Wingfield Rehmus

MD, MPH

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Head, Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia

I am interested in how skin disease affects children and families and in learning more about how we can lessen the impact of skin disease. Increasing access to dermatology care, improving models of care, training local providers in diagnosis of skin disease, and decreasing the stigma of skin disease will all improve the lives of children with skin problems. We are working with remote communities both in British Columbia and around the world to build capacity so that the community is ready and able to respond effectively to childhood skin problems.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Global Health and Innovations

Contact Information

Location

4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

Efficacy and Safety of Spironolactone for Adolescent Acne Vulgaris

International Journal of Dermatology

Kimia Ameri and Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghafoor and Mahan Maazi and Wingfield Rehmus and Allison Gregory

DOI: 10.1111/ijd.70337

02 / 2026

Reply to Asiniwasis et al.: Understanding growth implications of uncontrolled atopic dermatitis in Indigenous children: challenges and considerations

Clinical Rheumatology

Metko, D. and Mehta, S. and McMullen, E. and Merati, N. and Asiniwasis, R. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1007/s10067-025-07358-3

Pediatric Hidradenitis Suppurativa: An Overview

Skin Therapy Letter

Roesler, J. and Gregory, A. and Rehmus, W.

ASXL1 deficiency causes epigenetic dysfunction, combined immunodeficiency, and EBV-associated lymphoma

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Fu, M.P. and Sharma, M. and Yousefi, P. and Merrill, S.M. and Tan, R. and Samra, S. and Setiadi, A. and Golding, L. and Modi, B.P. and Del Bel, K.L. and Deyell, R.J. and Rozmus, J. and Rehmus, W. and Hildebrand, K.J. and James, E. and Blanchard-Rohner, G. and Lin, S. and Shopsowitz, K.E. and Terry, J. and Lee, A.F. and Dr{\"o}gem{\"o}ller, B.I. and Matthews, A. and Tarailo-Graovac, M. and Sauv{\'e}, L. and Mitchell, H. and Prendiville, J.S. and MacIsaac, J.L. and Dever, K. and Lin, D.T.S. and Meijer, M. and Ross, C.J.D. and Dobson, S.R.M. and Vercauteren, S.M. and Wasserman, W.W. and van Karnebeek, C.D.M. and McKinnon, M.L. and Kobor, M.S. and Turvey, S.E. and Biggs, C.M.

DOI: 10.1084/jem.20240945

Understanding growth implications of uncontrolled atopic dermatitis in Indigenous children: Challenges and considerations

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice

Metko, D. and Mehta, S. and McMullen, E. and Merati, N. and Asiniwasis, R. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2025.01.029

Broadband Internet Access in First Nation Reserve Communities and Maldistribution of Canadian Dermatologists: An Ecologic Study

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

McMullen, E. and Storm, K. and Maazi, M. and Roesler, J. and Asiniwasis, R. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1177/12034754231211345

Stigmatization and Mental Health Impact of Chronic Pediatric Skin Disorders

JAMA Dermatology

Paller, A.S. and Rangel, S.M. and Chamlin, S.L. and Hajek, A. and Phan, S. and Hogeling, M. and Castelo-Soccio, L. and Lara-Corrales, I. and Arkin, L. and Lawley, L.P. and Funk, T. and Castro Porto Silva Lopes, F. and Antaya, R.J. and Ramien, M.L. and Vivar, K.L. and Teng, J. and Coughlin, C.C. and Rehmus, W. and Gupta, D. and Bercovitch, L. and Stein, S.L. and Boull, C. and Tom, W.L. and Liang, M.G. and Hunt, R. and Luu, M. and Holland, K.E. and Schoch, J.J. and Cella, D. and Lai, J.-S. and Griffith, J.W.

DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.0594

Expanding global health dermatology leadership: launching the GLODERM international mentorship programme

British Journal of Dermatology

Strahan, A.G. and Davies, O.M.T. and Fernndez, L.T. and Gaylord, I.W.I. and Mekonnen, Y.G. and Grijsen, M.L. and Ollague, J.E. and Sabushimike, D. and Silveira, L.P. and Maurer, T. and Dodiuk-Gad, R.P. and Singal, A. and Lim, H.W. and Bhose, A. and Lubov, J.E. and Jain, S. and Zehtab, M. and Allison, T. and Guerin, M. and Enbiale, W. and Rehmus, W. and Wanat, K.A. and Claire Fuller, L. and Bailey, E. and Freeman, E.E.

DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljae164

Scabies: a historical perspective

International Journal of Dermatology

Lam, J.M. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1111/ijd.17536

Human ASXL1 Deficiency Causes Epigenetic Dysfunction, Combined Immunodeficiency and EBV"Associated Hodgkin Lymphoma

medRxiv

Fu, M.P. and Sharma, M. and Merrill, S.M. and Yousefi, P. and Tan, R. and Modi, B.P. and Bel, K.D. and Deyell, R.J. and Rozmus, J. and Rehmus, W. and Hildebrand, K.J. and James, E. and Blanchard-Rohner, G. and Lin, S. and Shopsowitz, K.E. and Setiadi, A. and Terry, J. and Lee, A.F. and Drgemller, B.I. and Matthews, A. and Tarailo-Graovac, M. and Sauv, L. and Mitchell, H. and Prendiville, J.S. and MacIsaac, J.L. and Dever, K. and Lin, D.T.S. and Meijer, M. and Ross, C.J.D. and Dobson, S.R.M. and Vercauteren, S.M. and Wasserman, W.W. and van Karnebeek, C.D.M. and McKinnon, M.L. and Kobor, M.S. and Turvey, S.E. and Biggs, C.M.

DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.20.23300096

Pediatric Dermatology in Canada: A Broad Review of Population Needs, Workforce and Training With Proposed Solutions

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Pope, E. and Lara-Corrales, I. and Rehmus, W. and Ramien, M. and Spring, S. and McCuaig, C. and Fiorillo, L. and Sibbald, C. and Bergman, J.

DOI: 10.1177/12034754231204865

Factors associated with the prevalence of depression among people with oculocutaneous albinism in Jinja,Uganda.A cross sectional study

Research Square

Gaylord, I.W.I. and Patricia, B.M. and Sebastien, E. and Rachel, A. and Ogik, P. and Faruck, K. and Karuma, F. and Pierre, C. and Limengo, B. and Roger, I.M. and Muhumuza, J. and Bives, M.N. and Rehmus, W. and Ben, F. and Joseph, K.

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2549830/v1

A germline heterozygous dominant negative IKZF2 variant causing syndromic primary immune regulatory disorder and ICHAD

medRxiv

Lu, H.Y. and Vaseghi-Shanjani, M. and Lam, A.J. and Sharma, M. and Mohajeri, A. and Gillies, J. and Yang, G.X. and Lin, S. and Fu, M.P. and Salman, A. and Rahmanian, R. and Armstrong, L. and Halparin, J. and Yang, C.L. and Chilvers, M. and Henkelman, E. and Rehmus, W. and Morrison, D. and Setiadi, A. and Mostafavi, S. and Kobor, M.S. and Kozak, F.K. and Biggs, C.M. and van Karnebeek, C. and Hildebrand, K.J. and Lehman, A. and Levings, M.K. and Turvey, S.E.

DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.09.23295301

Health related quality of life of people with oculocutaneous albinism in Jinja, Uganda. A cross sectional study

Research Square

Inena Gaylord, I.W. and Sebastien, E.M. and Rachel, A. and Ogik, P. and Kawuma, F. and Manson, N.H. and Roger, I.M. and Augustine, K. and Florent, I. and Faruk, K. and Amwiinhe, H. and Muhumuza, J. and Rehmus, W. and Ben, F. and Joseph, K.

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2550014/v1

Diversity in pediatric dermatology: A report from the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance and a call to action

Pediatric Dermatology

Davies, O.M.T. and Benjamin, L. and Gupta, D. and Huang, J.T. and Rehmus, W. and Siegel, D.H. and Siegel, M.P.

DOI: 10.1111/pde.14756

Barriers to healthcare access in pediatric dermatology: A systematic review

Pediatric Dermatology

Toy, J. and Gregory, A. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1111/pde.14748

Exome sequencing enables diagnosis of X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in patient with eosinophilic esophagitis and severe atopy

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Modi, B.P. and Del Bel, K.L. and Lin, S. and Sharma, M. and Richmond, P.A. and van Karnebeek, C.D.M. and Chan, E.S. and Avinashi, V. and Rehmus, W.E. and Biggs, C.M. and Wasserman, W.W. and Turvey, S.E.

DOI: 10.1186/s13223-021-00510-z

Treatment practices in the management of scabies in infants younger than two months

Pediatric Dermatology

Thomas, C. and Rehmus, W. and Chang, A.Y.

DOI: 10.1111/pde.14523

Identifying gaps in global health dermatology: a survey of GLODERM members

British Journal of Dermatology

McMahon, D.E. and Oyesiku, L. and Amerson, E. and Beltraminelli, H. and Chang, A.Y. and Forrestel, A. and Hay, R. and Knapp, A. and Kovarik, C. and Maurer, T. and Norton, S.A. and Rehmus, W. and Van Hees, C. and Wanat, K.A. and Williams, V.L. and Fuller, L.C. and Freeman, E.E.

DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19889

A Novel Germline Heterozygous BCL11B Variant Causing Severe Atopic Disease and Immune Dysregulation

Frontiers in Immunology

Lu, H.Y. and Sertori, R. and Contreras, A.V. and Hamer, M. and Messing, M. and Del Bel, K.L. and Lopez-Rangel, E. and Chan, E.S. and Rehmus, W. and Milner, J.D. and McNagny, K.M. and Lehman, A. and Wiest, D.L. and Turvey, S.E.

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.788278

Ulcerated amelanotic melanoma of the ear in an 11 year old with Fitzpatrick VI skin type: A case report

Pediatric Dermatology

Roberts, M. and Moxham, J.P. and Gregory, A. and Armstrong, L. and Terry, J. and Courtemanche, D. and Harvey, M. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1111/pde.14732

Trametinib therapy for children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and life-threatening plexiform neurofibroma or treatment-refractory low-grade glioma

Cancer Medicine

Ronsley, R. and Hounjet, C.D. and Cheng, S. and Rassekh, S.R. and Duncan, W.J. and Dunham, C. and Gardiner, J. and Ghag, A. and Ludemann, J.P. and Wensley, D. and Rehmus, W. and Sargent, M.A. and Hukin, J.

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3910

Integrating dermatology services into a social pediatrics network: 8 years of experience in the RICHER (Responsive, Interdisciplinary/Intersectoral, Child/Community, Health, Education and Research) program

Pediatric Dermatology

Rehmus, W. and Zarbafian, M. and Alobaida, S. and Bland, C. and Hanson, D. and McIntosh, G. and Pikksalu, K. and Loock, C.

DOI: 10.1111/pde.14762

NFB-12. TRAMETINIB THERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY LOW GRADE GLIOMA OR EXTENSIVE SYMPTOMATIC PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA

Neuro-oncology

Hounjet C and Ronsley R and Cheng S and Rassekh S and Duncan W and Dunham C and Gardiner J and Ghag A and P and Ludemann J and Wensley D and Rehmus W and Sargent M and Evans N and Popovska V and Hukin J

12 / 2020

Skin diseases in displaced populations: a review of contributing factors, challenges, and approaches to care

International Journal of Dermatology

Knapp, A.P. and Rehmus, W. and Chang, A.Y.

DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15063

The 2020 International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies

British Journal of Dermatology

Engelman, D. and Yoshizumi, J. and Hay, R.J. and Osti, M. and Micali, G. and Norton, S. and Walton, S. and Boralevi, F. and Bernigaud, C. and Bowen, A.C. and Chang, A.Y. and Chosidow, O. and Estrada-Chavez, G. and Feldmeier, H. and Ishii, N. and Lacarrubba, F. and Mah, A. and Maurer, T. and Mahdi, M.M.A. and Murdoch, M.E. and Pariser, D. and Nair, P.A. and Rehmus, W. and Romani, L. and Tilakaratne, D. and Tuicakau, M. and Walker, S.L. and Wanat, K.A. and Whitfeld, M.J. and Yotsu, R.R. and Steer, A.C. and Fuller, L.C.

DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18943

Common Dermatology Problems Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth: Intervention Approaches, Education and Research Directions

Alobaida, S.A. and Rehmus, W.E.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40675-2_16

Lice infestation causing severe anemia in a 4-year-old child.

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien

PubMed: 31300428

07 / 2019

Scabies and Pseudoscabies

Harper S Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology

Rehmus, W.E. and Prendiville, J.S.

DOI: 10.1002/9781119142812.ch59

Clinical Insights About Topical Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Pediatric and Adult Atopic Dermatitis

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Lynde, C.W. and Bergman, J. and Fiorillo, L. and Guenther, L. and Keddy-Grant, J. and Landells, I. and Marcoux, D. and Ramien, M. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1177/1203475419843108

Lice infestation causing severe anemia in a 4-year-old child

Canadian Family Physician

Ronsley, R. and Ling, F. and Rehmus, W. and Dmytryshyn, A.

Ten-year-old traveller with fever and an exceptional exanthem

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Osowicki, J. and Badawi, M. and Al-Rawahi, G.N. and Rehmus, W.E. and Sauv, L.

DOI: 10.1111/jpc.1_13703

List of Contributors

Tropical Dermatology

Joo Pedro Almeida and Claudia Pires Amaral Maia and Caroline Fattori Assed Saad and Francis T. Assimwe and Ross Barnetson and Paul M. Benson and Priscila Tortelli Bitencourt and Manuela Boleira and Francisco G. Bravo and Anne E. Burdick and Mark Burnett and Ivan D. Camacho and Andra Ramos Correa and Laura M. Corsini and Paula Periquito Cosenza and Paulo Rowilson Cunha and Bart J. Currie and Omar da Rosa Santos and Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva and Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu and Fernanda Costa de Aguiar and Fernado Raphael de Almeida Ferry and Mauricio Mota de Avelar Alchorne and Luisa Kelmer Crtes de Barros and Christiane Maria de Castro Dani and Ana Maria Mosca de Cerqueira and Renata de Queiroz Varella and Carolina Barbosa de Sousa Padilha and Felipe de Souza Cardoso and Roberto de Souza Salles and Leninha Valerio do Nascimento and Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle and Jose Eleutrio and Lynne Elson and Dirk M. Elston and Charles D. Ericsson and Hermann Feldmei

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29634-2.00041-9

Nematodal Helminths

Tropical Dermatology

Sam Kalungi and Lynnette Tumwine and Wingfield Rehmus and Josephine Nguyen and Francis T. Assimwe and Ulrich R. Hengge

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29634-2.00007-9

MG-116 Report of 2 families with emberger syndrome (GATA2 mutation): Recognition of variance in clinical phenotype allows detection prior to malignant presentation

Journal of Medical Genetics

Karen Y Niederhoffer and David Dix and Wingfield Rehmus and Barbara McGillivray and Linlea Armstrong

DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103577.9

American academy of dermatology and health volunteers overseas: A decade of partnership

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

McKoy, K. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.02.017

A pilot study of etanercept treatment for pemphigus vulgaris

Archives of Dermatology

Fiorentino, D.F. and Garcia, M.S. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B.

DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.409

A two-year, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial of oral green tea polyphenols on the long-term clinical and histologic appearance of photoaging skin

Dermatologic Surgery

Janjua, R. and Munoz, C. and Gorell, E. and Rehmus, W. and Egbert, B. and Kern, D. and Chang, A.L.S.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01183.x

Practical Advice for Following Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Conducting a Clinical Trail: What you need to know

Everything You Write Can be Used Against You in a Court of Law " Understanding Proper Documentation

Conducting a Clinical Trial: What you need to know

Alefacept for erosive lichen planus: a case series.

Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD

PubMed: 18459520

04 / 2008

Appearance of skin ageing in healthy women. Correlation with arnox levels: A potential new mechanism in ageing?

Clinical Dermatology: Retinoids and other Treatments

Rehmus, W.E. and Kern, D. and Janjua, R. and Morr, D.M. and Morr, D.J. and Knaggs, H.

Basic Dermatology: A manual for primary care providers based on cases from the Republic of Palau

Self-published, Publication sponsored by The Ellis Foundation

Alefacept for erosive lichen planus: A case series

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Chang, A.L.S. and Badger, J. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B.

Supplementation with CoQ10 lowers age-related (ar) NOX levels in healthy subjects

Biofactors

Morr, D.M. and Morr, D.J. and Rehmus, W. and Kern, D.

DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520320126

Effects of moisturization on epidermal homeostasis and differentiation

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Short, R.W. and Chan, J.L. and Choi, J.M. and Egbert, B.M. and Rehmus, W.E. and Kimball, A.B.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02297.x

Nail Disorders

The Merck Manual. 18th Edition

Hair Disorders

The Merck Manual. 18th Edition

Onchocerciasis

Tropical Dermatology

Bromhidrosis

EMedicine Dermatology

Determining the relative importance of patient motivations for nonadherence to topical corticosteroid therapy in psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Brown, K.K. and Rehmus, W.E. and Kimball, A.B.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.12.021

Hypersensitivity and Inflammatory Disorders

The Merck Manual. 18th Edition

An assessment of the cost-utility of therapy for psoriasis

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Weiss, S.C. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B.

DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.2006.2.3.325

A randomized, controlled, double-blind study of the effect of wearing coated pH 5.5 latex gloves compared with standard powder-free latex gloves on skin pH, transepidermal water loss and skin irritation

Contact Dermatitis

Mirza, R. and Maani, N. and Liu, C. and Kim, J. and Rehmus, W.

DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2006.00833.x

Bullous Diseases

The Merck Manual. 18th Edition

Facial resurfacing for nonmelanoma skin cancer prophylaxis

Archives of Dermatology

Hantash, B.M. and Stewart, D.B. and Cooper, Z.A. and Rehmus, W.E. and Koch, R.J. and Swetter, S.M.

DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.8.976

Chromhidrosis

EMedicine Dermatology

Lichen Striatus

EMedicine Dermatology

Double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of green tea extracts in the clinical and histologic appearance of photoaging skin.

Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]

Chiu, A.E. and Chan, J.L. and Kern, D.G. and Kohler, S. and Rehmus, W.E. and Kimball, A.B.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31731

Efficacy of a jellyfish sting inhibitor in preventing jellyfish stings in normal volunteers

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Kimball, A.B. and Arambula, K.Z. and Stauffer, A.R. and Levy, V. and Davis, V.W. and Liu, M. and Rehmus, W.E. and Lotan, A. and Auerbach, P.S.

DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2004)015[0102:EOAJSI]2.0.CO;2

Workforce Characteristics of Mohs Surgery Fellows

Dermatologic Surgery

Nguyen, J.C. and Jacobson, C.C. and Rehmus, W. and Kimball, A.B. and Joseph, A.K.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2004.30056.x

POEM Syndrome

EMedicine Dermatology

Microvascular studies on the origins of perfusion-limited hypoxia.

The British journal of cancer. Supplement

PubMed: 8763890

07 / 1996

Vesicular Palmoplantar Eczema

EMedicine Dermatology

Scabies Study

Survey of practice of pediatric dermatologists in treatment of infants under 2 months of age with scabies.

Stigma Study

BC Children's Hospital is one of many sites across North America embarking on studying the impact of visible and potentially stigmatizing skin disease on patients who have them and their families.

Honours & Awards

Department of Dermatology Resident Teaching Award, 2016

AAD Presidential Citation

Health Volunteers Oversears Golden Apple Award, 2007

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