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- Five ASDS Members Receive President's Awards at Annual Meetinghttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/five-asds-members-receive-presidents-awards-at-annual-meeting/2458024/Five members of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) received President’s Awards for their contributions to the Society and dermatologic specialty at the 2017 ASDS Annual Meeting in Chicago. The 2017 recipients were Murad Alam, MD, MBA; Seemal R. Desai, MD; Jeffrey S. Dover, MD; Ge…
- ASDS Announces President's Award Recipientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-announces-presidents-award-recipients/2458752/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery honored four of its members with a President’s Award for contributing to the Society or the medical specialty in an extraordinary or unique way. George J. Hruza, MD, MBA, presented the awards in his final duty as the 2014-15 ASDS President during the 2…
- ASDS/ASDSA Accepts 'Call to Action' on Skin Cancer Preventionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asdsasdsa-accepts-call-to-action-on-skin-cancer-prevention/2458883/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) announced it actively supports the measures to fight skin cancer set forth in the Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report that was recently issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Progress Report builds upon last summer’s Ca…
- ASDS Honors Legacy of Dr. Fredric Brandthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asds-honors-legacy-of-dr-fredric-brandt/2458958/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery is paying tribute to the late cosmetic dermatologist Fredric S. Brandt, MD by setting up two memorial funds in his honor. Dr. Brandt, an ASDS member since 1982, died earlier this month at age 65 at his Florida home. The ASDS said the funds are designed…
- AAD: Half of Americans Aren't Protecting Themselves from the Sunhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-half-of-americans-arent-protecting-themselves-from-the-sun/2460018/Most Americans aren’t using sun protection as often as they should be —increasing their risk for skin cancer, including melanoma. In fact, just half of Americans always or almost always protect themselves from the sun when they’re outside, according to a new survey by the American Academy of Derma…
- Norfolk Dermatologist Recognized for Increasing Accessibility for Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/norfolk-dermatologist-recognized-for-increasing-accessibility-for-patients/2460227/Dermatologist Abby Van Voorhees, MD, FAAD, is an American Academy of Dermatology Patient Care Hero for her leadership at the Rapid Access Clinic at the Eastern Virginia Medical School Dermatology Practice in Norfolk, Va. The Eastern Virginia Medical School Dermatology practice allows anyone with a…
- AAD Honors Dr. Robert Brodell for Establishing Free Clinic in the Mississippi Deltahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-honors-dr-robert-brodell-for-establishing-free-clinic-in-the-delta/2459998/Robert T. Brodell, MD, FAAD, is an American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Patient Care Hero for working with colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Oxford to open a dermatology clinic in the Delta — an area of the state that previously did not have a dermatologist for nearly 1…
- ASDSA Supports FDA Fillers Directivehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/asdsa-supports-fda-fillers-directive/2458935/A recent FDA directive that soft-tissue filler manufacturers include additional precautions on product labels underscores the importance of patients seeking expert physicians for their treatments, according to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA). The FDA is asking man…
- ASDS Elects New Officers, Board Membershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20131016-asds_elects_new_officers_board_members/2459435/The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) announces the election of Naomi Lawrence, M.D., as Vice President as well as a new Secretary and three new board members during its Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Society's newly elected officials will join President Mitchel P. Goldman, M.D., and…
- Pediatric Dermatologist Who Co-Founded Camp for Children Recognized for Carehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/pediatric-dermatologist-who-co-founded-camp-for-children-recognized-for-care/2460153/The American Academy of Dermatology honored dermatologist Karen Wiss, MD, FAAD, as a Patient Care Hero for her role in treating a patient with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). To support pediatric patients with isolating conditions like RDEB, Dr. Wiss, a dermatologist at UMass Me…