ABOUT BRETT KING, MD, PHD

Dr. King was the first dermatologist to show that a class of medicines called Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors were effective for treatment of alopecia areata, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis (eczema), granuloma annulare, sarcoidosis, lichen planus, and other disorders. He has advanced the use of oral minoxidil for treatment of male and female pattern hair loss (also called androgenetic alopecia) and other forms of hair loss.

After completing his medical training, Dr. King spent 14 years on the full-time faculty at the Yale School of Medicine before recently transitioning to private practice in order to focus on patient care, clinical research and medical education. He has been an investigator in numerous clinical trials, including those leading to approval of Olumiant, Litfulo and Leqselvi for treatment of alopecia areata. He lectures nationally and internationally and publishes extensively.

Dr. King was named an American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) “Patient Care Hero” for his work treating patients with severe alopecia areata. He is married to Britt Craiglow, MD, an extraordinary pediatric dermatologist who specializes in the care of children and adolescents with severe skin diseases.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

BA, University of California, Santa Cruz
PhD, Stanford University
MD, Yale University School of Medicine
Medicine Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dermatology Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Dermatology Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Learn more about Dr. King at Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut

DR. KING IN THE NEWS

Doctors Suddenly Got Way Better at Treating Eczema – Source: The Atlantic

What does your hair actually need? – Source: National Geographic

FDA approves use of Litfulo to treat severe alopecia areata in adolescents and adults – Source: Good Morning America

An Old Medicine Grows New hair for Pennies a Day, Doctors Say – Source: New York Times

F.D.A. Approves Alopecia Drug That Restores Hair Growth in Many Patients – Source: New York Times

FDA approves use of Olumiant to treat severe alopecia areata – Source: Good Morning America

EXPLAINER: Alopecia ‘strips people of their identity’ – Source: Associated Press

What causes alopecia, a ‘devastating’ hair loss condition affecting Jada Pinkett Smith – Source: CNN 

Dan Haar: Yale doc at center of alopecia breakthrough amid Hollywood drama – Source: CT Insider

People with alopecia share their stories: ‘Hair does not define any of us’ – Source: PBS News

How to treat male pattern baldness and why you might be more susceptible than most – Source: Business Insider

A Clever New Cure for Vitiligo? – Source: BBC News

A cure for baldness? Study grows hair on man with alopecia – Source: Fox & Friends

Drug gives bald man full head of hair – Source: CNN

DR. KING DISCUSSES TREATMENT OF DIFFERENT CONDITIONS

Alopecia areata treatment updates and lessons learned from recent clinical trials – Source: National Alopecia Areata Foundation

Treatment of vitiligo – Source: Global Vitiligo Foundation