Maria Teresa Ochoa, MD

Professor of Clinical Dermatology

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Overview

Dr. Ochoa is an Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Keck School of Medicine USC. She recently joined the Department of Dermatology at Keck Medicine of USC after 10 years of practice at the UCLA Division of Dermatology.

Dr. Ochoa is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Society for Investigative Dermatology and California Dermatologic Society. Dr. Ochoa sees patients in the private practice settings at Keck Medicine of USC – Beverly Hills, and Healthcare Consultation Center II on the USC Health Sciences Campus, and participates in the care of the uninsured at the LAC+USC Medical Center. She serves as the Director of the Hansen’s clinic.

Dr. Ochoa provides dermatology services for the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of general skin diseases such as acne, eczema, skin cancer and psoriasis, among others. Her clinical and research interest center around infectious diseases of the skin, including the diagnosis and treatment of patients with skin manifestations of HIV, tropical dermatology (skin infectious diseases acquired abroad) and sexually transmitted diseases.

Dr. Ochoa has a special research interest in the immunologic mechanism of the host response in infectious diseases of the skin.

Publications

  • Long-term disability outcomes in Hansen’s disease: A 20-year comparative study of Lepromatous vs. Tuberculoid Leprosy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Jun; 20(6):e0014385.. View in PubMed
  • CD1a-Mediated Presentation of Canonical Microbial Peptides to T Cells. bioRxiv. 2026 May 09.. View in PubMed
  • GLP-1RAs and cardiovascular risk reduction in psoriasis: A retrospective cohort study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2026 Aug; 40(8):e699-e701.. View in PubMed
  • Sotatercept Reverses SIN3a Deficiency-Driven PAH by Reprogramming BMPR2/TGF-β-HIF-1α Signaling Pathways. bioRxiv. 2026 Feb 03.. View in PubMed
  • Chronic companions: An updated national cross-sectional study of metabolic syndrome comorbidities in outpatient visits for hidradenitis suppurativa. PLoS One. 2025; 20(10):e0333010.. View in PubMed
  • Pharmacological inhibition of Epac1 protects against pulmonary fibrosis by blocking FoxO3a neddylation. Eur Respir J. 2025 Oct; 66(4).. View in PubMed
  • COVID Curls: A Striking Change in Hair Texture Following COVID-19 Infection. Int J Trichology. 2024 Jan-Dec; 16(1-6):45-46.. View in PubMed
  • Leprosy-Insufficient Evidence for Monthly Multidrug Therapy. JAMA Dermatol. 2024 Jul 01; 160(7):785.. View in PubMed
  • Shared decision-making in psoriasis care: Evaluation of how patients’ perception of clinicians’ delivery of care changes by age and sex. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303058.. View in PubMed
  • More on Autochthonous Leprosy in the United States. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2023 09 07; 389(10):963-964.. View in PubMed