Blog Topic: Dermatology

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  An Inspiring Journey From PSOM Student to Fulbright Scholar

  October 26, 2023

  Discover Zonía Moore's inspiring journey from PSOM medical student to Fulbright scholar, navigating personal loss and unexpected hurdles in Mexico to reshape dermatology care for underserved communities.

  Education Dermatology Global Health
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  How Dermatology Research Touches More Areas of Medicine

  July 11, 2023

  More than skin deep, dermatology is a “gold mine for basic scientists,” according to Aimee Payne, MD, PhD, who was recently named president-elect of the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID), the nation’s leading organization for skin research.

  Dermatology
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  Skin and Summer Sports: The Importance of Self-Exams

  May 21, 2018

  It was fall of 2013 when Mike Schmidt noticed something strange on his hand. The Phillies legend only had a few hours in Florida before he had to catch a flight, but he decided to see if his dermatologist could see him on short notice.

  Dermatology Cancer
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  WhatsApp is Changing Dermatology Care in Botswana

  January 12, 2018

  Innovation in health care doesn’t always have to mean new or expensive. It’s often the smart repurposing of something – “frugal innovations” that have a long history in low-resource settings. A recent example that has been flying under the radar in Botswana is the use of the smartphone application WhatsApp.

  Dermatology Global Medicine Patient Care
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  The Promise of a New Year: A Look at Medicine in 2018

  January 10, 2018

  From the FDA’s approval of the first ever gene therapy that brings new hope to cancer patients, to the approval of a gene therapy that can treat a rare form of blindness, to advancements in clinics and labs that could lead to new discoveries, 2017 saw great achievements in the field of medicine. Here’s what Penn doctors say they’re excited about as they look to 2018.

  Research Cancer Breast Cancer Radiology Ear Nose and Throat Psychiatry Dermatology
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  Skin in the Game: Dermatology’s Role in Antibiotic Stewardship

  July 10, 2017

  Data from the CDC shows the average dermatology provider wrote 669 antibiotic prescriptions in 2014. That is, by far, the highest average of any provider specialty.

  Dermatology
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  Creating New Borders for Clinical Rotations Abroad

  June 26, 2017

  Many clinical rotations abroad only go one way: residents from the United States travel to a foreign country for a few weeks and then they leave, unsure of what, if any, lasting impact their time will have on the community or their medical careers. But four years ago, Jules Lipoff, MD, an assistant professor of Clinical Dermatology and his colleague, Rudolf Roth, MD, a professor of Dermatology, sought to change that dynamic.

  Dermatology
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  Rare Disease Revolution: Changing Research Through an App

  June 07, 2017

  Ever since Apple rolled out its ResearchKit framework two years ago, valuable data collected from the iPhones of patients who opt-in has poured into medical centers investigating better ways to study and treat diseases. The latest foray into mobile research technologies comes from researchers in Penn Dermatology, who recently launched a ResearchKit app focused on sarcoidosis.

  Big Data Dermatology Research
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  The Obsession with Pimple-Popping

  June 02, 2017

  There’s no grey area when it comes to the eruption of pimple-popping videos floating around the internet. People either “pore” over them, or burst out in horror just seeing the links. I happen to like them. They’re incredibly grotesque, I admit, but also inexplicably gratifying to me – and many others. That’s why they’re all over YouTube, bubbling up on Facebook feeds, and popping up in news stories.

  Dermatology Psychology
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  New Research Tries to Crack the Code of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

  November 02, 2016

  If you’re anything like me, when you hear “diabetic foot ulcers”, it doesn’t really hit home. You know what all of those words mean individually. You understand diabetes. You know what an ulcer is. You have a general idea that we’re dealing with something pretty uncomfortable. But then you Google...

  Dermatology Research