Omar Bari, MD

Dr. Bari enjoys fitness classes, exploring coffee shops, and supporting his favorite sports teams.

Fun Facts

The most exotic/interesting place Dr. Bari has been to is Istanbul, Turkey.

Not everyone knows this about Dr. Bari, but he sang a cappella in college.

As a child, he wanted to be a baseball player when he grew up.

• UC San Diego School of Medicine Merck Award for Outstanding Academic Accomplishments, 2018
• Samuel B. Hamburger Thesis Award at UC San Diego School of Medicine, 2018
• Granted Harvard Initiative for Global Health Fellowship to research malnutrition in HIV-infected children in Bangalore, India, 2011
• Awarded Harvard’s Weismann Fellowship to intern at an NGO in Kolkata, India, 2010

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Chu E, Bari O, Young L. Rectal Adenocarcinoma Metastasis at Unrelated Operative Scar: Report and Review of the Literature. Accepted by Cutis 2021.
• Li NJ, Henning SM, Thames G, Bari O, et al. Almond consumption increased UVB resistance in healthy Asian women. J Cosmet Dermatol. Published online January 24, 2021. [PMID: 33491323]
• Kunz M, Bari O, Alomari AK, Somani AK. Cutaneous Metastases in a Patient With Muir-Torre Syndrome. Dermatol Surg. 2019. [PMID: 31567488]
• Bari O, Cohen PR. Pityriasis amiantacea following bone marrow transplant. Cutis. 2019;103(1):46-50. [PMID: 30758335]
• Bari O, Eilers RE, Rubin AG, Jiang SIB. Clinical Characteristics of Lower Extremity Surgical Site Infections in Dermatologic Surgery Based Upon 24-Month Retrospective Review. J Drugs Dermatol. 2018;17(7):766-771. [PMID: 30005099]
• Romero LS, Bari O, Forbess smith CJ, Schneider JA, Cohen PR. Toxic epidermal necrolysis-like acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus: report of a case and review of the literature. Dermatol Online J. 2018;24(5). [PMID: 30142736]
• Bari O, Skillman S, Lah MD, Haggstrom AN. Compound heterozygous mutations in desmoplakin associated with skin fragility, follicular hyperkeratosis, alopecia, and nail dystrophy. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018. [PMID: 29633331]
• Bari O, Vazirnia A, Cohen PR, Romero LS. Genitogluteal porokeratosis in an HIV-positive man: a case report and review of the literature on genital porokeratosis. Dermatol Online J. 2018;24(3). [PMID: 29634882]
• Bari O, Calame A, Marietti-shepherd S, Barrio VR. Pediatric penile porokeratosis: A case report. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018;35(2):e103-e104. [PMID: 29341221]
• Bari O, Cohen PR. Eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy mimicking varicella zoster infection: report in a woman with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and review of the literature. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2017;7(3):6-15. [PMID: 29085714]
• Bari O, Cohen PR. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and pregnancy: potential adverse events and pregnancy outcomes. Int J Womens Health. 2017;9:373-378. [PMID: 28603431]
• Bari O, Cohen PR. Successful Management of Zoon's Balanitis with Topical Mupirocin Ointment: A Case Report and Literature Review of Mupirocin-Responsive Balanitis Circumscripta Plasmacellularis. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2017;7(2):203-210. [PMID: 28382428.]
• Bari O, Cohen PR. Cutaneous metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil: report and review of the literature. Cureus. 2017;9(3):e1122. [PMID: 28465869]
• Bari O, Cohen PR. Tumoral melanosis associated with pembrolizumab-treated metastatic melanoma. Cureus. 2017;9(2):e1026. [PMID: 28348944]
• Bari O, Paravar T. Isotretinoin therapy for the treatment of acne in patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series and review of the literature. Dermatol Online J. 2016;22(3). [PMID: 27136632]
• Kapavarapu PK, Bari O, Perumpil M, Duggan C, Dinakar C, Krishnamurthy S, Arumugam K, Shet A. Growth patterns and anaemia status of HIV-infected children living in an institutional facility in India. Trop Med Int Health. 2012;17(8):962-71. [PMID: 22686454]
• Maisel-Campbell A, Weil A; Iyengar S, Bari O, et al. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Patients Over 85: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study. Submitted to the Annals of Internal Medicine in May 2021.

Abstracts and Poster Presentations

• Bari O, Eilers RE, Rubin AG, Jiang SI. Clinical characteristics of lower extremity surgical wound infections in dermatologic surgery: the case for doxycycline prophylaxis based upon a 2-year retrospective review. March 7, 2016. American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. Oral presentation and poster presentation. Oral presentation and poster display.
• Rappazzo K, Bari O, Carlos CA. Evaluation of inflammatory markers in squamous cell carcinoma of HIV-positive patients compared with HIV negative controls. 2015 CalDerm Symposium. Santa Barbara, California. Poster display.
• Bari O, Smith CF, Schneider JA, Cohen PR, Romero LS. Erythema multiforme major to mycophenolate mofetil in a man with systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as bullous photosensitivity. Submitted for 2017 CalDerm Symposium. Santa Barbara, California. Poster display.