Meet Dr. Brandon Kirsch

Board-Certified Dermatologist

Dr. Brandon Kirsch’s work spans the worlds of dermatology, technology, business and law. He is a board-certified dermatologist who started his career as a lawyer and holds law degrees from the University of Western Ontario (LL.B.) and Georgetown University (LL.M. Securities and Financial Regulation). He completed medical school at Brown University, an internship at the Mayo Clinic and dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina.

Dr. Kirsch serves as Chief of Dermatology for Naples Community Hospital. He has previously worked as Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of Colorado, Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head of Dermatology at the global biopharmaceutical company Arena Pharmaceuticals, and Vice President and Medical Director at Brickell Biotech, Inc. In his roles at Arena and Brickell, he was responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the clinical science team and overseeing research studies. Dr. Kirsch has also provided strategic medical consulting for the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Dermavant Sciences, Inc.

Dr. Kirsch is a frequent contributor to the HuffPost and has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, Dermatology Times, The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The Journal of Cancer Immunology Research, The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Reason, The Wall Street Journal, The Toronto Star, The Providence Journal, and The Jacksonville Times-Union.

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MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS

Kirsch, Brandon, Stacy Smith, Nancy Seretta, and Deepak Chadha. "Home Sweat Specimen Collection as Part of Gravimetric Sweat Production Assessment for Axillary Hyperhidrosis Studies." Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD20, no. 5 (2021): 580-581.

Hobart, Jeremy, Laurie Burke, Brandon Kirsch, and Deepak Chadha. "Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Measure-Axillary (HDSM-Ax): Evaluation of Measurement Performance." Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD 20, no. 4 (2021): 410-418.

Kirsch, Brandon, Stacy Smith, Joel Cohen, Janet DuBois, Lawrence Green, Leslie Baumann, Neal Bhatia et al. "Efficacy and safety of topical sofpironium bromide gel for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis: A phase II, randomized, controlled, double-blinded trial." Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (2020).

Kirsch, B., Hoesly, P. and Sluzevich, J., 2018. Efficacy and tolerability of combination tazarotene, azelaic acid, tacrolimus, and zinc oxide for the treatment of melasma: 7101. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 79(3).

Kirsch, B. M., Burke, L., Hobart, J., Angulo, D., & Walker, P. S. (2018). The Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Measure-Axillary: Conceptualization and Development of Item Content. Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD, 17(7), 707-714.

Kirsch, Brandon, and Brian C. Drolet. "The National Resident Matching Program and Competition for Employment." JAMA 319, no. 17 (2018): 1823-1824.

Xu S, Allred J, Kirsch B, Raff A, Anderson RR, Ju W. (2016) Training the Next Generation of Innovators in Dermatology. J Invest Dermatol. 2016; 136(11):2113-2115.

Kirsch, B. M. & Cappel, M. A. (2015). Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by mifepristone. JAAD Case Reports, 1(4), 191-195.

Kirsch, B. MD & Sluzevich, J. MD. The generalized rash: part I. Differential diagnosis; The generalized rash: part II. Diagnostic approach. Frank J. Domino, MD, Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP, eds. 2015. 5-Minute Clinical Consult - 24th Ed. Philadelphia, PA. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health.

Joseph, R.W., Goedjen B., Gordon, M., Kirsch, B., Gilstrap, C., Bagaria, S. & Jambusaria, A. (2014). Lichenoid dermatitis in three patients with metastatic melanoma treated with anti-PD-1 therapy. Cancer Immunol Res. 2015; 3(1), 18-22.

Kirsch, B., Grant-Kels, J.M. & Bercovitch, L. (2013). The ethics of “Top Doctor” awards: A tangled web. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 69(5), 792-794.

Kirsch, B. & Bernstein, M. (2012). Ethical challenges with awake craniotomy for tumor. The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 39(1), 78-82.

IRB PROTOCOLS
An Open-Label Pilot Study Evaluating the Effectiveness and Tolerability of a Topical Skin Care Composition Therapy (2013-MCN-333) for the Treatment of Melasma

RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED
Mayo Clinic Accelerate Innovation Grant

VOLUNTEERISM
Advancing Innovation in Dermatology: Education Committee Founder

AREAS OF INTEREST
Acne/rosacea, pigmentary disorders, psoriasis, rashes, hyperhidrosis, hair loss, cosmetics/aging (lasers, neuromodulators and fillers), preventative and holistic medicine, and skin cancer.

Meet Dr. Brandon Kirsch

Board-Certified Dermatologist

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