Education
Dr. Aboul-Fettouh graduated Cum Laude from Rice University before attending the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, where he graduated at the top of his class with a 4.0 GPA. In his junior year of medical school, he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, a national honor medical society. He completed his training in dermatology at the UT-Health Science Center in Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center, before completing a fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery, cutaneous oncology, and reconstructive surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Micrographic Surgery & Dermatologic Oncology (Mohs) fellowship
Mayo Clinic. Rochester, MN
July 2022 - August 2023
Dermatology Residency
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston & MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX
2019 - 2022
Internship
Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in association with HCA Healthcare. Denver, CO
2018 - 2019
Doctor of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Science
Cum Laude, Biochemistry & Cell Biology with Distinction in Creative Works and Research. Rice University, Houston TX
2010 - 2014
Publications
O’Hern K, Aboul-Fettouh N, Vidal NY. Rapid Pearl: Using OCT to prevent epidermal dropdown of thin tissue. American College of Mohs Surgery 55th Annual Meeting. Oral Presentation. May 4-7, 2023.
Aboul-Fettouh N, Yao CJ, Torbeck RL. The Mohs Surgery Job Market: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Current and Recently Graduated Mohs Surgery Fellows. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2022 Annual Meeting. Oral presentation (recorded). October 6-10, 2022.
Valek S, Aboul-Fettouh N, Rogge M. Hit the Road JAK! An Atypical Infection While on the Oral JAK Inhibitor Tofacitinib. Texas Dermatology Society Spring Meeting. Poster presentation. April 29-30, 2022.
Okwara C, Aboul-Fettouh N, Pacha O. Promising advances in Vitiligo Treatment. Texas Dermatology Society Spring Meeting. Poster presentation. April 29-30, 2022.
Lee K, Aboul-Fettouh N, Kash N, Kroger K, Silapunt S. Reddit and Dermatology: Analyzing user-submitted posts seeking dermatologic advice on r/SkincareAddiction and r/DermatologyQuestions. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Oral Presentation. March 25th, 2022
Aboul-Fettouh N, Silapunt S, Mays S, Nguyen T. Intra-Cavitary Foam Sclerotherapy in Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2021 Annual Meeting. Oral presentation (recorded). October 14-17, 2021.
Aboul-Fettouh N, Chen L, Ma J, Patel J, Migden MR. PD-1 Inhibitors for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2021 Annual Meeting. Oral presentation (recorded). October 14-17, 2021.
Robinson C, Aboul-Fettouh N, Hansen T, Auh SL, MacFarlane DF. The Navicular Graft for Reconstructing Deep Alar Defects. Cureus. 2021 Jul 27;13(7):e16657. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16657.
Karri P, Freemyer B, Aboul-Fettouh N, Patel AB, Curry JL, Rogge M. Plasma Cell Myeloma with Immature Plasma Cells in the Skin Arising Within Chronic Stasis Dermatitis. JAAD Case Reports. 2020 Nov 6;7:26-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.10.031
Aboul-Fettouh N, Nguyen KD, Dominguez AR. Retiform Purpura as a Sign of Necrotizing Cellulitis in an Immunocompetent Boy. Pediatric Emergency Care, 2020 Nov;36(11):e646-e648. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002251
Yen S, Trimmer KA, Aboul‐Fettouh N, Mullen RD, Culver JC, Dickinson ME, Behringer RR, Eisenhoffer GT. CreLite : An Optogenetically Controlled Cre/ loxP System Using Red Light. Developmental Dynamics. 2020 Nov;249(11):1394-1403. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.232
Choudhery S, Xi Y, Chen H, Aboul-Fettouh N, Goldenmerry Y, Ho C, Viroslav H, Zhang C, Goudreau S. Readability and Quality of Online Patient Education Material on Websites of Breast Imaging Centers. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2020 Oct;17(10):1245-1251. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.04.016
Aboul-Fettouh N, Marzolf S, Smith JM, Srivastava D, Nijhawan RI. Patient Satisfaction and Preference for Absorbable versus Nonabsorbable Sutures for Linear Repairs. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2018 Feb;79(3), 561-562. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.020
Aboul-Fettouh N, Pandya AG. Epidemiology of Vitiligo. In S. Gupta, M.J. Olsson, D. Parsad, H. Lim, N. van Geel, & A. Pandya (Eds.), Vitiligo: Medical and Surgical Management (1st ed., pp. xv-xviii) 2018. Wiley-Blackwell
Aboul-Fettouh N, Nijhawan RI. Aggressive squamous cell carcinoma in a patient on the Janus kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib. JAAD Case Reports, 2018 Apr;4(5), 455-457. doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2018.01.001
Aboul-Fettouh, N, Hinojosa J, Tovar-Garza A, Pandya AG. The majority of patients presenting with vitiligo have a clinical sign of activity. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2017 Oct;77(4), 774-775. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2017.05.027
Aboul-Fettouh, N, Olson JS. Rationally Designing Recombinant Hemoglobin with Higher Affinity for Heme. Senior Thesis. 2014 May. Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX
Oral and Poster Presentations
O’Hern K, Aboul-Fettouh N, Vidal NY. Rapid Pearl: Using OCT to prevent epidermal dropdown of thin tissue. American College of Mohs Surgery 55th Annual Meeting. Oral Presentation. May 4-7, 2023.
Aboul-Fettouh N, Yao CJ, Torbeck RL. The Mohs Surgery Job Market: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Current and Recently Graduated Mohs Surgery Fellows. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2022 Annual Meeting. Oral presentation (recorded). October 6-10, 2022.
Valek S, Aboul-Fettouh N, Rogge M. Hit the Road JAK! An Atypical Infection While on the Oral JAK Inhibitor Tofacitinib. Texas Dermatology Society Spring Meeting. Poster presentation. April 29-30, 2022.
Okwara C, Aboul-Fettouh N, Pacha O. Promising advances in Vitiligo Treatment. Texas Dermatology Society Spring Meeting. Poster presentation. April 29-30, 2022.
Lee K, Aboul-Fettouh N, Kash N, Kroger K, Silapunt S. Reddit and Dermatology: Analyzing user-submitted posts seeking dermatologic advice on r/SkincareAddiction and r/DermatologyQuestions. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Oral Presentation. March 25th, 2022
Aboul-Fettouh N, Silapunt S, Mays S, Nguyen T. Intra-Cavitary Foam Sclerotherapy in Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2021 Annual Meeting. Oral presentation (recorded). October 14-17, 2021.
Aboul-Fettouh N, Chen L, Ma J, Patel J, Migden MR. PD-1 Inhibitors for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2021 Annual Meeting. Oral presentation (recorded). October 14-17, 2021.
Aboul-Fettouh N, Richard Torbeck. Patient Satisfaction in Dermatologic Surgery: A Review of What We Have Learned So Far. Oral presentation (recorded). American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2021 Annual Meeting. October 14-17, 2021.
Sodha P, Wang J, Aboul-Fettouh N, Martin K, Geronemus R, Friedman P. Novel Large Spot Size 595 nm, High-Energy, Pulsed Dye Laser Reduces Number of Treatments for Improvement of Adult and Pediatric Port Wine Birthmarks. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery 2021 Annual Meeting. Oral Presentation. May 15-16, 2021
Aboul-Fettouh N, Silapunt S, Mays S, Nguyen T. Intra-Cavitary Foam Sclerotherapy in Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp. European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Spring Symposium 2021. Poster presentation. Virtual. May 06-07, 2021
Aboul-Fettouh N, Patel J, Migden MR. Everything, including Basal Cell Carcinoma, is Bigger in Texas: Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the Treatment of Tattoo-Associated Non-melanoma Skin Cancer. Texas Dermatological Society Spring Meeting 2021. Virtual. Poster presentation. April 30-May 1, 2021
Aboul-Fettouh N, Chen L, Silapunt S, Migden MR. Variability in the Dosing of PD1 Inhibitors Used for Treatment of Non-melanoma Skin Cancers. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Virtual. Poster presentation. April 23-25, 2021
Siller A, Jebain, J, Shalabi M, Aboul-Fettouh N, Tyring S. A Recurrent, Painful, and Vesicular Rash in a Dermatomal Distribution. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. Virtual. Poster presentation. April 23-25, 2021
Aboul-Fettouh, N, Chen L, Silapunt S, Migden MR. PD-1 Inhibitors for Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma: Where Do We Stand? 10th World Congress of Melanoma in Conjunction with the 17th European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO) Congress Interactive Virtual Meeting. Virtual. Poster presentation. April 15-17, 2021
Sodha P, Martin K, Aboul-Fettouh N, Friedman P. Enhanced Clearance of Port Wine Stains with Fewer Treatments with a Novel Large spot, Higher Energy Pulse Dye Laser versus Previous Generation PDL. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2020 Annual Meeting. Virtual. Poster presentation. October 9-11, 2020
Aboul-Fettouh N, Siller A, Jebain, J, Shalabi M, Tyring S. Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis Misdiagnosed as Recurrent Herpes Zoster. Texas Dermatologic Society Annual Fall Meeting. Poster presentation. September 25-26, 2020
Ibraheim M, Aboul-Fettouh N, Jenkinson H, Jahan-Tigh R. HLA-B27 Negative Reactive Arthritis with Extensive Mucocutaneous Involvement. Texas Dermatologic Society Annual Fall Meeting. Poster presentation. September 25-26, 2020
Aboul-Fettouh N, Srivastava D, Nijhawan RI. Neurotoxin for a Scleroderma Patient with Ulceration from Raynaud’s. American Academy of Dermatology 2018 Annual Meeting. Poster presentation. February 16-20, 2018
Aboul-Fettouh N, Marzolf S, Smith JM, Srivastava D, Nijhawan RI. Patient Satisfaction and Preference of Absorbable versus Nonabsorable Sutures for Linear Repairs. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery 2017 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, United States. Poster presentation. October 5-8, 2017
Reviewer
Dermatologic Surgery (2024)
JAAD Case Reports (2024 )
JAAD Internatioal (2024)
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) (2023 - Current)
American Journal of Clinical dermatology (2022)
Awards
Distinguished Rice University Community Associate 2023-2024, Houston, TX.
2021 ASDS Young Investigators Writing Competition Award Recipient. Chicago, IL 2021 “Intra-Cavitary Foam Sclerotherapy in Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp”
Junior Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, UT Southwestern Medical School. Dallas, TX. February 2017
National Finalist, Undergraduate Public Policy Competition, Baker Institute of Public Policy. Houston, TX. August 2013. Aboul-Fettouh, Nader; Hsieh, Alan; Lin, Kevin “Addressing the Threat Posed by the Growing Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.”
Lectures
"A Murt talk on med school, residency, fellowship, dermatology, and the realm of medicine" Lecture provided to Rice University students at McMurtry residential college. March 3rd 2024
"Surgical tips & tricks" Lecture provided to dermatology residents at University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston program. February 16th, 2024
"The Dermatology Job Hunt" Lecture provided to dermatology residents at University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston program. June 6th 2023
Miscellaneous
McMurtry Community Associate, Rice University. Houston, TX (2023 - current)
JAAD Editorial Mentorship Program (Mentee), (2023 - current)
Consulted for Rice University design project regarding a pediatric burn scar management device - Discussed scar development and treatment options in dermatologic surgery with design team. October 2023
