Cory L Simpson MD PhD, FAAD (He/Him)

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology

Summary

Cory Simpson, MD, is a Dermatologist based in Seattle, WA. He completed his medical degree at Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine in 2012, followed by an internal medicine internship at the University of Chicago. His residency in dermatology was at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Penn Medicine. Dr. Simpson is currently an Assistant Professor at UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center, and also serves as Attending Physician at multiple other medical institutions. He specializes in general dermatology, pemphigus, pemphigoid diseases, and complex medical dermatology. Dr. Simpson has numerous publications and has received several honors and awards for his work, including the PennCARES Grant for Community Outreach and the Chief Resident, Dermatology honor from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

PennCARES Grant for Community Outreach University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2016
Travel Award American Society for Cell Biology, 2016
Chief Resident, Dermatology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015-2016
Keio University Resident Exchange Program Department of Dermatology, Keio University, Tokyo, 2015
Intern of the Year NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2012-2013
Young Investigator Award International Pemphigus Meeting, 2009
Presidential Fellowship The Graduate School, Northwestern University, 2007-2009
Travel Fellowship Society for Investigative Dermatology, 2007-2008
Spector Prize for Best Undergraduate Thesis Department of Biology, Washington University, 2003
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar 2002
National Merit Scholar 1999
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PubMed

2 citations
Pumping the Breaks on Acantholytic Skin Disorders: Targeting Calcium Pumps, Desmosomes, and Downstream Signaling in Darier, Hailey-Hailey, and Grover Disease.
Robert M Harmon, Jessica L Ayers, Erin F McCarthy, Andrew P Kowalczyk, Kathleen J Green
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2025-03-01
ERK hyperactivation in epidermal keratinocytes impairs intercellular adhesion and drives Grover disease pathology.
Cory L Simpson, Afua Tiwaa, Shivam A Zaver, Christopher J Johnson, Emily Y Chu
JCI Insight. 2024-11-08
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Genetic Tools for Cell Lineage Tracing and Profiling Developmental Trajectories in the Skin.
Jenny F Nathans, Jessica L Ayers, Jay Shendure, Cory L Simpson
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2024-05-01

Philadelphia Dermatologist Recognized for Providing Free Care for Uninsured PatientsDecember 19th, 2019
Teletriage Connects Uninsured with Timely Dermatologist CareJune 13th, 2019

Delineating pathogenic effects of ATP2C1 loss-of-function in human keratinocytes and organotypic epidermis to identify therapeutic strategies for Hailey-Hailey diseaseUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2024–2025
Mechanisms of reticulophagy and ER stress mitigation in epidermisUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2023–2025
Mini-grant, Penn Skin Biology and Disease Resource-based CenterNIAMS/NIH2017–2018
Carson Research Scholar AwardAmerican Skin Association2017–2018
Research GrantLa-Roche Posay North American Foundation2016–2017
Research GrantDermatology Foundation2016–2017