Valerie M Carlberg, MD
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About
Dr. Valerie Carlberg is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained pediatric dermatologist specializing in the care of infants, children, and adolescents. She has a special interest in caring for dermatologic conditions in children with cancer as well as cancer survivors. Having trained at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, her expertise includes the diagnosis and management of skin, hair, and nail conditions that result from chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation, transplant, or immunosuppression. This includes graft versus host disease, reactions from medications, infections, and secondary skin cancers. Dr. Carlberg also has advanced procedural training and performs dermatologic surgery and laser surgery to treat congenital and acquired skin lesions such as melanocytic nevi (moles), cysts, vascular malformations (port wine stains), and scars. Finally, Dr. Carlberg is committed to continued education, teaching, and collaborative research to further improve the care of current and future patients.
Certifications
- Pediatric Dermatology
- Dermatology
Education
- 2013, Oregon Health & Science University, MD
Residencies
- 2017, Massachusetts General Hospital - Dermatology
- 2017, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA) - Dermatology
Fellowships
- 2018, Seattle Children's Hospital - Pediatric Dermatology
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance Information
If you're not sure whether your health plan covers care at Children's Wisconsin, it's best to call your insurance company. They can tell you if your plan includes Children's and how much it will pay. It's also a good idea to look at your plan so you know what costs you might have. You can also reach out to our team for any questions.
Ratings & Reviews
4.8
Overall Parent and Patient Rating
See What Parents and Patients are Saying:
Children's is the standard in care for children. They made my child feel at ease. My son's doctor is the "Mary Poppins" of physicians. Friendly, soft spoken and wonderful with my child. She also did an amazing job explaining in detail everything to both myself and my child in a way we both would understand. We never felt rushed. Great experience.
Only piece of feedback would be setting the expectation I was referred by my pediatrician to get a skin tag removed and didn't realize that there was a possibility that wouldn't happen during the appointment, when we got referred to a different department after the dermatologist's assessment
Dr. Carlberg Was extremely thorough in addressing multiple issues issues besides the primary one that needed to be addressed. She outlined well multiple treatment options for us to pursue if symptoms, worsen or recur. Very friendly and great bedside manner with my daughter, keeping her comfortable throughout the exam
It was awesome very quick follow-up appointment, so there wasn't much to see or do for her. Everyone we encountered was kind and professional.
Love Dr Carlberg. She saw us a little earlier which actually helped us a ton. Incision scar is looking fabulous.
Research & Publications
Publications
Manuscripts in Refereed Journals:
Steen AJ, Mann JA, Carlberg VM, Kimball AB, Musty MJ, Simpson EL. Understanding the cost of dermatologic care: A survey study of dermatology providers, residents, and patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Apr;76(4):609-617.
Chen C, Carlberg V, Kroshinsky D. Angioedema following squaric acid treatment in a 6-year-old girl. Pediatr Dermatol. Pediatr Dermatol. 2017 Jan;34(1):e44-e46.
Lee JJ, Girouard SD, Carlberg VM, Mostaghimi A. Effective Use of Mirtazapine for Refractory Pruritus Associated with Carcinoma en Cuirasse. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2016 Mar;6(1):119-21.
Sengle G, Carlberg V, Tufa SF, Charbonneau NL, Smaldone S, Carlson EJ, Ramirez F, Keene DR, Sakai LY. Abnormal Activation of BMP Signaling Causes Myopathy in Fbn2 Null Mice. PLoS Genet. 2015;11(6):e1005340.
Carlberg VM, Lofgren SM, Mann JA, Austin JP, Nolt D, Davila-Saldana B, Shereck EB, Zonana J, Krol AL. Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, Osteopetrosis, Lymphedema, and Immunodeficiency (OL-HED-ID) in an Infant with Multiple Opportunistic Infections. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 Nov-Dec;31(6):716-21.
Charbonneau NL, Carlson EJ, Tufa S, Sengle G, Manalo EC, Carlberg VM, Ramirez F, Keene DR, Sakai LY. In vivo studies of mutant fibrillin-1 microfibrils. J Biol Chem. 2010; Aug 6;285(32):24943-55.
Sakai LY, Sengle G, Charbonneau NL, Carlberg VM. Extracellular regulation of growth factor signaling by fibrillin microfibrils. FASEB J. 2009;23:309.3.