Team

  • Maryanne Makredes Senna, MD
    Principal Investigator
    Director, Lahey Hair Loss Center of Excellence
    Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
  • Joseph Hunt
    Clinical Research Coordinator
    Lahey Clinical Research Center
  • Karen Makhoul
    Research Fellow, 2026 to 2027
    UMass Chan Medical School
  • Saman Namazian
    Research Fellow, 2026 to 2027
    Medical Student, Tufts University School of Medicine

 

Past fellows

2025 to 2026

Meshi Paz
Research FellowMeshi PazTulane University School of MedicineResearch in alopecia areata, JAK inhibitor therapy, and lichen planopilaris.

ResearchGate profile

Raymond Ezzat
Research FellowRaymond EzzatGeorgetown University School of MedicineResearch in scarring alopecias, health equity, and LGBTQ+ dermatology.

ResearchGate profile

Earlier alumni

Fellows, research associates and staff who trained with Dr. Senna, and where they went next.

NameTime in labWhere they are now
Carly KreytakClinical Research Coordinator2025 to 2026Medical student, University of New England
Isaac (Li-Chi) Chen, MD, MPHResearch Fellow2023 to 2024Vitiligo research fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School
Chino OgbutorResearch Associate · Texas Tech2023 to 2024Dermatology residency, Howard University
Shivali DevjaniResearch Associate · SUNY Downstate2022 to 2023Medicine residency, NYU
Ogechi EzemmaResearch Associate · Brown2022 to 2023Dermatology residency, University of Pennsylvania
Maya CollinsResearch Associate · Michigan2021 to 2022Dermatology residency, Emory University
Kelly FlanaganResearch Associate · UMassDermatologist, UMass Memorial Health; residency at UMass Chan
James PathoulasResearch Associate · MinnesotaDermatologist, M Health Fairview, Minnesota
Brianna De SouzaResearch Fellow2019 to 2020Dermatologist in Tampa, Florida; residency at Wake Forest
Laura BurnsResearch Associate · UMass2019 to 2020Dermatologist, Cleveland Clinic; residency at Brown
Jean-Phillip OkhovatResearch Fellow2018 to 2019Dermatologist; residency at University of Maryland
Dustin MarksResearch Associate · Georgetown2018 to 2019Dermatologist in New York City; residency at Stanford
Lauren PenziResearch Fellow2017 to 2018Dermatologist in New York; residency at Johns Hopkins
Tina PorterResearch FellowDirector, Clinical Trials Unit, BIDMC Dermatology

Join the Senna Hair Lab

Each year, medical students join Dr. Senna for a research year in hair loss. Fellows see patients in clinic and help run trials. They also lead their own projects and publish their work.

Learn about the research fellowship  |  Apply for the fellowship

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