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Nneamaka Ezekwe, MD, FAAD

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Nneamaka Ezekwe, MD, FAAD, earned her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson in 2019. After completing an internship at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in McAllen, she went on to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Dermatology, to complete her residency in 2024, serving as chief resident her final year. Dr. Ezekwe joined Kelsey-Seybold in September 2024.

Dr. Ezekwe is a first-generation Nigerian American who was inspired to become the first physician in my family so that she could help and inspire the next generation. With an inherent natural desire to help others, Dr. Ezekwe sees patients for all Dermatology concerns and has a particular interest in skin of color dermatoses, photomedicine, surgical procedures of dermatological diseases, and hidradenitis suppurativa or inverted acne. Her favorite part of practicing medicine is seeing her patients’ diseases improve.

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: September 2024

Awards & Publications

Awards

  • 2022 - AAD AMA Resident and Fellow Section Delegate for 2022-2024
  • 2022 - AAD World Congress of Dermatology Scholarship Recipient
  • 2021 - Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation Danby Grant Recipient
  • 2017 - RESULTS REAL Change Global Health Organizing and Advocacy Fellowship
  • 2017 - UMMC/Mississippi State Medical Association Voting Student Delegate
  • 2015 - UMMC Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation Institutional Scholarship Recipient

Publications

Ezekwe N, King M, Hollinger JC. The Use of Natural Ingredients in the Treatment of Alopecias with an Emphasis on Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: A Systematic Review. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2020 Aug;13(8):23-27. Epub 2020 Aug 1. PMID: 33178378; PMCID: PMC7595365. 

Ezekwe NC, Oberoi JK, Brodell RT. Multiple Nevi in a 6-year-old Boy. Pediatr Rev. 2020 Oct;41(Suppl 1):S75-S78. doi: 10.1542/pir.2018-0225. PMID: 33004589. 

Ezekwe N, Maghfour J, Kohli I. Visible Light and the Skin. Photochem Photobiol. 2022 Apr 16. doi: 10.1111/php.13634. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35429353. 

Ezekwe N, Ozog DM, Hamzavi IH. Response to: "Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa using a long-pulsed hair removal neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser: A multicenter, prospective, randomized, intraindividual, comparative trial". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Feb;86(2):e69-e70. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.06.890. Epub 2021 Jul 19. PMID: 34293391. 

Ezekwe, N, Parks-Miller, Angie, Hamzavi, Iltefat. The Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association: 11/12 2021 - Volume 13 - Issue 6 - p 338-339 doi: 10.1097/JDN.0000000000000647 

Ezekwe N, Neelam R, Jones BA, Ozog DM, Hamzavi IH. Retrospective study of keloid formation after CO2 excision therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Mar 10:S0190-9622(23)00359-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.03.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36905960. 

Smith J, Ezekwe N, Pourang A, Hamzavi I. Multifocal myositis and elevated creatine phosphokinase associated with the use of ustekinumab for hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol. 2021 Jun;184(6):1181-1182. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19762. Epub 2021 Mar 1. PMID: 33370450. 

Post NF, Ezekwe N, Narayan VS, Bekkenk MW, Van Geel N, Hamzavi I, Passeron T, Wolkerstorfer A. The use of lasers in vitiligo, an overview. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Jun;36(6):779-789. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18005. Epub 2022 Mar 1. PMID: 35176186; PMCID: PMC9314124.

Pourang A, Tisack A, Ezekwe N, Torres AE, Kohli I, Hamzavi IH, Lim HW. Effects of visible light on mechanisms of skin photoaging. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2022 May;38(3):191-196. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12736. Epub 2021 Oct 8. PMID: 34585779. 

Pourang A, Dourra M, Ezekwe N, Kohli I, Hamzavi I, Lim HW. The potential effect of Polypodium leucotomos extract on ultraviolet- and visible light-induced photoaging. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2021 Sep;20(9):1229-1238. doi: 10.1007/s43630021-00087-x. Epub 2021 Aug 27. PMID: 34449075. 

Ayyala MS, Coughlin JW, Martin L, Henderson J, Ezekwe N, Clark JM, Appel LJ, Bennett WL. Perspectives of pregnant and postpartum women and obstetric providers to promote healthy lifestyle in pregnancy and after delivery: a qualitative in depth interview study. BMC Womens Health. 2020 Mar 4;20(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-0896-x. PMID: 32131832; PMCID: PMC7057562.

 

Hobbies & Interests

Outside of caring for patients, Dr. Ezekwe loves traveling, biking, hiking, being social, and attending events.

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 2019

Internship/Residency

  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Dermatology, 2024

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology
Dr. Ezekwe is a member of the Skin of Color Society and the National Medical Association.

Locations

Meyerland Clinic

560 Meyerland Plaza Mall,
Houston, TX 77096

Get Directions 713-442-3222

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