of anogenital warts in HIV-infected patients. Imiquimod Study Group.
Richard Gilson, Jerome L. Shupack, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Marcus A. Conant, Jonathon N. Weber, Andrew T. Nayagam, Robert V. Swann, Diane C. Pietig, Michael H. Smith, ...> ;AIDS. 1999 Dec 3
64 citations
Treatment of AIDS-related cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma with topical alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid) gel. Panretin Gel North American Study Group.
Sharon Walmsley, Donald W. Northfelt, B Melosky, M Conant, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, B Wagner> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 1999 Nov 1
18 citations
UPDATE ON CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV INFECTION
Beatriz H. Porras, Melissa I. Costner, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Clay J. Cockerell> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 1998 Sep 1
123 citations
Detection and Titration of Human Herpesvirus-8–Specific Antibodies in Sera From Blood Donors, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Patients, and Kaposi's Sarcoma Patient...
Louise G. Chatlynne, William Lapps, Michael Handy, Yao Q. Huang, Rizwan Masood, Ann S. Hamilton, Jonathan W. Said, H P Koeffler, Mark H. Kaplan, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien...> ;Blood. 1998 Jul 1
25 citations
Treatment of classic Kaposi's sarcoma with liposomal encapsulated doxorubicin.
Jacob J Gottlieb, Ken Washenik, Abraham Chachoua, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;Lancet. 1997 Nov 8
22 citations
Expression and mutation of the tumor suppressor gene p53 in AIDS- associated Kaposi's sarcoma
Jian J. Li, Yao Q. Huang, Clay J. Cockerell, Wei G. Zhang, Alexander Nicolaides, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 1997 Aug 1
5 citations
Absence of Human Herpes Virus 8 DNA Sequences in Large Granular Lymphocyte (LGL) Leukemia
Thomas P. Loughran, Lynn Abbott, Teresa C. Gentile, Jayne L. Love, Coleen K. Cunningham, Alvin Friedman-Kien, Yao-Qui Huang, Bernard J. Poiesz> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 1997 Jan 1
21 citations
Allergic reaction to varicella vaccine.
John Gerecitano, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Geoffrey D. Chazen> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1997 May 15
36 citations
Detection of the herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in matched specimens of semen and blood from patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma by polymerase chain reaction i...
Yao Qi Huang, Jian Jun Li, Bernard J. Poiesz, Mark H. Kaplan, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 1997 Jan 1
225 citations
Human herpesvirus 8 encodes a homolog of interleukin-6.
Frank Neipel, Jens Albrecht, Armin Ensser, Y.-Q. Huang, Jian Jun Li, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, Bernhard Fleckenstein> ;Journal of Virology. 1997 Jan 1
11 citations
Urine-based diagnostic technologies
Howard B. Urnovitz, William H. Murphy, Toby D. Gottfried, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;Trends in Biotechnology. 1996 Oct 1
75 citations
Localization of human herpes-like virus type 8 in vascular endothelial cells and perivascular spindle-shaped cells of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions by in situ hybridization.
Jian Jun Li, Yao Qi Huang, Clay J. Cockerell, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 1996 Jun 1
5 citations
Evidence for an effect of human leukocyte antigens on susceptibility to Kaposi's sarcoma related to charge and peptide-binding properties of class I molecules.
Michael Marmor, Robert Winchester, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Weiss Sh, Krasinski K, Saxinger Wc, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, William Dc, Demopoulos R> ;AIDS. 1995 Oct 1
4 citations
Kaposi's sarcoma : how can epidemiology help find the cause ?
Drotman Dp, Peterman Ta, Friedman-Kien Ae> ;Dermatologic Clinics. 1995 Jul 1
22 citations
Management of condylomata acuminata with Alferon N injection, interferon alfa-n3 (human leukocyte derived).
Alvin E. Friedman-Kien> ;American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1995 Apr 1
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