Mackenzie R Wehner, MD, MPhil
Department of Health Services Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2014 | Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2013 | University of Cambridge, Newnham College, Cambridge, GBR, MPhil (Master of Philosophy), Epidemiology |
| 2008 | Yale University, Hopper (Calhoun) College, New Haven, CT, USA, BS, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2019 | Associate Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2017-2019 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Residency, Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2014-2015 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012-2013 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship, Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
Board Certifications
| 2018 | American Board of Dermatology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2018 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Deputy Chair, American Academy of Dermatology Derm-Epi Expert Resource Group, Des Plaines, IL, 2021 - 2023
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | Selected Participant, Butler-Williams Scholars Program, NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
| 2019 | Albert M. Kligman/Society for Investigative Dermatology Travel Fellowship Award |
| 2017 | American DermatoEpidemiology Network (ADEN) Trainee Award |
| 2017 | Women’s Dermatologic Society Mentorship Award |
| 2016 | International DermatoEpidemiology Association Congress and Keratinocyte Carcinoma Consortium Scholarship |
| 2013 | Alan and Ruth Borenstein Medical Scholarship, Stanford University School of Medicine |
| 2012 | Distinction in the M.Phil thesis, the M.Phil examinations, and the M.Phil degree, University of Cambridge |
| 2012 | Alan and Ruth Borenstein Medical Scholarship, Stanford University School of Medicine |
| 2012 | Stanford Medical Scholars Research Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine |
| 2011 | Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship, University of Cambridge |
| 2009 | Stanford Medical Scholars Research Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine |
| 2008 | Distinction in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University |
| 2008 | Cum Laude, Yale University |
| 2007 | Richter Fellowship, Yale University |
| 2007 | Robert C. Bates Fellowship, Yale University |
| 2006 | Harvey Cushing Fellowship in Science, Yale University |
| 2004 | Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, Yale University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Nowakowska MK, Kim T, Thompson MT, Bolton KL, Deswal A, Lin SH, Scheet P, Wehner MR, Nead KT. Association of clonal hematopoiesis mutations with clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Hematol 97(4):411-420, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35015316.
- Bommareddy K, Hamade H, Lopez-Olivo MA, Wehner MR, Tosh T, Barbieri JS. Association of Spironolactone Use With Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Dermatol 158(3):275-282, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35138351.
- Wehner MR, Niu J, Wheless L, Baker LX, Cohen OG, Margolis DJ, Giordano SH, Shin TM. Risks of Multiple Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Cohort Study in 2 Administrative Data Sets. JAMA Dermatol 157(12):e214148, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34668933.
- Brown AM, Li Y, Hinkston CL, Giordano SH, Wehner MR. Use of Indoor Tanning Diagnosis Codes in Claims Data. JID Innov 1(4):100048, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34909745.
- Nowakowska MK, Lei X, Thompson MT, Shaitelman SF, Wehner MR, Woodward WA, Giordano SH, Nead KT. Association of statin use with clinical outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. Cancer 127(22):4142-4150, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34342892.
- Nead KT, Hinkston CL, Linos E, Giordano SH, Wehner MR. American Board of Medical Specialties Board Examination Lactation Accommodation Policies. JAMA Intern Med 181(10):e212536, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34180945.
- Rahib L, Wehner MR, Matrisian LM, Nead KT. Estimated Projection of US Cancer Incidence and Death to 2040. JAMA Netw Open 4(4):e214708, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33825840.
- Thompson MR, Niu J, Lei X, Nowakowska M, Wehner MR, Giordano SH, Nead KT. Association of Endocrine Therapy and Dementia in Women with Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press) 13:219-224, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33854369.
- Noe MH, Shin DB, Wehner MR, Margolis DJ, Gelfand JM. Opioid Prescribing in Adults with and without Psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol 83(6):1777-1779, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32246971.
- Wehner MR, Li Y, Nead KT. Comparison of the Proportions of Female and Male Corresponding Authors in Preprint Research Repositories Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open 3(9):e2020335, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32940678.
- Cohen OG, Margolis DJ, Wehner MR. The validity of diagnostic and treatment codes for actinic keratosis in electronic health records. Br J Dermatol 182(6):1487-1488, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32940678.
- Wehner MR, Micheletti R, Noe MH, Linos E, Margolis DJ, Naik HB. Hidradenitis suppurativa encounters in a national electronic health record database notable for low dermatology utilization, infrequent biologic prescriptions, and frequent opiate prescriptions. J Am Acad Dermatol 82(5):1239-1241, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31866261.
- Wehner MR, Kwong PL, Kurichi JE, Xie D, Hennessy S, Margolis DJ. Patient-reported health not associated with keratinocyte carcinoma treatment choice in a Medicare cohort of older adults. Br J Dermatol 182(4):1059-1061, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31539166.
- Cenzer I, Nkansah-Mahaney N, Wehner MR, Chren MM, Berger T, Covinsky K, Berger K, Abuabara K, Linos E. A multiyear cross-sectional study of U.S. national prescribing patterns of first-generation sedating antihistamines in older adults with skin disease. Br J Dermatol 182(3):763-769, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31021412.
- Adekunle L, Chen R, Morrison L, Halley M, Eng V, Hendlin Y, Wehner MR, Chren MM, Linos E. Association between financial links to indoor tanning industry and conclusions of published studies on indoor tanning: systematic review. BMJ 368:m7, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32019742.
- Shukla N, Wehner MR, Morrison L, Naik HB, Linos E. Gender equity improving among award winners and leaders at the Society for Investigative Dermatology. J Invest Dermatol 139(10):2215-2217, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31445922.
- Morrison L, Chen C, Torres JS, Wehner MR, Junn A, Linos E. Facebook advertising for cancer prevention: a pilot study. Br J Dermatol 181(4):858-859, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30972743.
- Nead KT, Wehner MR, Mitra N. The Use of "Trend" Statements to Describe Statistically Nonsignificant Results in the Oncology Literature. JAMA Oncol 4(12):1778-1779, 2018. PMID: 30347042.
- Wehner MR, Dalma N, Landefeld C, Pare-Anastasiadou A, Koutelidas I, Chren MM, Aji N, Teng CE, Koenig BA, Tang J, Covinsky K, Linos E. Natural history of lesions suspicious for basal cell carcinoma in older adults in Ikaria, Greece. Br J Dermatol 179(3):767-768, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29741766.
- Wehner MR, Cidre Serrano W, Nosrati A, Schoen PM, Chren MM, Boscardin J, Linos E. All-cause mortality in patients with basal and squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Acad Dermatol 78(4):663-672.e3, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29146125.
- Wehner MR, Nead KT, Linos E. Correlation Among Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Internet Searches in the United States. JAMA Dermatol 153(9):911-914, 2017. PMID: 28658470.
- Falzone AE, Brindis CD, Chren MM, Junn A, Pagoto S, Wehner MR, Linos E. Teens, Tweets, and Tanning Beds: Rethinking the Use of Social Media for Skin Cancer Prevention. Am J Prev Med 53(3S1):S86-S94, 2017. PMID: 28818251.
- Wehner MR, Nead KT, Lipoff JB. Association Between Gender and Drug Cost for Over-the-Counter Minoxidil. JAMA Dermatol 153(8):825-826, 2017. PMID: 28593214.
- Wehner MR, Levandoski KA, Kulldorff M, Asgari MM. Research Techniques Made Simple: An Introduction to Use and Analysis of Big Data in Dermatology. J Invest Dermatol 137(8):e153-e158, 2017. PMID: 28735616.
- Brown G, Wang E, Leon A, Huynh M, Wehner MR, Matro R, Linos E, Liao W, Haemel A. Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor-induced psoriasis: Systematic review of clinical features, histopathological findings, and management experience. J Am Acad Dermatol 76(2):334-341, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27720274.
- Seidenberg AB, Pagoto SL, Vickey TA, Linos E, Wehner MR, Costa RD, Geller AC. Tanning bed burns reported on Twitter: over 15,000 in 2013. Transl Behav Med 6(2):271-6, 2016. PMID: 27356997.
- Wehner MR, Nead KT, Linos K, Linos E. Plenty of moustaches but not enough women: cross sectional study of medical leaders. BMJ 351:h6311, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26673637.
- Nead KT, Li A, Wehner MR|, Neupane B, Gustafsson S, Butterworth A, Engert JC, Davis AD, Hegele RA, Miller R, den Hoed M, Khaw KT, Kilpeläinen TO, Wareham N, Edwards TL, Hallmans G, Varga TV, Kardia SL, Smith JA, Zhao W, Faul JD, Weir D, Mi J, Xi B, Quinteros SC, Cooper C, Sayer AA, Jameson K, Grøntved A, Fornage M, Sidney S, Hanis CL, Highland HM, Häring HU, Heni M, Lasky-Su J, Weiss ST, Gerhard GS, Still C, Melka MM, Pausova Z, Paus T, Grant SF, Hakonarson H, Price RA, Wang K, Scherag A, Hebebrand J, Hinney A, BioBank Japan, AGEN-BMI, GIANT Consortium, Franks PW, Frayling TM, McCarthy MI, Hirschhorn JN, Loos RJ, Ingelsson E, Gerstein HC, Yusuf S, Beyene J, Anand SS, Meyre D. Contribution of common non-synonymous variants in PCSK1 to body mass index variation and risk of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis with evidence from up to 331 175 individuals. Hum Mol Genet 24(12):3582-94, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25784503.
- Wehner MR, Linos E, Parvataneni R, Stuart SE, Boscardin WJ, Chren MM. Timing of subsequent new tumors in patients who present with basal cell carcinoma or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. JAMA Dermatol 151(4):382-8, 2015. PMID: 25588079.
- Sanlorenzo M, Wehner MR, Linos E, Kornak J, Kainz W, Posch C, Vujic I, Johnston K, Gho D, Monico G, McGrath JT, Osella-Abate S, Quaglino P, Cleaver JE, Ortiz-Urda S. The risk of melanoma in airline pilots and cabin crew: a meta-analysis. JAMA Dermatol 151(1):51-8, 2015. PMID: 25188246.
- Wehner MR, Chren MM, Shive ML, Resneck JS, Pagoto S, Seidenberg AB, Linos E. Twitter: an opportunity for public health campaigns. Lancet 384(9938):131-2, 2014. PMID: 25016994.
- Wehner MR, Chren MM, Nameth D, Choudhry A, Gaskins M, Nead KT, Boscardin WJ, Linos E. International prevalence of indoor tanning: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Dermatol 150(4):390-400, 2014. PMID: 24477278.
- Priest JR, Nead KT, Wehner MR, Cooke JP, Leeper NJ. Self-reported history of childhood smoking is associated with an increased risk for peripheral arterial disease independent of lifetime smoking burden. PLoS One 9(2):e88972, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24558458.
- Shive M, Linos E, Berger T, Wehner MR, Chren MM. Itch as a patient-reported symptom in ambulatory care visits in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol 69(4):550-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23870201.
- Linos E, Wehner MR, Frosch DL, Walter L, Chren MM. Patient-reported problems after office procedures. JAMA Intern Med 173(13):1249-50, 2013. PMID: 23689235.
- Auerbach LJ, Galvez MG, De Clerck BK, Glotzbach J, Wehner MR, Chang EI, Gurtner GC, Auerbach PS. A novel mouse model for frostbite injury. Wilderness Environ Med 24(2):94-104, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23481507.
- Nead KT, Zhou MJ, Caceres RD, Sharp SJ, Wehner MR, Olin JW, Cooke JP, Leeper NJ. Usefulness of the addition of beta-2-microglobulin, cystatin C and C-reactive protein to an established risk factors model to improve mortality risk prediction in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Am J Cardiol 111(6):851-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23290308.
- Wehner MR, Shive ML, Chren MM, Han J, Qureshi AA, Linos E. Indoor tanning and non-melanoma skin cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 345:e5909, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23033409.
- Hodges MR, Wehner MR, Aungst J, Smith JC, Richerson GB. Transgenic mice lacking serotonin neurons have severe apnea and high mortality during development. J Neurosci 29(33):10341-9, 2009. PMID: 19692608.
- Omenetto FG, Wolchover NA, Wehner MR, Ross M, Efimov A, Taylor AJ, Kumar VV, George AK, Knight JC, Joly NY, Russell PS. Spectrally smooth supercontinuum from 350 nm to 3 mum in sub-centimeter lengths of soft-glass photonic crystal fibers. Opt Express 14(11):4928-34, 2006. PMID: 19516652.
Invited Articles
- Wehner MR. Comparing the efficacy of field treatments for actinic keratosis: A critical appraisal of a randomized trial in the New England Journal of Medicine. Br J Dermatol 182(6):1343-1344, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31529471.
- Wehner MR, Nead KT. Can Google help us fight cancer?. Lancet Oncol 19(7):867, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30084368.
Editorials
- Wehner MR. Clinical Evidence on "Watchful Waiting" in Basal Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Dermatol 157(10):1161-1162, 2021. PMID: 34495289.
- Wehner MR. Underestimation of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Incidence, Even in Cancer Registries. JAMA Dermatol 156(12):1290-1291, 2020. PMID: 33112371.
- Barbieri JS, Wehner MR. Systematic reviews in dermatology: opportunities for improvement. Br J Dermatol 182(6):1329-1330, 2020. PMID: 31863474.
- Wehner MR. WHO can decrease indoor tanning?. Br J Dermatol 182(4):824, 2020. PMID: 31849050.
- Wehner MR. Increasing the confidence (intervals) in dermatology research. Br J Dermatol 180(4):693-694, 2019. PMID: 30933347.
- Wehner MR, Naik HB, Linos E. Gender Equity in Clinical Dermatology-Reason for Optimism. JAMA Dermatol 155(3):284-286, 2019. PMID: 30725081.
- Wehner MR, Linos E. One More Reason to Continue Drinking Coffee-It May Be Good for Your Skin. JAMA Dermatol 154(12):1385-1386, 2018. PMID: 30347020.
- Wehner MR. Sunscreen and melanoma prevention: evidence and expectations. Br J Dermatol 178(1):15-16, 2018. PMID: 29357579.
Letters to the Editor
- Wehner MR, Linos E, Boscardin WJ, Chren MM. Competing Risk of Death in Kaplan-Meier Curves When Analyzing Subsequent Keratinocyte Cancer-Reply. JAMA Dermatol 152: 494-5, 2016.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Actinic Keratoses and Skin Cancer: Risks and Risk Reduction |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | UT System Rising STARs Award |
| Funding Source: | The University of Texas System |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Melanoma Risks and Risk Prediction in Patients with Actinic Keratosis |
| Funding Source: | Melanoma Research Foundation Career Development Award |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | Skin Cancer Risks and Risk Prediction in Patients with Actinic Keratosis |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
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CV information above last modified February 27, 2024