Expertise in
10
conditions

Dr. Howard Sofen

Dermatology
Howard L. Sofen MD A Medical Corp.
8930 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 114, 
Los Angeles, CA 
Expertise in
10
conditions
Howard L. Sofen MD A Medical Corp.
8930 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 114, 
Los Angeles, CA 

Overview

Howard Sofen is a Dermatologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sofen is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Plaque Psoriasis, Psoriasis, Basal Cell Skin Cancer, and Atopic Dermatitis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 70 peer reviewed articles and participating in 23 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties

Dermatology

Licenses

Dermatology in CA

Hospital Affiliations

Lac/olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

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Locations

Howard L. Sofen MD A Medical Corp.
8930 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 114, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

19 Clinical Trials

A Long-term Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Lebrikizumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis (ADjoin)
A Long-term Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Lebrikizumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis (ADjoin)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 05, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Drug: Lebrikizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Operationally Seamless, Adaptive Phase 2/3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Adult Patients With Severe or Very Severe Alopecia Areata
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Operationally Seamless, Adaptive Phase 2/3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib in Adult Patients With Severe or Very Severe Alopecia Areata
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 01, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Baricitinib
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
A 2-Part Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of BIIB059 in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Active Skin Manifestations and in Subjects With Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus With or Without Systemic Manifestations
A 2-Part Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of BIIB059 in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Active Skin Manifestations and in Subjects With Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus With or Without Systemic Manifestations
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 07, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 3, 16-week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel- Group Study to Assess the Impact of Lebrikizumab on Vaccine Responses in Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 3, 16-week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel- Group Study to Assess the Impact of Lebrikizumab on Vaccine Responses in Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 17, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Lebrikizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, 8-Week, Vehicle-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Ruxolitinib Cream Followed by a Long-Term Safety Extension Period in Adolescents and Adults With Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, 8-Week, Vehicle-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Ruxolitinib Cream Followed by a Long-Term Safety Extension Period in Adolescents and Adults With Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 28, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of ASN002 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of ASN002 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 18, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2B Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ASN002 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2B Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ASN002 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 03, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Vehicle-controlled, Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety Study of Patidegib Topical Gel, 2%, for the Reduction of Disease Burden of Persistently Developing Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) in Patients With Non-Gorlin High Frequency BCC
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Vehicle-controlled, Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety Study of Patidegib Topical Gel, 2%, for the Reduction of Disease Burden of Persistently Developing Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) in Patients With Non-Gorlin High Frequency BCC
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: May 31, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Patidegib
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double -Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Sequential, Multiple-Dose Escalation Study To Evaluate The Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics And Preliminary Efficacy Of ASN002 In Subjects With Moderate-To-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Randomized, Double -Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Sequential, Multiple-Dose Escalation Study To Evaluate The Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics And Preliminary Efficacy Of ASN002 In Subjects With Moderate-To-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 10, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ASN002 in Subjects With Moderate To Severe Chronic Hand Eczema Refractory to Corticosteroid Therapy
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ASN002 in Subjects With Moderate To Severe Chronic Hand Eczema Refractory to Corticosteroid Therapy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 09, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3041658 in Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3041658 in Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 28, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: LY3041658
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 30, 2022
Intervention Type: Biological, Other
Study Drug: Lebrikizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial To Evaluate The Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab When Used In Combination With Topical Corticosteroid Treatment In Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial To Evaluate The Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab When Used In Combination With Topical Corticosteroid Treatment In Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 09, 2022
Intervention Type: Other, Biological
Study Drugs: Lebrikizumab, Topical Corticosteroid
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Multiple-Dose, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Study of LY3462817 or LY3509754 in Patients With Psoriasis
A Multiple-Dose, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Study of LY3462817 or LY3509754 in Patients With Psoriasis
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: March 15, 2022
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: LY3462817-IV, LY3462817-SV
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 04, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological
Study Phase: Phase 2
An Open-label Study Evaluating the Long-term Efficacy, Quality of Life, and Safety of ABSORICA® (Isotretinoin) Capsules Administered Without Food in Patients With Severe Recalcitrant Nodular Acne
An Open-label Study Evaluating the Long-term Efficacy, Quality of Life, and Safety of ABSORICA® (Isotretinoin) Capsules Administered Without Food in Patients With Severe Recalcitrant Nodular Acne
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 27, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 4
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3375880 in Adult Subjects With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: The ADmIRe Study
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3375880 in Adult Subjects With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: The ADmIRe Study
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 20, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Mirikizumab to Secukinumab and Placebo in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis OASIS-2
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Mirikizumab to Secukinumab and Placebo in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis OASIS-2
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 30, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Phase 2, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Active and Vehicle Controlled Parallel-group Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Products S6G5T-3 and S6G5T-1 for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris for 12 Weeks
A Phase 2, Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Active and Vehicle Controlled Parallel-group Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Products S6G5T-3 and S6G5T-1 for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris for 12 Weeks
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 19, 2019
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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70 Total Publications

Vixarelimab in Patients With Prurigo Nodularis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Vixarelimab in Patients With Prurigo Nodularis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal: JAMA dermatology
Published: December 17, 2025
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MediFind is an objective health platform that identifies experts based on real-world data. Dr. Howard Sofen is classified as an Elite expert for Plaque Psoriasis, meaning they are among the top experts in the country for this condition. This ranking is based on their volume of patients, published research, and peer connections.

What conditions does Dr. Howard Sofen specialize in?

While Dr. Howard Sofen is a Dermatology, they have specific expertise in Plaque Psoriasis, Psoriasis, and Basal Cell Skin Cancer. MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Dermatology.

Does Dr. Howard Sofen participate in research or clinical trials?

Yes. Dr. Howard Sofen has published 70 articles and abstracts on conditions like Plaque Psoriasis. You can view a list of Dr. Howard Sofen's latest peer-reviewed publications and clinical trial participation on their profile to see if they are active in new treatments.

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Dr. Howard Sofen accepts most major insurance plans, including Aetna and Anthem BCBS. We recommend calling the office directly at 310-337-7171 to verify that your specific plan is currently accepted before your visit.

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