Using artificial intelligence to analyze publicly available social media posts to understand patient perspectives toward specific treatments of alopecia areata

• Jeremy Jueng, BS,
• Vishnu Bhupalam, BS,
• Ashley Su, BS,
• Leonie Dupuis, BS,
• Caridad Infante, BS,
• Shazmeen Shaikh, BS,
• Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MPH,
• Ian Brooks, PhD,
• Vernon Burton, PhD,
• James Solomon, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Jeremy Jueng, BS

Department of Dermatology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; Correspondence to: Jeremy Jueng, BS, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, 7680 Lower Gateway Loop, Apt 533, Orlando, FL 32827

Vishnu Bhupalam, BS

Department of Dermatology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida

Ashley Su, BS

Department of Dermatology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida

Leonie Dupuis, BS

Department of Dermatology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida

Caridad Infante, BS

Department of Dermatology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida

Shazmeen Shaikh, BS

University of Illinois, Center for Health Informatics, Champaign, Illinois

Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MPH

Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Aurora, Colorado

Ian Brooks, PhD

University of Illinois, Center for Health Informatics, Champaign, Illinois

Vernon Burton, PhD

Clemson Cyber Institute, Clemson, South Carolina

James Solomon, MD, PhD

Department of Dermatology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida; Department of Dermatology, Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, Champaign, Illinois; Department of Dermatology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida