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Ted Rosen, MD, discusses highlights from his lecture on STDs During the Pandemic at the 2021 Elevate...

COVID toes tends to be more common in younger patients and in less severe cases.

The narrative in my clinic aligns with a topic that has dominated news feeds recently: employee turn...

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Brittany Craiglow, MD, discusses highlights from her lecture on Systemic Therapies in Pediatric Derm...

Face is Fabulous! Vitiligo of the face has a good prognosis; 70-80% of cases can repigment with trea...

There are so many challenges in today’s medical environment that make it increasingly difficult to s...

Unfortunately, it is common for PAs and NPs to feel a lack of respect in the workplace which can tri...

A potent oral anti-oxidants from a fern, Polypodium leucotomas, can be taken 240 mg TID for 12 weeks...

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Joslyn Kirby, MD, discusses highlights from her lecture on Acne and Rosacea Mimickers at the 2021 El...

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Elevate Derm’s Top Book Recommendations for 2022

Over the last 13 years, I have had the privilege and honor of serving 1000s of dermatology PAs and N...

The differential for hypopigmented lesions in black patients should include seborrhea, P. alba, tine...

Matthew - When and where did you start as a dermatology PA?

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Indications for food allergy testing in AD patients include: persistent disease despite optimized ma...

The pandemic has put much of our personal interactions on hold. When will we comfortably shake hands...

The entirety of my 18-year healthcare career has been within the halls of a university-based, academ...

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Dr. Brittany Craiglow discusses highlights from her lecture on pediatric alopecia at the 2021 Elevat...

The pathogenesis of alopecia areata includes the secretion of IL-15 in follicular epithelial cells. ...

Consider low dose oral minoxidil 2.5mg daily + Spironolactone 50mg QD or BID in pediatric patients w...

Spotlight: KOH Deficiency by Douglas DiRuggiero DMSc, MHS, PA-C

Panel Discussion: The Hypersensitive Patient by Travis Vandergriff MD and Heidi Jacobe MD

Angioedema and Urticaria by Heidi Jacobe MD

Tricky Tumors: Atypical Tumors You Don't Want to Miss by Travis Vandergriff MD

Spotlight: Intermediate Cutaneous Surgery Lecture by Mike Swann MD

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Morphea, Scleroderma, and LSA by Heidi Jacobe MD

Molecular Diagnosis of Melanoma and Melanocytic Lesions in Clinical Practice by Travis Vandergriff M...