The Practical Dermatology Podcast

Practical Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, and Editorial Board member Collin Blattner, DO, FAAD, discuss strategies for building a successful private practice in the era of private equity, as well as the challenges associated with it.

Mona Shahriari, MD, FAAD, talks about the challenges psoriasis poses in certain parts of the body such as the scalp and nails, plus Brittany Craiglow, MD, FAAD, joins Practical Dermatology Associate Medical Editor Lisa Swanson, MD, FAAD, to discuss the latest advances in alopecia areata.

Former Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Psoriasis Foundation Colby Evans, MD, provides an update on the SAFE Step Act, and Practical Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, is joined by Jules Lipoff, Clinical Associate Professor (Adjunct) in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, to discuss working ethically with industry partners

Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS, FAAD, discusses a recent consensus paper defining on-treatment remission for plaque psoriasis, and Theodore Rosen, MD, FAAD, joins associate medical editor Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanson, MD, FAAD, to discuss the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and play “Two Truths and a Lie.”

The latest news and updates, plus Harrison Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAD, discusses addressing barriers to maximizing biologics for psoriasis, and Mark Lebwohl, MD, FAAD, joins Practical Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, to talk about some of the latest research he has been involved in, including an exciting regenerative option.

The latest news and updates, plus a psoriasis update from Jashin J. Wu, MD, FAAD, at Music City SCALE, and Jennifer L. Hsiao, MD, joins Practical Dermatology Associate Medical Editor Lisa Swanson, MD, FAAD, to discuss treating hidradenitis suppurativa and play a game of "Two Truths and a Lie."

The latest news and updates, plus Matthew Zirwas, MD, FAAD, joins Practical Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, to discuss the importance of the Week 16 safety data from the Level Up study on upadacitinib.

In the last of a three-part podcast series on dermatologic issues facing patients with darker skin tones, Andrew Alexis, MD, a dermatologist from New York City and the President of the Skin of Color Society, Corey Hartman, MD, a dermatologist in Birmingham, Alabama, and Janiene Luke, MD, a dermatologist in Loma Linda, California, discuss the expanding use of lasers and energy-based devices in patients with richly pigmented skin.

Klint Peebles, MD, a Washington, DC board-certified dermatologist with expertise in working with sexual and gender-diverse patients, discusses steps that can be taken to make patients more comfortable in healthcare settings.

In this second installment of a two-part episode of The Practical Dermatology Podcast, Brooke Jackson, MD, founder and owner of Skin Wellness Dermatology Associates in Durham, NC, and a dermatologic surgeon and dermatologist, continues the conversation, focusing on different hair textures and styles encountered in her practice and their treatment recommendations. She also shares some of her recommended hair care products.

A panel discussion led by Neal Bhatia, MD, reveals the efforts--large and small--being made by dermatologists Laura Ferris, MD, Vishal Patel, MD, and Todd Schlesinger, MD, to combat skin cancer in their clinics and in their communities.

Physician burnout remains a conversation, and the pandemic dramatically changed the landscape for dermatologists—for better and for worse. Omaha, NE-based Joel Schlessinger, MD, who serves as Chief Cosmetic Surgery Editor of Practical Dermatology® speaks with Las Vegas-based dermatologist H.L. Greenberg, MD, about the importance of physicians finding “multiple sources of happiness” in this episode of Practical Dermatology: The Podcast.

There’s no paucity of studies for biologic therapies used to treat psoriatic disease, but the number of head-to-head trials comparing these agents is limited. Enter network meta-analysis, a statistical methodology that has emerged over the past few years to compare medication. Philip Mease, MD, a clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and director of rheumatology research at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, and Dr. Wolf-Henning Boehncke, chair of the division of dermatology and venereology at Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland, and full professor at the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Geneva University, discuss the use of network meta-analyses and potential pitfalls in choosing biologic therapies for patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in this episode of Practical Dermatology: The Podcast.