Holiday Hours

With the exception of Inova hospitals, Inova Emergency Care and Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, all Inova outpatient offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays – Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Some Inova care sites have additional closures for the holidays, which will be noted on the relevant location pages. 

Jennifer A. DeSimone, MD

Jennifer DeSimone, MD

Jennifer DeSimone, MD

Jennifer A. DeSimone, MD

Specialty
Dermatology
Years of Experience
19
Clinical Interests
Cutaneous Lymphoma, Skin Cancer, Skin Lymphoma, Transplant Dermatology
Gender
Female
Locations

8081 Innovation Park Dr
Level 5 - Chesapeake Clinic
Fairfax, VA 22031-4867

Phone
Fax
571-472-1188

About Jennifer A. DeSimone, MD

Dr. Jennifer DeSimone is a specialty care physician board certified in dermatology. She joined Inova Medical Group with 5 years of clinical experience. She has a special interest in management of cutaneous lymphomas, skin cancer in organ transplant recipients and other complex skin cancers.

Most recently Dr. DeSimone served as a Director of Cutaneous Lymphoma. Dr. DeSimone became interested in lymphomas of the skin because of the rarity of the disease and the need for greater understanding of its origin and development of more effective therapy. Her goal is to help educate her patients about skin cancer etiology, management and importantly, prevention.

A native of Northern Virginia, Dr. DeSimone currently resides in Fairfax County with her husband and two children. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, entertaining, and trail running.

Awards/Associations

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology Georgetown University Hospital
  • United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium
  • American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons
  • American Academy of Dermatology
  • American Medical Association
  • Top Docs, Washingtonian, 2020

Research and Publications

View list of publications from Dr. DeSimone's research

Blogs and Webcasts

Expert Panel Develops Guidance to Manage Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Patients (October 2021)

CTCL: Criteria to Diagnose, Counsel Patients, and Work-Up for Early-stage Mycosis Fungoides (March 2023)

Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Internships
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Training Specialty: Internal Medicine
6/16/2005 - 6/30/2006
Residencies
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Training Specialty: Dermatology
7/01/2006 - 6/30/2010
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Training Specialty: Cutaneous Oncology
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012

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