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Zachary H. Hopkins
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 139 reviews )

Zachary H. Hopkins, MD

Languages spoken: English, Portuguese

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Midvalley Health Center Dermatology

Dermatology
243 East 6100 South
Murray , UT 84107

University of Utah Hospital

Dermatology, Area E
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Dermatology Clinic
500 S Foothill Blvd
Salt Lake City , UT 84148
  • Dr. Zachary Hopkins is a is a board-certified dermatologist and member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Investigative Dermatology, and American DermatoEpidemiology Network. He is also pursuing advanced training in autoimmune dermatology with the University of Utah Autoimmune Dermatology group.

    Dr. Hopkins completed his medical school training at the University of Utah School of Medicine followed by a dermatology residency at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There he developed a passion for complex medical dermatology and autoimmune dermatologic disease. He also worked with a diverse population of patients and learned to appreciate the unique perspectives each patient brings to the visit. His clinical interests include: general dermatology, complex medical dermatology, blistering diseases, dermatomyositis, cutaneous lupus, vasculitis, and complex ulcers.

    Dr. Hopkins is an active clinical researcher studying management of autoimmune disease, including blistering and connective tissue diseases. He is also interested in epidemiology, research design, and promoting high-quality research methodology. Lastly, he is working to validate, develop and implement patient-reported outcome measures to clinical visits. He has authored multiple high-impact journal articles and has spoken at National and International dermatology conferences.

    Dr. Hopkins is originally from Highland, Utah and currently lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and two sons. Together they enjoy spending times in the outdoors, including hiking, skiing, and mountain biking.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Dermatology (Dermatology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 139 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    November 25, 2025
    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Hopkins provides comprehensive and friendly care to his patients.

    November 16, 2025
    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Hopkins is one of the kindest physicians I have ever met. He takes at the time needed to listen and diagnose complicated conditions.

    November 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr.zackary was great, sat down and we talked about my issues. Then he prescribed a treatment.

    November 14, 2025
    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Every time I go to the hospital, the treatment has been outstanding. this visit was no exception. The doctor was very professionals she took her time to make sure I had a good understanding of the situation. The nursing staff was also fantastic. I would like to think the staff for being so great and my hats off to the hospital having such great staff.

    October 20, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Did a great job.

    October 16, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great doctor

    October 05, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    He was very good at taking time to solve the problem.

    September 19, 2025
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    very professional and caring

    September 06, 2025
    MIDVALLEY
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Hopkins is very personable, friendly, down to earth and fun to talk to. I have confidence in his professional abilities.

  • Dr. Zachary Hopkins is a is a board-certified dermatologist and member of the American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Investigative Dermatology, and American DermatoEpidemiology Network. He is also pursuing advanced training in autoimmune dermatology with the University of Utah Autoimmune Dermatology group.

    Dr. Hopkins completed his medical school training at the University of Utah School of Medicine followed by a dermatology residency at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There he developed a passion for complex medical dermatology and autoimmune dermatologic disease. He also worked with a diverse population of patients and learned to appreciate the unique perspectives each patient brings to the visit. His clinical interests include: general dermatology, complex medical dermatology, blistering diseases, dermatomyositis, cutaneous lupus, vasculitis, and complex ulcers.

    Dr. Hopkins is an active clinical researcher studying management of autoimmune disease, including blistering and connective tissue diseases. He is also interested in epidemiology, research design, and promoting high-quality research methodology. Lastly, he is working to validate, develop and implement patient-reported outcome measures to clinical visits. He has authored multiple high-impact journal articles and has spoken at National and International dermatology conferences.

    Dr. Hopkins is originally from Highland, Utah and currently lives in Salt Lake City with his wife and two sons. Together they enjoy spending times in the outdoors, including hiking, skiing, and mountain biking.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Dermatology -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Dermatology (Dermatology)
    National Board of Medical Examiners

    Education history

    Fellowship Autoimmune and Complex Medical Dermatology - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Dermatology - Broward Health Medical Center Resident
    Internship Preliminary Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Neuroscience - Brigham Young University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Seifert RM, Noot CH, Sahni VN, Jimenez A, Gray L, Hopkins ZH, Frech TM, Hansen CB (2025). Ultraviolet A1 Phototherapy for Improvement of Hand Function in Scleroderma: A Blinded Prospective Study. Br J Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    2. Ney Z, Ringwood D, Takara M, Frost Z, Conley M, Kean J, Secrest A, Duffin KC, Hopkins Z (2025). Clinical assessment implications from core outcome domain set development exercises in dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    3. Orton CJ, Hopkins ZH, Trump B, Kroes A, Lebiedz-Odrobina D, Clardy SL, Florell A, Bowen AR, Duffy K, Wada DA, Florell SR (2025). Assessing Real-World Utilization/Performance of Salivary Gland Biopsy in Diagnosis of Sjögren Disease: Impact of Overweighting Without Objective Glandular Testing. J Clin Rheumatol. (Read full publication)
    4. Seifert RM, Teames CR, Sahni V, Noot C, deShazo RA, Powell DL, Rhoads JLW, Clarke JT, Hansen CB, Zone JJ, Hull CM, Hopkins ZH (2025). The impact of allergen avoidance on oral lichen planus: A retrospective cohort-based comparison. J Am Acad Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    5. Stone CJ, Broadbent E, Sahni VN, Gray L, Clarke JT, Hansen CB, Rhoads JLW, Zone JJ, Hull CM, Wu YP, Kean J, Secrest AM, Hopkins ZH (2025). Use of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in a complex medical dermatology clinic: Cross-sectional study evaluating associations between resilience, health-related quality of life, and mental health. J Am Acad Dermatol, 93(1), 252-255. (Read full publication)
    6. Noot CH, Hansen AM, Frost Z, Rhoads JLW, Hull CM, Zone JJ, Hopkins ZH (2025). Oral lichen planus treated with upadacitinib: A case series. JAAD Case Rep, 63, 125-127. (Read full publication)
    7. Hansen AM, Seifert R, Beshay A, Hopkins Z, Secrest A (2025). Physician and Trainee Beliefs and Comfort Regarding Psychodermatology Management: A Cross-sectional Survey From a Large Tertiary Care Center Faculty. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol, 18(6), 10-13. (Read full publication)
    8. Gates C, Blumel C, Hopkins Z, Frigerio A (2025). Citrate-Mediated Enhancement of Sox10 Antibody Affinity: Optimizing Immunohistochemical Staining for Improved Melanoma Detection in Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Dermatol Surg. (Read full publication)
    9. Schundler SF, Noot CH, Frost Z, Clarke J, Hopkins ZH (2025). Treatment of recalcitrant hypertrophic lichen planus with upadacitinib. JAAD Case Rep, 59, 78-80. (Read full publication)
    10. Sahni V, Teames C, Seifert R, Conley M, deShazo R, Powell D, Rhoads JLW, Clarke JT, Hansen CB, Zone JJ, Hull CM, Hopkins ZH (2025). The association between skin allergy testing and oral squamous cell carcinoma in oral lichen planus: a retrospective cohort study. Arch Dermatol Res, 317(1), 207. (Read full publication)
    11. Hopkins ZH, Perez-Chada LM (2024). Validating Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Dermatology. JAMA Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    12. Prez-Chada LM, Hopkins ZH, Balak DMW, Rashid S, Creadore A, Chu B, Villa C, Woodbury MJ, Armstrong AW, Strand V, Gottlieb AB, Merola JF, Barbieri JS (2024). Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Psoriasis: A Systematic Review. JAMA Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    13. Hopkins ZH, Jimenez A, Taliercio VL, Clarke JT, Hansen CB, Hull CM, Rhoads JLW, Zone JJ, Sahni VN, Kean J, Secrest AM (2023). Skin-Related Quality of Life During Autoimmune Bullous Disease Course. JAMA Dermatol, 159(11), 1185-1194. (Read full publication)
    14. Hopkins Z, Diaz O, Kaprive JF, Carlisle R, Moreno C, Bommareddy K, Sheikh N, Frost Z, Akhtar A, Secrest AM (2023). Methods Reporting Quality and its Association with Methods Section Length: A Cross-sectional Assessment of STROBE and CONSORT Reporting Adherence in Top-cited Dermatology Journals. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol, 16(7), 54-62. (Read full publication)
    15. Kuceki G, Snyder AM, Hopkins ZH, Secrest AM (2023). A survey of United States dermatologists' knowledge, attitudes, and practices with intramuscular triamcinolone. Arch Dermatol Res. (Read full publication)
    16. Elkeeb DM, Hopkins ZH, Bolender CM, Moreno C, Florell SR, Bowen AR, Vitale P, Zussman J, Duffy K, Grossman D, Secrest AM, Wada DA (2022). A Single-Institution Cohort Study With Nevi of Special Site: Recurrence, Progression to Melanoma, and Patterns of Management. Am J Dermatopathol, 45(1), 28-39. (Read full publication)
    17. Hopkins ZH, Kuceki G, Taliercio VL, Snyder AM, Stoddard GJ, Duffin KC, Hess R, Secrest AM (2022). Evaluation of Skindex-16 construct validity in routinely collected psoriasis data: a retrospective analysis of the relationship between overall physician global assessment scores and Skindex-16 and measure discordance. Arch Dermatol Res. (Read full publication)
    18. Hopkins ZH, Thiboutot D, Homsi HA, Perez-Chada LM, Barbieri JS (2023). Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review of Measure Development and Measurement Properties. JAMA Dermatol, 158(8), 900-911. (Read full publication)
    19. Hopkins ZH, Carlisle RP, Frost ZE, Curtis JA, Ferris LK, Secrest AM (2022). Risk Factors and Predictors of Survival Among Patients with Amelanotic Melanoma Compared to Melanotic Melanoma in the National Cancer Database. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol, 14(12), 36-43. (Read full publication)
    20. Flint ND, Rhoads JLW, Carlisle R, Ferrel M, Hopkins ZH, Secrest AM (2021). The continued inappropriate use and overuse of combination topical clotrimazole-betamethasone. Dermatol Online J, 27(8). (Read full publication)
    21. Secrest AM, Hopkins ZH, Frost ZE, Taliercio VL, Edwards LD, Biber JE, Chen SC, Chren MM, Ferris LK, Kean J, Hess R, Dermatology PRO Consortium (2020). Quality of Life Assessed Using Skindex-16 Scores Among Patients With Acne Receiving Isotretinoin Treatment. JAMA Dermatol, 156(10), 1098-1106. (Read full publication)
    22. Carlisle RP, Flint ND, Hopkins ZH, Eliason MJ, Duffin KC, Secrest AM (2020). Administrative Burden and Costs of Prior Authorizations in a Dermatology Department. JAMA Dermatol, 156(10), 1074-1078. (Read full publication)
    23. Hopkins ZH, Moreno C, Secrest AM (2020). Influence of Social Media on Cosmetic Procedure Interest. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol, 13(1), 28-31. (Read full publication)
    24. Nufer TM, Merrill C, Friend L, Hopkins Z, Boyce Z, Edwards JG (2019). Expression of type I mGluRs predicts plasticity in the hippocampal stratum radiatum interneurons. Neurosci Lett, 712, 134472. (Read full publication)
    25. Hopkins ZH, Secrest AM (2018). Public Health Implications of Google Searches for Sunscreen, Sunburn, Skin Cancer, and Melanoma in the United States. Am J Health Promot, 33(4), 611-615. (Read full publication)
    26. Hopkins ZH, Moreno C, Carlisle R, Secrest AM (2019). Melanoma prognosis in the United States: Identifying barriers for improved care. J Am Acad Dermatol, 80(5), 1256-1262. (Read full publication)
    27. Hopkins ZH, Secrest AM (2018). An international comparison of Google searches for sunscreen, sunburn, skin cancer, and melanoma: Current trends and public health implications. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed, 35(2), 87-92. (Read full publication)
    28. Hopkins ZH, Boothe D, Hitchcock YJ (2019). Radiotherapy for parotid malignancies: patterns of care and impact on overall survival. J Radiat Oncol, 8, 63-72.
    29. Hopkins ZH, Carlisle R, Secrest AM (2019). Using Google Search Data for Sunburn as a Surrogate for Sunburn Prevalence in the United States. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol, 12(2), 32-36. (Read full publication)
    30. Hopkins Z, Witt BL, Monroe MM, Bowen GM, Bowen AR, Lloyd S (2017). Large, Nodulocystic Acneiform Eruption Following Radiotherapy for a Squamous Cell Carcinoma Recurrence in the Cervical Lymphatics. Reports in Cancer and Treatment, 1-4.
    31. Hopkins Z, E Poruk K, Agarwal J, Poppe M (2017). Local and Locoregional Disease Free Survival in Patients Receiving NSM or SSM Compared with Conventional Mastectomy. Int J Clin Oncol, 4(2), 1-6.
    32. Boothe D, Hopkins Z, Frandsen J, Lloyd S (2016). Comparison of external beam radiation and brachytherapy to external beam radiation alone for unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Oncol, 7(4), 580-7. (Read full publication)
    33. Merrill CB, Friend LN, Newton ST, Hopkins ZH, Edwards JG (2015). Ventral tegmental area dopamine and GABA neurons: Physiological properties and expression of mRNA for endocannabinoid biosynthetic elements. Sci Rep, 5, 16176. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Sahni VN, Yim R, Amanullah A, Sahni D, Powell D, deShazo R, Rhoads JLW, Clarke JT, Hansen CB, Zone JJ, Hull CM, Hopkins ZH (2025). An Allergy-Based Approach to Orofacial Granulomatosis: A Narrative Review. [Review]. Dermatitis. (Read full publication)
    2. Powers CM, Thakker S, Gulati N, Talia J, Dubin D, Zone J, Culton DA, Hopkins Z, Adalsteinsson JA (2025). Bullous Pemphigoid: A practical approach to diagnosis and management in the modern era. [Review]. J Am Acad Dermatol. (Read full publication)

    Case Report

    1. Elkeeb D, Hopkins Z, Miles RR, Halwani A, Wada D (2019). Ominous cutaneous presentation of acute myeloid leukemia without peripheral blood involvement upon initial presentation and relapse: case report and literature review. Eur J Dermatol, 28(6), 809-817. (Read full publication)
    2. Elkeeb D, Hopkins Z, Wada D, Rhoads JLW (2018). A case of primary cutaneous malakoplakia in a cardiac transplant recipient. JAAD Case Rep, 4(10), 982-984. (Read full publication)
    3. Elkeeb D, Hopkins Z, Florell SR (2018). Pure testicular choriocarcinoma presenting as a friable hemorrhagic nodule on the lip. JAAD Case Rep, 4(7), 705-707. (Read full publication)
    4. Hopkins Z, Frigerio A, Clarke JT (2018). Acute localized exanthematous pustulosis (ALEP) caused by lamotrigine. JAAD Case Rep, 4(7), 645-647. (Read full publication)

    Editorial

    1. Noot CH, Hopkins ZH, Feldman SR (2025). Response to Papp et al, "Efficacy and safety of ESK-001, a highly selective, oral allosteric TYK2 inhibitor, in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: 52-week results from the long-term phase 2 study in patients who participated in the phase 2 STRIDE study". J Am Acad Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    2. Hopkins ZH, Perez Chada LM, Duffin KC (2023). Defining what matters through core outcomes set development: Uniting stakeholder perspectives, empowering patient voices. Br J Dermatol. (Read full publication)
    3. Hopkins ZH, Han G, Tejasvi T, Deda LC, Goldberg R, Kennedy J, Arey S, Mathis JG, Balk R, Miller J, Secrest AM, Farah R, Lipoff JB (2022). Teledermatology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Cutis, 109(1), 12-13. (Read full publication)

    Letter

    1. Hopkins ZH, Wu BC, Nousari CH (2021). Rituximab versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Pemphigus Vulgaris. [Letter to the editor]. N Engl J Med, 385(11), 1055-1056. (Read full publication)
    2. Kennedy J, Arey S, Hopkins Z, Tejasvi T, Farah R, Secrest AM, Lipoff JB (2022). Dermatologist Perceptions of Teledermatology Implementation and Future Use After COVID-19: Demographics, Barriers, and Insights. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA Dermatol, 157(5), 595-597. (Read full publication)
    3. Hopkins ZH, Secrest AM (2020). Clarification Regarding Noninferiority and a Discussion of Model Selection and Treatment Effects in Observational Research. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA Dermatol, 156(9), 1028-1029. (Read full publication)
    4. Gaufin M, Hess R, Hopkins ZH, Biber JE, Secrest AM (2019). Practical screening for depression in dermatology: using technology to improve care. [Letter to the editor]. Br J Dermatol, 182(3), 786-787. (Read full publication)
    5. Secrest AM, Chren MM, Hopkins ZH, Chen SC, Ferris LK, Hess R (2019). Benefits to patient care of electronically capturing patient-reported outcomes in dermatology. [Letter to the editor]. Br J Dermatol, 181(4), 826-827. (Read full publication)

    Other

    1. Seifert RM, Hull CM, deShazo RA, Powell DL, Rhoads JLW, Zone JJ, Hopkins ZH (2025). The Impact of Allergen Avoidance in Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Case Series. Dermatitis. United States. (Read full publication)