I believe in working with families to understand their concerns and act in the best interest of their child.
About Vanessa Gildenstern, MD
Vanessa Gildenstern, MD, is an urgent care physician at Phoenix Children's.
Dr. Gildenstern graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor's degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where she was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed her pediatric residency and pediatric dermatology fellowship training at Phoenix Children's in Phoenix.
She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology. Dedicated to training the next generation of physicians, Dr. Gildenstern spent more than a decade of her career with a special focus on graduate medical education. She has presented at graduate medical education conferences hosted by Phoenix Children's on topics such as infectious diseases in dermatology and vascular lesions. Dr. Gildenstern has also published research in peer-reviewed publications, including Pediatric Dermatology and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Case Reports.
In her free time, Dr. Gildenstern enjoys time with her family, reading British mysteries, trying new recipes and walking her dog.
Medical School / Education
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Internship
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Residency
(Pediatrics) Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, AZ
Fellowship
(Pediatric Dermatology) Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, AZ
Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatrics
Professional Affiliations
Member, Society for Pediatric Dermatology
Dani A, Price HN, Gildenstern V. "Telangiectatic Patches in a 10-year-old Boy" Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Mar-Apr;41(2):325-327. doi: 10.1111/pde.15442. Epub 2023 Oct 11. PMID: 37822016
Dani A, Ede K, Price H, Gildenstern V. "Cushingoid Clinical Features in a Pediatric Patient Taking a Natural Supplement: Buyer Beware" JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Sep 7:41:68-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.08.035. eCollection 2023 Nov. PMID: 37877092
Montoya L, et al. "Disseminated Blastomycosis in an African American Immunocompetent Pediatric Patient: Lessons Learned" Pediatr Dermatol. 2023 Nov-Dec;40(6):1097-1100. doi: 10.1111/pde.15312. Epub 2023 Apr 19. PMID: 37073716
Duchatalet S, et al. "Mutations in PERP Cause Dominant and Recessive Keratoderma" J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Feb;139(2):380-390. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.08.026. Epub 2018 Oct 12. PMID: 30321533
Taylor S, et al. "Metastatic Choriocarcinoma Masquerading as a Congenital Glabellar Hemangioma" Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2019 Jan-Feb;22(1):59-64. doi: 10.1177/1093526618765039. Epub 2018 Mar 16. PMID: 29546798
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