Kimberly D. Morel, MD
Kimberly D. Morel, MD
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors

Kimberly D. Morel, MD

Pediatric Dermatology
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One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors
Specialties
Pediatrics, Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, more

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ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown

51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown

155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
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  • AETNA
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • Amida Care
  • CIGNA
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Fidelis Care
  • Healthfirst
  • Local 1199
  • Magnacare (National)
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • MVP Health Care
  • Quality Health Management
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • VNSNY CHOICE
  • WellCare
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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About Kimberly D. Morel, MD

Dr. Kimberly Morel is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. She joined the staff of NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in 2003.


Dr. Morel received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York. She completed her residency training in both Pediatrics and Dermatology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University and was a fellow in Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at the Children's Hospital, San Diego, University of California, San Diego. She is board certified in Pediatrics, Dermatology as well as Pediatric Dermatology.


Dr. Morel directs the Pediatric Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Interdisciplinary Clinic at Columbia. The EB Clinic, which was initiated by Dr. Morel in June 2007, provides comprehensive outpatient consultation, consisting of various sub-specialists, such as dermatologists, occupational and physical tharapists, nutritionists, and social workers, who have expertise in treating the multiple aspects of EB. She is a also a member of the Vascular Anomalies Clinic (VAC) and the Pediatric Cutaneous Oncology Clinic (PCOC). Dr. Morel performs pulsed dye laser therapy for vascular birthmarks. She is the author of several articles and book chapters regarding skin conditions in pediatric patients.


Dr. Morel is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a member of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, Hemangioma Investigator Group, the Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinical Research Concortium, and is on the executive committee of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA).


Board Certifications

  • Dermatology
  • Pediatric Dermatology
  • Pediatrics
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Expertise

  • Acne

  • Adolescent Dermatology

  • Atopic Dermatitis

  • Birthmark

  • Capillary Malformation

  • Eczema

  • Epidermolysis Bullosa

  • Genetic Skin Disease

  • Hair Loss

  • Hair, Nails, and Skin Conditions

  • Hemangioma

  • Inflammatory Skin Diseases

  • Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome

  • Laser Surgery

  • Lymphangioma

  • Lymphatic Malformation

  • Mole

  • Mole and Wart Removal

  • Molluscum Contagiosum

  • Pediatric Acne

  • Pediatric Dermatitis

  • Pediatric Eczema

  • Pediatric Hair Loss

  • Pediatric Warts

  • PHACE Syndrome

  • Phototherapy

  • PIK3-related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS, CLOVES, MCAP)

  • Port Wine Stain

  • Psoriasis

  • Skin Cancer

  • Strawberry Birthmark

  • Sturge Weber Syndrome

  • Tufted Angioma

  • Vascular Birthmark

  • Vascular Malformation

  • Vascular Tumor

  • Warts

  • Wound Care

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Education

  • Fellowship: University of California-San Diego Medical Center

  • Medical School: State University of New York - Downstate Health Sciences Center

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

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Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at CUMC

  • Director, Epidermolysis Bullosa Interdisciplinary Clinic

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Education

  • Fellowship: University of California-San Diego Medical Center
  • Medical School: State University of New York - Downstate Health Sciences Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at CUMC
  • Director, Epidermolysis Bullosa Interdisciplinary Clinic

Board Certifications

  • Dermatology
  • Pediatric Dermatology
  • Pediatrics