Mika Tabata, MD
Department of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Williams, GE, Tabata, M, Keeling, B, Brown, M. Pigmented Cystic Masses on the Scalp. Cutis 115(5):E3-E6, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40591868.
- Tabata, M, Hodgkinson, LM, Wu, TT, Li, S, Huard, C, Zhao, S, Bennett, D, Johnson, J, Tierney, C, He, W, Buhlmann, JE, Page, KM, Johnson, K, Casciola-Rosen, L, Chung, L, Sarin, KY, Fiorentino, D. The Type I Interferon Signature Reflects Multiple Phenotypic and Activity Measures in Dermatomyositis. Arthritis and Rheumatology 75(10):1842-1849, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37096447.
- Baig, IT, Tabata, M, Jambusaria-Pahlajani, A. Aquagenic Wrinkling and Pain of The Fingertips. SKIN: Journal of Cutaneous Medicine 7(5):1030-1034, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Tabata, M, Lin, WM, Goldstein, J, Quinn, TR, Chen, ST. Localized chronic fibrosing vasculitis versus erythema elevatum diutinum. BMJ Case Reports 16(1), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36593078.
- Clawson RC, Tabata MM, Chen ST. Pemphigus vulgaris flare in a patient treated with nivolumab. Dermatol Ther 34(2):e14871, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33571394.
- Tabata MM, Chase M, Kwong BY, Novoa RA, Fernandez-Pol S. Differentiation syndrome during ivosidenib treatment with immunohistochemistry showing isocitrate dehydrogenase R132H mutation. J Cutan Pathol 47(11):1042-1045, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32588467.
- Tabata MM, Li S, Knight P, Bakker A, Sarin KY. Phenotypic heterogeneity of neurofibromatosis type 1 in a large international registry. JCI Insight 5(16), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32814709.
- Jia JL, Shen A, Tabata MM, Sarin KY. Gamification improves melanoma visual identification among high school students: Results from a randomized study. Pediatr Dermatol 37(4):752-753, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32266730.
- Tabata MM, Novoa RA, Bui NQ, Zaba LC. Successful treatment of HIV-negative Kaposi sarcoma with ipilimumab and nivolumab and concurrent management of baseline psoriasis and bullous pemphigoid. JAAD Case Rep 6(5):447-449, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32382643.
- Wang JY, Tabata MM, Pugliese S, Phillips D, Kim J, Weng WK, Kwong BY. Pityriasis rubra pilaris-like graft-vs-host disease following allogeneic stem cell transplant in two patients. Clin Case Rep 7(12):2491-2494, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31893086.
- Tabata MM, Rosenthal EL, Arbaugh CJ, Kin C, Kim E, Graham LA, Hawn MT. Trends in the Inclusion of Black and Female Surgeons in Invited Visiting Professorships. JAMA Surg 154(9):878-879, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31290945.
- Tabata MM, Kwong B. Periorbital dermatitis in patients receiving docetaxel in combination chemotherapy. BMJ Case Rep 12(7), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31331929.
- Tabata MM, Novoa RA, Martires KJ. Paraneoplastic granulomatous dermatitis in a patient with Hodgkin's disease: a diagnostic pitfall. BMJ Case Rep 2018, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30100570.
- Jarjour J, Juarez AM, Kocak DK, Liu NJ, Tabata MM, Hawthorne KM, Ramos RF, Abrams SA. A Novel Approach to Improving Fat Delivery in Neonatal Enteral Feeding. Nutrients 7(6):5051-64, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26110253.
- Tabata M, Abdelrahman K, Hair AB, Hawthorne KM, Chen Z, Abrams SA. Fortifier and cream improve fat delivery in continuous enteral infant feeding of breast milk. Nutrients 7(2):1174-83, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25679230.
- Sano Y, Kawayama I, Tabata M, Salek KA, Murakami H, Wang M, Vajtai R, Ajayan PM, Kono J, Tonouchi M. Imaging molecular adsorption and desorption dynamics on graphene using terahertz emission spectroscopy. Sci Rep 4:6046, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25116593.
Review Articles
- Clawson RC, Tabata MM, Ko JM. Management of a Child vs an Adult Presenting With Acral Lesions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Practical Review. Cutis 107(3):139-142, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33956605.
Letters to the Editor
- Nguyen, CM, Tabata, M, Robertson, J, Keeling, B, Brown, M. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Archives of Dermatological Research 316, 2024.
- Tabata MM, Choi S, Hirotsu K, Kwong B, Soleymani T. Cardiotoxicity associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in cutaneous oncology. J Am Acad Dermatol 82: 986-994, 2020.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 30, 2026