Perspectives & Practice Insights
Clinical commentary, education, and community stories from across the Alliance.
Video Blog: The Art of Patient-Centered Communication
PA Kenneth Korber shares practical tips on building trust, translating medical jargon, and extending the visit beyond the exam room to help patients actually follow through.
Video Blog: Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Focus: Latest Findings
Dr. Micheletti on why HS providers should embrace the role, act within the "window of opportunity," and screen for the systemic comorbidities that ride along with the disease.
Apr 03, 2026
Video Blog: Think Fast! Dermatology Urgencies & Emergencies
Robert Micheletti, MD, breaks down how to spot serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions early — from DRESS red flags and drug timing to post-DRESS autoimmune sequelae and atypical lesions in immunosuppressed patients.
Mar 31, 2026
Video Blog: Infectious Disease Updates 2025
Dr. Robert Micheletti reviews 2025 infectious disease highlights for dermatology — drug-resistant Trichophyton indotineae, leprosy, measles, and antibiotic stewardship.
Mar 27, 2026
Video Blog: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Outcomes and Quality of Life
Rebecca Hartman, MD, on when topicals beat surgery for low-risk non-melanoma skin cancers, how she uses active surveillance, and the case for oral nicotinamide.
Mar 24, 2026
Video Blog: Practical Pearls From the Pigmented Lesion Clinic
Dr. Rebecca Hartman shares practical answers on total body photography, when (and how) to biopsy dysplastic nevi, the two-step dermoscopy algorithm, and melanoma follow-up intervals.
Mar 20, 2026
Video Blog: Complex Eczema/Urticaria/Allergy Cases Part 1
Dr. Dareen Siri walks through how to spot the patient whose flushing and urticarial lesions may be more than CSU — and the two simple blood tests that point toward systemic mastocytosis.
Mar 17, 2026
Video Blog: Complex Eczema/Urticaria/Allergy Cases Part 2
Dr. Peter Lio breaks down two complex cases — a five-year-old with staph-driven AD and recurrent infections, and a 20-year-old who cycled through dupilumab, a JAK, and finally nemolizumab — from the Elevate-Derm Alliance panel.
Mar 13, 2026
Video Blog: Antimicrobial Resistance & How to Deal With It
Ted Rosen, MD, on rising resistance in impetigo, acne, and scabies — and the practical alternatives, from ozenoxacin to spinosad, that keep treatment working.
Mar 10, 2026
Video Blog: Annual Derm Evidence Review with Practical Application
Dr. Ted Rosen reviews the past year's dermatology evidence — from teledermatology and a new cetirizine warning to HRT and skin cancer risk, plantar pigmented lesions, isotretinoin dosing, and HS lifestyle changes.
Mar 06, 2026
Video Blog: Allergy/Immunology Workup for the Dermatology APP
Allergist/immunologist Dr. Dareen Siri joins Veronica Richardson to cover red flags for primary immunodeficiency, adult-onset food allergy, and what's new in food immunotherapy for dermatology APPs.
Feb 27, 2026
Video Blog: Adverse Effects of Topical Corticosteroids & Alternatives
Dr. Peter Lio on being a good steward of topical steroids, recognizing topical steroid withdrawal, and the non-steroidal and integrative tools that now fill the gap.
Feb 20, 2026
Video Blog: Vitiligo: A Practical Approach for APPs
Buchi Neita, PA-C, and Diego Dasilva, MD, talk through a practical vitiligo workflow for APPs — from comorbidities and workup to photoprotection, phototherapy, and off-label JAK inhibitors.
Feb 13, 2026
Video Blog: Management & Future of CSU in Dermatology
Dr. Dareen Siri, an allergist-immunologist, walks through how to confirm a CSU diagnosis before treating, why antihistamines still come first, and the newer targeted therapies now available.
Feb 06, 2026
Video Blog: Biomechanics in Podiatric Dermatology
Larissa Schmidt, DPM, explains why understanding foot mechanics is the key to treating calluses, and shares her approach to keratolytics, diabetic foot care, and when to refer to podiatry.
Jan 30, 2026
Video Blog: Trace Elements, Supplements, & Diet in Atopic Dermatitis
Peter Lio, MD, unpacks why elimination diets usually fail in atopic dermatitis, the barrier hypothesis behind food allergy, and which supplements and probiotics actually earn a place in care.
Jan 23, 2026
Video Blog: Managing Psoriasis & Comorbidities with a Rheumatologist
Rheumatologist Dr. Julio Gonzalez shares a top-to-bottom "quick and dirty" joint exam, high-yield questions for inflammatory back pain, and how psoriatic arthritis domains and comorbidities drive treatment choices.
Jan 16, 2026
Video Blog: How I Treat the Tough Stuff: Alopecia Tips & Tricks
Dr. Crystal Aguh unpacks the Downy Hair Sign, insulin resistance in CCCA, and why "protective style" can be a curse word in her clinic.
Jan 09, 2026
Video Blog: Inflammatory Pathways in Acne and Rosacea
Dr. Hilary Baldwin breaks down the four pillars of acne pathophysiology, why inflammation comes first, and how tetracyclines target both acne and rosacea.
Jan 02, 2026
Video Blog: Beyond the Rash: Diagnosing Connective Tissue Diseases
Rheumatologist Julio Gonzalez, MD, breaks down how to tell a true malar rash from its mimics, when a lupus patient needs to be seen "tomorrow," and why PPIs top his drug-induced culprit list.
Dec 26, 2025
Video Blog: Diagnosing and Managing Rosacea in Patients with Skin of Color
Hilary Baldwin, MD explains why rosacea is harder to spot once you take redness out of the picture — and how to treat skin of color patients without triggering iatrogenic hyperpigmentation.
Dec 19, 2025
Video Blog: Advances in Alopecia
Dr. Crystal Aguh breaks down practical strategies for alopecia — from maximizing minoxidil to first-line topical JAK inhibitors for frontal fibrosing alopecia and distinguishing dissecting cellulitis from folliculitis decalvans.
Dec 12, 2025
Video Blog: Keloids in 2025
Dr. Hilary Baldwin unpacks what we still don't know about keloids — why they form, why earlobes are easier — and the practical no-cut and surgical options she reaches for.
Dec 05, 2025
Video Blog: Lessons Learned in Acne & Rosacea
Shanna Miranti, PA-C, shares hard-won protocols for prescribing isotretinoin — from scheduling and specialty pharmacies to preventing recurrence and treating post-acne scarring.
Oct 31, 2025
Video Blog: Dermatologic Conditions in Skin of Color
Buchi Neita, PA-C, shares practical pearls for recognizing normal variants, hyperpigmentation, alopecias, skin cancers, and inflammatory dermatoses in skin of color patients.
Oct 29, 2025
Video Blog: The Art of Connection: Building Meaningful Rapport with Skin of Color Patients
Buchi Neita, PA-C, on building trust with skin of color patients — historical mistrust, implicit bias, patient-provider concordance, and the small gestures that make a meticulous exam feel safe.
Oct 27, 2025
Video Blog: Complex Psoriasis Cases: Navigating Diagnositic & Therapeutic Challenges
Dr. Megan Prouty on the psoriasis-dermatitis overlap: how to spot two diseases in one patient, why biopsies can mislead, and treatments that cover both morphologies.
Oct 24, 2025
Video Blog: Interesting Cases from Inpatient Consults
Lauren Madigan, MD, on working up neutrophilic dermatoses, why you should always biopsy pyoderma gangrenosum, and reading the colors of the skin at the bedside.
Oct 22, 2025
Video Blog: Biologic Selection and Treatment Sequencing in Psoriasis
Dr. Megan Prouty on what she looks for first in psoriasis patients, how she screens for axial psoriatic arthritis, and how she uses methotrexate and cyclosporine alongside biologics.
Oct 20, 2025
Video Blog: Vitiligo for Advanced Clinicians: Key Takeaways
Dr. Naiem Issa unpacks vitiligo for advanced clinicians — quality-of-life counseling, the risks of depigmentation therapy, the halo nevi–melanoma connection, and treating the "holistic" patient.
Oct 17, 2025
Video Blog: Unraveling Chronic Itch
Douglas DiRuggiero, PA-C, explains how he quantifies chronic itch, works up the elderly patient, tackles polypharmacy, and builds his treatment ladder — from monoclonal antibodies to strontium.
Oct 15, 2025
Video Blog: The Evolving Landscape of STIs
Dr. Amy Spizuoco breaks down the three stages of syphilis and shares her practical treatment approach to molluscum and HPV-related genital warts.
Oct 13, 2025
Video Blog: Complex Medical Dermatology: Top Diagnoses You Can't Afford to Miss
Lauren Madigan, MD, walks through how to work up the itch-without-rash patient — from cryptic prebullous pemphigoid to systemic causes you can't afford to miss.
Oct 10, 2025
Immunotherapy in Dermatology: Innovations and Clinical Applications
Dr. Anisha Patel explains why immune checkpoint inhibitors are both friend and foe to dermatology, and how to manage the cutaneous toxicities that affect over half of patients on combination therapy.
Oct 08, 2025
Wake Up Dermatology: It's Time To Talk About Sleep; The Importance of Sleep for Skin Health and Skin Disease
Dr. Tina Bhutani explains why sleep belongs in the dermatology conversation — from the immunologic link to fragmented sleep in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis to the comorbidities patients and clinicians share.
Oct 06, 2025
Video Blog: My Approach to AD in 2025
Alexandra Golant, MD shares her 2025 approach to atopic dermatitis — from the early-intervention window that may halt the atopic march to patch testing on systemics and treatment-selection pearls.
Oct 03, 2025
Video Blog: Skin as a Window: Identifying Cancer Syndromes Through Cutaneous Clues
Anisha Patel, MD, uses cutaneous clues to flag hidden malignancy — from distinguishing paraneoplastic pemphigus from SJS to spotting Bazex syndrome, sebaceous neoplasms, and scalp metastases.
Oct 01, 2025
Video Blog: Alopecia Update: What You Should Know in 2025
Dr. Amy Spizuoco breaks down how she approaches alopecia in 2025 — from scarring vs. non-scarring workups to metformin for CCCA and combination therapy for androgenetic hair loss.
Sep 29, 2025
Video Blog: Recent Advances in Atopic Dermatitis: New Insights & Treatment Strategies
Dr. Alexandra Golant on diagnosing heterogeneous AD, the new non-steroidal topicals, expanding biologics, and how she frames the JAK inhibitor boxed warning for patients.
Sep 26, 2025
Video Blog: ELEVATE-ing the Science: A Review of Abstract Submissions
NP Victoria Garcia-Albea explains why poster sessions matter at Elevate-Derm and walks through the AD abstracts that caught her eye — three-year lebrikizumab data, long-interval topicals, and a first-ever oral IL-23.
Sep 24, 2025
Video Blog: Pediatric Dermatologic Emergencies
Jim Treat, MD breaks down three pediatric dermatologic emergencies — measles, DRESS, and staph scalded skin syndrome — and the clinical clues that separate them from ordinary viral rashes.
Sep 22, 2025
Video Blog: Navigating Pediatric Vascular Anomalies: Diagnosis & Treatment Insights
Dr. Jim Treat breaks down the typical time course of infantile hemangiomas and shares the subtle skin clue — multiple thumbprint-like red patches — that can flag CM-AVM syndrome and life-threatening AVMs.
Sep 19, 2025
Video Blog: Treating High Impact Sites In Psoriasis
Dr. Tina Bhutani explains why high-impact sites like the scalp, genitals, folds, and palms/soles deserve aggressive treatment—and shares practical occlusion and combination tips to get patients clear.
Sep 18, 2025
Video Blog: Chronic Urticaria: Next Major Frontier in Dermatology
Dr. Walter Liszewski breaks down chronic spontaneous urticaria versus chronic inducible urticaria, his guideline-based workup, and when to move beyond antihistamines to newer systemic and oral therapies.
Sep 12, 2025
Video Blog: JAK Inhibitors: Tips for Integration into Practice
Dr. Liszewski makes the case for JAK inhibitors in dermatology, offering a concise way to frame the black box warning and sharing where he reaches for them on- and off-label.
Sep 10, 2025
Video Blog: Mucosal Dermatology: Oral & Genital Cases
Dr. Walter Liszewski makes the case that dermatology should own oral and genital mucosal disease, with practical tips on lichen planus, cheilitis, and the genital exam.
Sep 05, 2025
Video Blog: Melanonychia: When to Biopsy & How To Decide
Dr. Ata Moshiri breaks down the features that make melanonychia concerning, why you must biopsy the nail matrix (not the nail bed), and how to time follow-up when you're monitoring.
Sep 03, 2025
Video Blog: Patch Testing Demystified: Distinguishing Positives from False Positives and Ensuring Relevance
Walter Liszewski, MD, and Kara Mudd, PA-C, break down patch testing — from choosing comprehensive over true test to medication holds, timing, and making positives relevant for patients.
Aug 29, 2025
Video Blog: Atypical Nevi: A Dermatopathologist's Guide to Patient Conversations
Dr. Ata Moshiri explains why he favors "atypical" over "dysplastic" nevi, walks through the MPATH grading scheme, and offers practical advice on what to do with moderately atypical path reports.
Aug 27, 2025
Video Blog: Contact Dermatitis Conundrums: A Panel Discussion on Challenging Cases
Walter Liszewski, MD, and Kara Mudd, PA-C, work through real contact dermatitis cases — natural products, gel nails, healthcare-worker hand dermatitis, PPD hair dye, and carmine — and how to find safe substitutes instead of just saying "never again."
Aug 22, 2025
Video Blog: From Report to Reality: Understanding Pathology Results
Dr. Ata Moshiri on why "tissue is the issue": choosing the right biopsy, sending enough of it, and giving the dermatopathologist the clinical information to get the diagnosis right the first time.
Aug 20, 2025
Video Blog: Fulfilling Great Expectations: Safe Medical Managment of Skin Disease in Pregnancy
Jenny Murase, MD, walks through safe treatment of acne, eczema, and other skin disease in pregnancy — from over-the-counter topicals to antibiotic choices and the timing of biologic exposure.
Jul 11, 2025
Video Blog: Pearls in Pediatric Care
Lisa Swanson, MD, shares pediatric eczema pearls: which "natural" products actually have evidence, why food rarely drives eczema, and how to handle live vaccines on dupilumab.
Jul 09, 2025
Video Blog: Dermatologic Care of New Mothers
Jenny Murase, MD, on teasing apart bacterial, Candida, and Raynaud's causes of nipple/breast pain in nursing mothers — and why biologics should never be a reason to stop breastfeeding.
Jul 07, 2025
Video Blog: Pediatric Lumps and Bumps
Lisa Swanson, MD, shares practical pearls on pediatric pyogenic granulomas, eclipse nevi on the scalp, and a quick trick to tell a corn from a wart.
Jul 04, 2025
Video Blog: Baby Bumps: Understanding the Dermatoses of Pregnancy
Jenny Murase, MD, shares practical pearls on the dermatoses of pregnancy — from measured antihistamine dosing to spotting intrahepatic cholestasis before it threatens the pregnancy.
Jul 02, 2025
Video Blog: Dermoscopy of Special Sites
Dr. Ash Marghoob explains why the face, palms and soles, nails, and mucous membranes require a distinct dermoscopic approach — and the melanocyte stem-cell biology that drives what we see.
Jun 30, 2025
Video Blog: Psoriasis Evolution: Where We've Been and What's To Come
Dr. Jason Hawkes traces the psoriasis oral treatment story from apremilast to the TYK2 inhibitor deucravacitinib and a coming oral IL-23 receptor blocker, plus what's ahead for less common subtypes like GPP.
Jun 27, 2025
Video Blog: Text Messages to a Pediatric Dermatologist
Lisa Swanson, MD, shares highlights from her pediatric derm lecture — the Aron regimen for facial eczema, treating peri-oral dermatitis, and distinguishing HSV from impetigo.
Jun 25, 2025
Video Blog: Challenging Cases in Atopic Dermatitis and Pruritus
Dr. Jason Hawkes unpacks dupilumab non-responders, the CTCL question, and targeted therapy for lichen planus and prurigo nodularis in this Elevate-Derm West interview.
Jun 23, 2025
Video Blog: Difficult Cases Learned in Blistering Diseases
Margaret Bobonich, FNP-C walks through the autoimmune blistering diseases APPs are most likely to encounter — from bullous pemphigoid to pemphigus vulgaris and dermatitis herpetiformis.
Jun 20, 2025
Video Blog: Methotrexate, Acitrecin, Cyclosporin: Revisiting Old Friends
Dr. James Song revisits methotrexate, acitretin, and cyclosporine — sharing practical tips on managing GI side effects, monitoring liver and kidney health, and where these old friends still earn their place.
Jun 18, 2025
Video Blog: Update on Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Therapeutics
Dr. James Song compares the three AD biologics, previews OX40-targeted therapies, and runs through emerging topicals and systemics from ruxolitinib to roflumilase and roluxel-class creams.
Jun 16, 2025
Video Blog: Checking Your Knowledge: Manifestations of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Dr. James Song explains why dermatology providers are best positioned to manage the cutaneous immune-related side effects of checkpoint inhibitors — so patients can stay on cancer therapy that's working.
Jun 13, 2025
Video Blog: Discussions in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)
Dr. Jason Hawkes breaks down chronic spontaneous urticaria — how to separate acute from chronic, why the labs rarely find a cause, and where omalizumab and newer agents fit in.
Jun 11, 2025
Video Blog: Corticosteroids: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Douglas DiRuggiero, PA-C weighs the benefits and the mounting risks of topical corticosteroids, and makes the case that cumulative steroid exposure deserves the same attention dermatology gives to newer non-steroidal options.
Jun 09, 2025
Video Blog: Updates in Hyperpigmentation
Suneel Chilukuri, MD, tackles melasma — his "most dreaded condition" — from senescent "zombie" fibroblasts to heat-shock-protein sunscreens, cysteamine, and exosomes.
Jun 06, 2025
Video Blog: What's in Our Cosmetic Tool Box for the Medical Derm Provider
Suneel Chilukuri, MD, shares how microneedling, exosomes, and polynucleotides give medical derm providers affordable, life-changing tools for scars, acne, PIH, and hair loss.
Jun 04, 2025
Video Blog: AI in Dermatology
Eileen Cheever, PA-C, breaks down what AI actually is, how it's already showing up in dermatology, and the limitations clinicians should keep in mind.
Jun 02, 2025
Video Blog: Diet in HS
Dr. Jennifer Hsiao breaks down what the evidence actually supports for diet in HS — from zinc and the Mediterranean diet to brewer's yeast and GLP-1s.
May 30, 2025
Video Blog: Melanoma: Updates, Genomics, Molecular Profiling
Surgical oncologist Mark Gimbel, MD, on the genomic and molecular tools reshaping melanoma diagnosis and prognosis — from DermTech and MyPath to gene expression profiling that risk-stratifies even thin tumors.
May 28, 2025
Video Blog: Pigmented Lesion Pearls From the Experts
Dr. Whitney High talks pigmented lesion pearls and pitfalls — sampling error, immunostains like p16 and PRAME, amelanotic melanoma, and why gene expression tests are tools, not guarantees.
May 26, 2025
Video Blog: Challenging Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Management Part 2
Dr. Whitney High discusses atypical fibroxanthoma, pleomorphic dermal sarcoma, and why immunocompromised patients—especially those with CLL—need closer surveillance for aggressive non-melanoma skin cancers.
May 23, 2025
Video Blog: Cutaneous Oncology: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
Maya Thosani, MD, breaks down the risk factors and clinical clues for basal cell, squamous cell, and rarer non-melanoma skin cancers—plus the sun-protection strategies she recommends beyond sunscreen.
May 16, 2025
Video Blog: Pathology Pearls and Pitfalls for the Experienced APP
Whitney High, MD, shares dermatopathology pearls for experienced APPs — the "three Ds" every requisition needs and how to biopsy bullous pemphigoid the right way.
May 14, 2025
Video Blog: Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangiomas
Pediatric dermatologist Jennifer Huang, MD, on when to manage infantile hemangiomas in-house versus refer, plus practical guidance on topical timolol, oral propranolol, and timing of treatment.
Apr 30, 2025
Video Blog: Don't Miss It! Important Skin Conditions in Children
Pediatric dermatologist Jennifer Huang, MD, walks through the rare-but-can't-miss conditions behind common presentations — blisters, solitary nodules, diaper rash, and mucositis in children.
Apr 30, 2025
Video Blog: Roadblock: Challenges of Obtaining a Biologic/Small Molecule Drug
Michael Hewitt, MD, explains why so many derm providers avoid biologics and small molecules — and shares a practical roadmap for getting them approved and into patients' hands.
Apr 23, 2025
Video Blog: Treating Psoriasis in Special Populations
Michael Hewitt, MD, walks through how to safely start biologics and small molecules in psoriasis patients with hepatitis B, latent TB, prior malignancy, and vaccination needs.
Apr 16, 2025
Video Blog: Lab Monitoring Requirements In Injectable/Small Molecule Patients
Michael Hewitt, MD, shares his standard baseline lab panel for biologic and small molecule starts, how he documents comorbidity screening, and the monitoring schedule he uses for JAK inhibitors.
Apr 09, 2025
Video Blog: Cases From My Career: Lessons Learned From My Itchy Patients
Allergist Aaron Ver Heul, MD, breaks down how to tell dermatologic itch from systemic itch, when to work up a chronic itch patient, and why some omalizumab non-responders may just need a higher dose.
Apr 02, 2025
Video Blog: Reducing Diagnostic Error in Derm: A Bayesian Approach
Adam Lipworth, MD, reframes Bayes' theorem as an everyday diagnostic mindset — treating history, exam, and labs as sequential "tests" that update the probability of a diagnosis.
Mar 19, 2025
Video Blog: Infectious Disease Update: Choices For Common Conditions
Adam Lipworth, MD, walks through practical calls on impetigo, furuncles, infection mimickers, and why retiform purpura should never be missed.
Mar 12, 2025
Video Blog: It Still Exists! A Hansen’s Disease Primer For The Non-Leprologist
Adam Lipworth, MD, walks through the clinical clues that should trigger suspicion for Hansen's disease and where to turn for help — because when it's missed, patients face severe, permanent disability.
Mar 05, 2025
Video Blog: Who Cares About Conference Posters? Your Patients Do!
Douglas DiRuggiero, DMSc, PA-C, makes the case that conference posters are more than exhibit-hall filler — they carry new, digestible, patient-relevant data, and PAs and NPs can create and submit their own.
Feb 26, 2025
Video Blog: Hair Disorders: How I Treat The Hard Stuff
Jerry Shapiro, MD, talks through his approach to the "hard stuff" in hair loss i o biopsy, why he favors low-dose oral minoxidil, sunscreen concerns in FFA, and where PRP fits.
Feb 19, 2025
Video Blog: Update on Alopecia Areata
Jerry Shapiro, MD, reviews the clinical variants of alopecia areata and how he uses JAK inhibitors — including a newly approved third option — in an interview with Lisa Weiss.
Feb 12, 2025
Video Blog: Cosmeceuticals in 2024
Joshua Zeichner, MD, breaks down what "cosmeceutical" actually means, debunks the natural/organic craze, and lays out a minimalist AM/PM regimen grounded in the skin's circadian rhythms.
Jan 22, 2025
Video Blog: Acne in 2024
Dr. Josh Zeichner unpacks the science behind acne in 2024 — from subclinical inflammation and sebum quality to moisturizer sequencing and isotretinoin dosing.
Jan 15, 2025
Video Blog: When To Put Down the Scalpel: Non-Surgical Therapies for Skin Cancer
Rebecca Hartman, MD, on choosing the right patients for non-surgical treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer — from topical 5-FU and active surveillance to nicotinamide.
Jan 08, 2025
Video Blog: Melanoma Updates 2024
Rebecca Hartman, MD, tackles the hot topics in melanoma care: sunscreen safety, how to handle dysplastic nevi, the preferred way to biopsy a suspected melanoma, and where total body photography fits in.
Jan 01, 2025
Video Blog: Updates in Immunobullous Disorders
Brittany Schultz, MD, shares her approach to bullous pemphigoid, rituximab screening, and the diagnostic challenges of mucous membrane pemphigoid.
Dec 25, 2024
Video Blog: Immunofluorescence/Immunobullous work-up Tips & Tricks
Brittany Schultz, MD, breaks down the immunobullous work-up — H&E, DIF, and serologies — plus where to biopsy and how to approach the oral cavity in mucous membrane pemphigoid.
Dec 18, 2024
Video Blog: Interesting Cases/Lessons Learned in Managing Immunobullous Disorders
Brittany Schultz, MD, breaks down drug-induced bullous pemphigoid from immunotherapy, why rituximab is first-line for pemphigus vulgaris, and the screening every patient needs before starting immunosuppression.
Dec 11, 2024
Video Blog:Review of the Molecular Differentiation of Dermatologic Therapeutics
Chris Bunick, MD, PhD, explains why the molecular structure of dermatologic drugs matters at the bedside — from narrow-spectrum antibiotics to a second-generation IL-4 receptor alpha inhibitor.
Dec 04, 2024
Video Blog: Putting Skincare Products Under The Microscope
Chris Bunick, MD, PhD, breaks down the formaldehyde and benzene concerns in everyday skincare products — and offers practical counseling points, including cold-chain storage for benzoyl peroxide.
Nov 27, 2024
Video Blog: An Integrative Approach to AD: A New Toolbar
Peter Lio, MD, breaks atopic dermatitis into five pillars, explains the barrier hypothesis, and shares favorite oils, supplements, and his "pink magic" B12 formulation.
Nov 20, 2024
Video Blog: Challenging Inflammatory Cases
Peter Lio, MD, unpacks aerosolized contact dermatitis, vitamin D supplementation, a proposed new term "arderma," and his approach to topical steroid withdrawal.
Oct 30, 2024
Video Blog: Vitiligo in Skin of Color
Susan Taylor, MD, breaks down the three signs of active vitiligo, the autoimmune comorbidities worth screening for, and how to counsel patients considering depigmentation therapy.
Oct 23, 2024
Video Blog: Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Susan Taylor, MD, shares tips for diagnosing CCCA early, where to biopsy, the comorbidities to screen for, and why it's never too late to treat.
Oct 16, 2024
Video Blog: Melanoma Updates
Dr. Christine Cornejo shares how to biopsy a suspected melanoma without transecting its depth, and why prognostic GEP testing isn't yet ready for clinical use.
May 20, 2024
Video Blog: One Great Clinical Pearl
Dr. Christine Cornejo shares one clinical pearl: any isolated pink papule in an adult is worth a biopsy — because unexpected things can hide there.
May 13, 2024
Video Blog: Field Cancerization
Dr. Cornejo explains why field cancerization demands aggressive management and shares her approach to field therapy — from 5-FU monotherapy to setting patient expectations upfront.
May 06, 2024
Video Blog: Cutaneous Lupus: How I Do It
Jennie Clarke, MD shares her practical approach to cutaneous lupus — the photosensitive findings to look for, the labs she orders at diagnosis versus over time, and how she screens for systemic disease.
Apr 29, 2024
Video Blog: Pearls To Help Distinguish Autoimmune Cutaneous Manifestations
Dr. Jennie Clarke shares clinical exam pearls for telling lupus apart from dermatomyositis when patients present with facial redness and sun sensitivity.
Apr 22, 2024
Video Blog: Gut Instincts: Skin Signs of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Jenny Clark and PA Jenny Laminack discuss the skin signs that can point to inflammatory bowel disease, and the quick review-of-systems questions dermatology clinicians should be asking.
Apr 15, 2024
Video Blog: Merkel Cell Carcinoma: How I Do It.
Dr. Christine Cornejo breaks down Merkel cell carcinoma risk factors, the AEIOU mnemonic, and what community derm teams should watch for during post-treatment surveillance.
Apr 08, 2024
Video Blog: ANA Q&A
Dr. Jennie Clarke explains why ANAs are "like Pandora's box" and reassures that the most common reason for a positive ANA is simply being a normal, healthy person.
Apr 01, 2024
Video Blog: Dermatomyositis: How I do it
Dr. Jennie Clarke breaks down how she diagnoses and manages dermatomyositis — from the head-to-toe skin exam to malignancy workup and co-managing tough cases with rheumatology.
Mar 25, 2024
Video Blog: Dermatoses of Pregnancy
Jennie Hsiao, MD talks with Lisa Weiss, PA-C about managing dermatoses of pregnancy — from collaborating with OB/GYN and MFM to weighing risks for both mom and baby.
Mar 18, 2024
Video Blog : Difficult Cases in Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
Dr. Jenny Hsiao talks through the psychosocial burden of HS, setting realistic clearance expectations, and the emerging treatments she's most excited about.
Mar 11, 2024
Video Blog: Surgical Vs. Medical Management
Jim Treat, MD and Jennie Hsiao, MD talk through how they combine surgical and medical management for hidradenitis suppurativa — and why one rarely works without the other.
Mar 04, 2024
Video Blog: Cases That Stump Us
Drs. Brittany Craiglow and Brett King on approaching cases that don't have an obvious diagnosis — from admitting when you don't know, to hair-loss tools like oral minoxidil and vetting compounding pharmacies.
Feb 26, 2024
Video Blog: Pearls in Derm-Rheum Collaboration
Dr. Jennifer Soung talks with NP Victoria Garcia-Albea about working alongside rheumatology on connective tissue disease—when to biopsy, which labs to start with, and how to read a positive ANA.
Feb 19, 2024
Video Blog: Oral Pathology
Oral pathologist Bryan Trump, DDS talks angular cheilitis, dry mouth, and how diet and acidic drinks affect the oral cavity in this interview from Elevate-Derm.
Feb 12, 2024
Video Blog: All Things Atopic
Drs. Brittany Craiglow and Brett King discuss treating atopic dermatitis in kids and adults — when to move to systemic therapy, AD's comorbidities, and why "better is not good enough."
Feb 05, 2024
Video Blog: High Risk Patterns and Locations for Oral Lesions
Bryan Trump, DDS breaks down the red flags for oral lesions — from leukoplakia and lichen planus to salivary gland tumors — plus his go-to intraoral steroid preparations.
Jan 29, 2024
Video Blog: Evaluation, Work-Up and Management of New Onset Dyschromias
Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd untangles the slate-gray dyschromias, explains why HCTZ often drives new facial darkening in skin of color, and shares her hydroquinone education pearls.
Jan 22, 2024
Video Blog: What's New in Skin of Color
Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd discusses hydroquinone alternatives for melasma, the genetic basis of CCCA, and kratom as a newly recognized cause of photo-distributed hyperpigmentation.
Jan 15, 2024
Video Blog: The Top Three Pearls for Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. Song shares three clinical pearls for catching psoriatic arthritis in the dermatology clinic — screen with PEST, ask at every visit, and check a few key joints.
Jan 08, 2024
Video Blog: All Things JAK
Brett King, MD, explains where the JAK inhibitor box warning actually came from — and why dermatology patients aren't the patients it describes.
Jan 02, 2024
Video Blog: Medical Dermatology Mysteries
Dr. Ted Rosen and Dr. April Armstrong share how they work up stumper cases — from writing out a differential to fighting anchoring bias — using ulcerative sarcoidosis and erythroderma as examples.
Dec 26, 2023
Video Blog: Hansen's Disease
Victoria Garcia-Albea, NP, explains why Hansen's disease still belongs on the derm provider's radar in the U.S. — including homegrown cases linked to armadillos — and how to diagnose and refer.
Dec 18, 2023
Video Blog: Comorbidities in Psoriasis
Dr. April Armstrong discusses highlights from her lecture Comorbidities in Psoriasis on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the 4th Annual Elevate-Derm PA/NP Conference in Coachella Valley, California.
Dec 11, 2023
Video Blog: Vulvar Diseases
Lindsay Wilson, MD shares how she puts vulvar patients at ease, a "stitch, lift, and snip" suture biopsy technique, and a compounded gabapentin-menthol option for lichen simplex chronicus.
Dec 01, 2023
Video Blog: Women's Health in Dermatology
Lindsay Wilson, MD shares clinical pearls on hidradenitis suppurativa — from screening for comorbidities to using metformin, finasteride, and even spearmint tea as adjunctive options.
Nov 17, 2023
Video Blog: Dermatologic Emergencies
Robert Micheletti, MD and Veronica Richardson, CRNP break down the early warning signs of SJS/TEN and DRESS — the rare but life-threatening drug eruptions dermatology providers can't afford to miss.
Nov 03, 2023
Video Blog: Vasculitis
Robert Micheletti, MD breaks down how to recognize and work up vasculitis — from palpable purpura on the lower legs to the red flags that signal systemic disease.
Oct 20, 2023
Video Blog: Phototherapy
Dr. Kristina Callis Duffin makes the case for medical-grade home narrowband UVB over commercial tanning or backyard sun, and shares who makes the best phototherapy candidate.
Oct 06, 2023
Video Blog: Psoriasis Updates
Dr. Kristina Callis Duffin breaks down how to choose among the many psoriasis biologics and orals now available, screen for psoriatic arthritis, and manage nail disease.
Sep 22, 2023
Video Blog: Connective Tissue Disease
Dr. Gabriela Cobos of Brigham and Women's Hospital explains when to order an ANA in connective tissue disease workups — and why a positive result isn't a diagnosis.
Sep 08, 2023
Video Blog: Going Beyond Prednisone
Dr. Gabriela Cobos shares emerging treatment pearls for connective tissue disease — Botox for refractory Raynaud's, tofacitinib for dermatomyositis, and hyaluronidase for scleroderma-related microstomia.
Aug 25, 2023
Video Blog: Controversies in Integrative Dermatology
Peter Lio, MD explains what integrative dermatology means to him — pairing evidence-based treatment with complementary approaches — and where the real controversies lie, from snake oil to poly-supplement risks.
Aug 11, 2023
Video Blog: Oral and Periorbital Lesions: Seeing What's There
Oculoplastic surgeon Vikram Durairaj, MD covers the benign and malignant eyelid lesions referred to his clinic — and the clinical clues that should prompt a biopsy.
Aug 07, 2023
Video Blog: Home Remedies and Consumer Therapies
Peter Lio, MD, makes the case for evidence-backed home remedies as adjuncts—sunflower and hemp seed oil for atopic dermatitis, fish oil for psoriasis, spearmint tea for hormonal acne, and black tea compresses for facial dermatitis.
Jul 28, 2023
Video Blog: The Skin-Gut Connection
Peter Lio, MD, on how the gut microbiome shapes skin health and disease — and why dermatology may have a role in fixing gut dysbiosis behind conditions like acne and rosacea.
Jul 14, 2023
Video Blog: Systemic Medications for Psoriasis
John Koo, MD, revisits four systemic oral options for psoriasis—acitretin, cyclosporine, apremilast, and deucravacitinib—and where each still earns a place alongside biologics.
Jun 30, 2023
Video Blog: Danger Zones Around the Eye: How, When and If We Should Biopsy Around the Eye
Oculoplastic surgeon Vikram Durairaj, MD, explains why the eyelid deserves a careful look on skin exams — and which periorbital lesions PAs and NPs can safely biopsy versus refer.
Jun 16, 2023
Video Blog Post: Acute Versus Chronic Urticaria
Dr. Marc Serota breaks down how to distinguish acute from chronic urticaria, when to worry about mimics like bullous pemphigoid, and why high-dose antihistamines beat systemic steroids.
May 19, 2023
Video Blog: Emerging Topical and Systemic Agents in Atopic Dermatitis
Marc Serota, MD, reframes atopic dermatitis as a systemic, TH2-driven disease and discusses the expanding roster of biologics and novel IL-13 and IL-31 inhibitors on the horizon.
May 05, 2023
Video Blog: Immunology in Atopic Dermatitis
Alexandra Golant, MD, breaks down the "two sides of the coin" in atopic dermatitis pathogenesis, the pathways beyond TH2, disease phenotypes, and why clinicians should get comfortable with JAK inhibitors.
Apr 21, 2023
Video Blog: Dermoscopy
Ashfaq Marghoob, MD, shares highlights from his dermoscopy pre-conference lecture — from why to scan lesions you think are benign to reading volar surfaces and Hutchinson sign.
Apr 07, 2023
Video Interview: Complicated Psoriasis Cases
Cynthia Trickett shares her "BLABBINGS" mnemonic for drug triggers of psoriasis, the patient behaviors that can flare disease, and why it's such an exciting time to treat it.
Feb 03, 2023
Video: Using Dermoscopy to Diagnose Pigmented Lesions and How to Diagnose Non-Pigmented Lesions
Layla Tolaymat, MD, FAAD, makes the case for adding dermoscopy to everyday dermatology practice and shares practical ways to build skill with the tool.
Jan 20, 2023
Video Interview: Gut Microbiome and How It Affects Acne and Rosacea
Raja Sivamani, MD, FAAD, explains how diet and the gut microbiome drive acne and rosacea — and why parents worried about pizza and soda may be right after all.
Jan 06, 2023
Video Interview: Probiotics and Prebiotics
Raja Sivamani, MD, FAAD, explains when to consider gut testing, how spore-based probiotics survive the trip to the gut, and why he thinks gut health belongs at the core of dermatology.
Dec 23, 2022
Video Interview: Contact Dermatitis Trends and Strategies
Dr. Marc Serota talks contact dermatitis trends and strategies — from when the T.R.U.E. Test is enough to why use testing and irritant triggers matter for every patch patient.
Dec 09, 2022
Video Interview: Immunology 101
Marc Serota, MD, uses a "jamming the radio signal" analogy to explain immunologic pathways, why treatment can confirm a murky diagnosis, and the autoimmune basis of chronic urticaria.
Nov 25, 2022
Video Interview: All About AKs
Ted Rosen, MD shares quick clinical pearls on intralesional 5-FU for non-melanoma skin cancers, skipping labs with spironolactone, smoking's link to hair loss, and the curious phenomenon of "speed bumps."
Nov 11, 2022
Video Interview: Updates in Dermatology
Ted Rosen, MD answers rapid-fire questions on STD prevalence, what COVID did (and didn't) do to infection rates, and the surprising decline of pubic lice.
Oct 28, 2022
Video Interview: Experience as a New Attendee at the Elevate NP/PA Conference
Joleen Volz PA-C, a dermatology PA since 2003, shares why she came to Elevate Derm in Austin and which first-day sessions stood out.
Oct 14, 2022
Video Interview: Experience as an Elevate Conference Attendee
Allison Wilbanks PA-C, a dermatology PA of 10 years practicing in Tyler, Texas, shares how she found her way into derm and why the pediatric lectures stood out at Elevate Austin.
Sep 16, 2022
Video Interview: Tips and Tricks as a Dermatology PA
John Notabartolo, DMSc, PA-C shares three practical dermatology tips: repurposing the eyelid clamp for spongy tissue, focusing liquid nitrogen with an otoscope cap, and why every Derm PA needs their own malpractice policy.
Sep 02, 2022
Video Interview: Social Media in Dermatology
Allie McAllister FNP-C, DCNP shares how derm providers can build a social media presence — finding your niche, matching platforms to your patient demographic, and capturing before-and-after photos without filters.
Aug 19, 2022
Video Interview: Experience as an Elevate Attendee and Practical Tips and Pearls
Kirk Gautier, PA-C shares practical pearls on nail biopsies and treating disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, plus his take as a first-time Elevate attendee.
Aug 05, 2022
Video Interview: Educational Tool for HS Disease State and Psoriatic Disease State
Jane Mast, PA-C, walks through a Jeopardy-style educational game she helped develop at Novartis that makes HS and psoriatic disease state learning fun and interactive.
Jul 22, 2022
Video Interview: Itching
Rajani Katta, MD shares her go-to topical and oral therapies for itch, from emollients and pramoxine to low-dose gabapentin and doxepin at bedtime.
Jul 08, 2022
Video Interview: Treating Obesity in Dermatology Patients
Rajani Katta, MD shares practical tips for raising the sensitive topic of weight with dermatology patients and explains which foods and nutrients actually fight inflammation.
Jun 24, 2022
Video: Managing Melanoma, Trends in Melanoma, When to Refer Melanoma and In-Transit Melanoma
James Jakub, MD explains when Breslow thickness should trigger a surgical referral, why needle biopsy beats excision for palpable nodes, and why in-transit melanoma is the "tip of the iceberg."
May 27, 2022
Video Interview: Surgical Techniques
Jennifer Holman, MD, shares her surgical philosophy — "be boring, don't be a unicorn" — plus practical tips on scar expectations, the "holey photo," and why new surgeons should do their own suture removals.
May 13, 2022
One PA tells about her experience as an attendee at the Elevate-Derm Conference
Brandi Hernandez, PA-C, shares why she made the switch into dermatology and what brought her to the Elevate-Derm Conference in Austin.
May 06, 2022
Laurice Ingram PA-C Video Interview
Laurice Ingram, PA-C, on why he keeps coming back to Elevate-Derm — from the depth of the syllabus to the networking that helps prevent burnout.
Apr 22, 2022
Video Interview with Ted Rosen on Sexually Transmitted Diseases During the Pandemic
Ted Rosen, MD, shares highlights from his STD lecture — how common STDs really are, what happened to rates during COVID, and why pubic lice may be headed for extinction.
Apr 07, 2022
Video Interview Brittany Craiglow MD on Systemic Therapies in Pediatric Dermatology
Brittany Craiglow, MD, on how dupilumab reshaped her approach to pediatric atopic dermatitis, how psoriasis presents differently in kids, and practical tips for injecting young patients.
Mar 25, 2022
Acne and Rosacea Mimickers
Joslyn Kirby, MD, on when acne isn't just acne — the mimickers worth a second look, plus practical tips for maskne and whey protein–triggered breakouts.
Mar 08, 2022
Video Interview with Dr. Raja Sivamani on the Gut Microbiome
Dr. Raja Sivamani explains the gut-to-skin connection and why diet — dairy, sugar, and fried fatty foods — really does impact acne and rosacea.
Feb 25, 2022
Brett King MD discusses Janus Kinase Inhibitor Use in Dermatology
Brett King, MD, explains where the JAK inhibitor boxed warning actually came from and why dermatology patients aren't the population it describes.
Feb 18, 2022
Video Interview on COVID19 Cutaneous Manifestations
Doug walks through the cutaneous signs of COVID-19 — from early oral and morbilliform eruptions to the well-documented "COVID toes" — and the skin reactions seen after vaccination.
Feb 04, 2022
Pediatric Alopecia
Dr. Brittany Craiglow breaks down the most common causes of pediatric hair loss, how to spot hair pulling, and the treatments—including oral minoxidil and JAK inhibitors—she's excited about.
Jan 30, 2022
Video Interview: Experience as an Elevate Conference Attendee
Lisa, an Atlanta-based PA, shares why Elevate Derm is one of her favorite conferences — from the lineup of lecturers to the resort-like setting.
Nov 01, 2021