About me

Dr. Mary Wu Chang was born in Connecticut, and raised in Wisconsin. She earned a BS in molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she also earned her MD. Intending to become a community pediatrician, she completed a pediatric residency at Kaiser San Francisco, where she served as Chief Resident. She then discovered pediatric dermatology and completed a dermatology residency at Wayne State University at Detroit Medical Center, also serving as Chief Resident. Dr. Chang joined the full-time faculty at New York University (NYU) in the pediatric dermatology unit in 1997. In 2005, she moved with her family to Connecticut. Currently Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Dr. Chang also has a private practice in West Hartford, CT. Dr. Chang is board certified in pediatrics, dermatology and pediatric dermatology. Dr. Chang has authored numerous papers and chapters, and frequently lectures across the country and internationally. She is an Associate Editor of Journal Watch Dermatology, and is active in the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and Women’s Dermatologic Society. She lives in West Hartford with her husband and three young children. Her interests include ballroom dancing, yoga and travel.