Beyond Fitzpatrick skin types: A Delphi consensus on key considerations for a universal skin typing classification - 27/10/25
Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.08.094
Valerie D. Callender, MD a, b, ⁎ 
, Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH c, Seemal R. Desai, MD d, e, Tarannum Jaleel, MD f, Henry W. Lim, MD g, Rashmi Sarkar, MD h, Susan Taylor, MD i, Anneke Andriessen, PhD j, Sophie Guénin, MD, MSc k, Stafford G. Brown, MD, MBA, MS l, Cheryl M. Burgess, MD m, Angel S. Byrd, MD, PhD a, Caryn B.C. Cobb, MD n, Ncoza C. Dlova, MBChB, FCDerm, PhD o, Pearl E. Grimes, MD p, q, Candrice R. Heath, MD a, Amy J. McMichael, MD r, Yvette Miller-Monthrope, MD, MSc s, t, u, Chidubem A.V. Okeke, MD a, Jonathan S. Weiss, MD v, w, Jane Y. Yoo, MD, MPP x, Jadesola Akanji, BS y, z, Valerie M. Harvey, MD, MPH aa
, Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH c, Seemal R. Desai, MD d, e, Tarannum Jaleel, MD f, Henry W. Lim, MD g, Rashmi Sarkar, MD h, Susan Taylor, MD i, Anneke Andriessen, PhD j, Sophie Guénin, MD, MSc k, Stafford G. Brown, MD, MBA, MS l, Cheryl M. Burgess, MD m, Angel S. Byrd, MD, PhD a, Caryn B.C. Cobb, MD n, Ncoza C. Dlova, MBChB, FCDerm, PhD o, Pearl E. Grimes, MD p, q, Candrice R. Heath, MD a, Amy J. McMichael, MD r, Yvette Miller-Monthrope, MD, MSc s, t, u, Chidubem A.V. Okeke, MD a, Jonathan S. Weiss, MD v, w, Jane Y. Yoo, MD, MPP x, Jadesola Akanji, BS y, z, Valerie M. Harvey, MD, MPH aa a Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia
b Medical Director, Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, Glenn Dale, Maryland
c Professor, Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
d Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
e Founder and Medical Director, Innovative Dermatology, Dallas, Texas
f Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
g Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan
h Director Professor, Department of Dermatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
i Bernett L. Johnson Endowed Professor, Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
j Radboud UMC Nijmegen, Andriessen Consultants, Malden, Netherlands
k Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
l Division of Dermatology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
m Founder and Medical Director, Center for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Washington, District of Columbia
n Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
o Associate Professor, Chief Specialist and Head of Department of Dermatology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
p Director, Vitiligo & Pigmentation Institute of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
q Director, The Grimes Center for Medical and Aesthetic Dermatology, Los Angeles, California
r Professor, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina
s Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
t Physician, Division of Dermatology, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
u Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
v Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
w Physician, Georgia Dermatology Partners, Snellville, Georgia
x Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
y St. George's University School of Medicine, True Blue, Grenada
z Skin of Color Clinical Research Fellow, Callender Center for Clinical Research, Glenn Dale, Maryland
aa Director, Hampton Roads Center for Dermatology, Newport News, Virginia
∗Correspondence to: Valerie D. Callender, MD, Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, 12200 Annapolis Rd, Suite 315, Glenn Dale, MD 20769Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center12200 Annapolis RdSuite 315Glenn DaleMD20769
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Disponible en ligne depuis le Monday 27 October 2025
Key words : Delphi consensus, skin classification, skin of color, skin type
| Funding sources: The Skin of Color Society provided administrative support, and RBC Consultants provided writing and editorial assistance. The SOCS initiative was funded by L’Oréal and Bristol Myers Squibb. |
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| Patient consent: Not applicable. |
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| IRB approval status: Not applicable. |
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