The dermatologist as PCP
John S. Barbieri, MD, MBA, with Lisette Hilton Dermatologists may be the only health care providers caring for a substantial proportion of patients with common chronic inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases. So, what roles do dermatologists play in screening for and managing known comorbidities of chronic skin disease, including cardiovascular disease and mental heath disorders? “As […]
Frontiers of Fighting Scleroderma
Dr. Richard Sontheimer discusses a new class of small molecule oral drugs to treat later stage disease of systemic sclerosis. Richard D. Sontheimer, MD, is a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. “This patient creates a lot of angst when they show up in our clinics because it’s one […]