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Immunosuppressants or Immunomodulators? Biologic Agents for Psoriasis

Featuring Ronald Vender, MD, FRCPC

07/13/2023

In this exclusive interview with The Dermatologist, Dr Ronald Vender goes over the highly effective targeted biologic therapies used to treat psoriasis following his study, “Viewpoint About Biologic Agents for Psoriasis: Are They Immunosuppressants or Immunomodulators?”

Ronald Vender, MD, FRCPC, is the founder and director of Dermatrials Research Incorporated and Venderm Consulting in Hamilton, ON, Canada. He is also an associate clinical professor at McMaster University in the department of medicine, division of dermatology.

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