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Volume 28 - Issue 2 - February 2020

Featured Article

Teledermatology:  An Answer to Managing Chronic Skin Diseases?
Cover Story
02/13/2020
Across various fields of medicine, telehealth has shown success with patient access and satisfaction. A new clinical trial, which partners a research firm and a major academic center, seeks to demonstrate equivalent outcomes between...
Across various fields of medicine, telehealth has shown success with patient access and satisfaction. A new clinical trial, which partners a research firm and a major academic center, seeks to demonstrate equivalent outcomes between...
Across various fields of...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist

Feature

Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance
Feature Story
02/13/2020
Physician burnout is a serious concern in the medical community, and finding a separation between work and play can be hard for many dermatologists. Gretchen Frieling, MD, offers a few tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Physician burnout is a serious concern in the medical community, and finding a separation between work and play can be hard for many dermatologists. Gretchen Frieling, MD, offers a few tips for maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Physician burnout is a serious...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist
Feature Story
02/13/2020
Peter Sonnenreich, Mary Anne Dunkin
Without approved treatment options for molluscum contagiosum, doctors have differing opinions on how and even whether to treat. Recent interviews with dermatologists and pediatricians offer insight into the treatments that these two...
Without approved treatment options for molluscum contagiosum, doctors have differing opinions on how and even whether to treat. Recent interviews with dermatologists and pediatricians offer insight into the treatments that these two...
Without approved treatment...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist
Noninvasive Diagnosis of Melanoma for Today’s Dermatologist
Feature Story
02/13/2020
Early detection of melanoma could reduce years of life lost per death and improve patient outcomes. The authors compare the advantages and limitations of two methods, reflectance confocal microscopy and noninvasive genomic analysis, as...
Early detection of melanoma could reduce years of life lost per death and improve patient outcomes. The authors compare the advantages and limitations of two methods, reflectance confocal microscopy and noninvasive genomic analysis, as...
Early detection of melanoma...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist
Best Practices for Treating Rosacea: Q&A With Dr Linda Stein Gold
Partner Approved
02/13/2020
It is no secret that rosacea can cause significant stress on patients and affect quality of life. The Dermatologist spoke with Linda Stein Gold, MD, about the current best practices for treating rosacea, as well as new therapies under...
It is no secret that rosacea can cause significant stress on patients and affect quality of life. The Dermatologist spoke with Linda Stein Gold, MD, about the current best practices for treating rosacea, as well as new therapies under...
It is no secret that rosacea can...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist
Assessing the Patient With Psoriasis for Psoriatic Arthritis
NPF Endorsed Features
02/13/2020
It is hypothesized that psoriatic arthritis is too often underdiagnosed, and therefore undertreated, in dermatology. In an interview with The Dermatologist, Drs Joseph F. Merola and Alice B. Gottlieb shared their insights as dual...
It is hypothesized that psoriatic arthritis is too often underdiagnosed, and therefore undertreated, in dermatology. In an interview with The Dermatologist, Drs Joseph F. Merola and Alice B. Gottlieb shared their insights as dual...
It is hypothesized that...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist
NEA Approved Features
02/13/2020
Patients with eczema often wonder if their diet can affect their disease severity. In an interview with The Dermatologist, Aaron Drucker, MD, discussed his study on the role of gluten as a risk factor for inflammatory disease severity.
Patients with eczema often wonder if their diet can affect their disease severity. In an interview with The Dermatologist, Aaron Drucker, MD, discussed his study on the role of gluten as a risk factor for inflammatory disease severity.
Patients with eczema often...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist

Department

The Growing Trend of Nonsurgical Body Contouring
Aesthetics Corner
02/13/2020
Cosmetic enhancements of the body were historically completed with invasive procedures that required significant recovery for sometimes underwhelming results. Adarsh Vijay Mudgil, MD, discussed the breakthroughs in cosmetic dermatology with...
Cosmetic enhancements of the body were historically completed with invasive procedures that required significant recovery for sometimes underwhelming results. Adarsh Vijay Mudgil, MD, discussed the breakthroughs in cosmetic dermatology with...
Cosmetic enhancements of the...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist
What Caused These Pustules?
Derm Dx
02/13/2020
In case two, a 62-year-old man was prescribed ingenol mebutate 0.015% for actinic keratoses on the temples, cheeks, nose, and helices. On day three of treatment, he presented with brightly erythematous patches on the malar cheeks and nose...
In case two, a 62-year-old man was prescribed ingenol mebutate 0.015% for actinic keratoses on the temples, cheeks, nose, and helices. On day three of treatment, he presented with brightly erythematous patches on the malar cheeks and nose...
In case two, a 62-year-old man...
02/13/2020
The Dermatologist

News

Highlights From the 2020 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference
Conference Coverage
02/13/2020
Dermatologists from across country gathered in Kohala Coast, HI, to attend the 17th Annual Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference. Attendees went home with a comprehensive update on medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology.
Dermatologists from across country gathered in Kohala Coast, HI, to attend the 17th Annual Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference. Attendees went home with a comprehensive update on medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology.
Dermatologists from across...
02/13/2020
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Column

A Conversation With  James D. Walker, MD, FRCPC
Spotlight
02/13/2020
Dr James “Jim” Walker was born and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from medicine with honors from the University of Western Ontario (now Western University) in London, Ontario, in 1974. Following...
Dr James “Jim” Walker was born and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from medicine with honors from the University of Western Ontario (now Western University) in London, Ontario, in 1974. Following...
Dr...
02/13/2020
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