Getting Under Your Skin: The Science and Art of Dermatology

The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and one of the most complex. With such a wide array of functions such as protection, sensation, and excretion, and an integral repair system, our skin can also manifest an equally complicated variety of symptoms and signs from the inconsequential to the life-threatening. This course will feature top scientists and clinicians from pediatric, medical and surgery dermatology. We will explore common skin problems, aesthetics, cancers, cutting-edge advances, and even explore skin diseases seen in antiquity.

Course chair:
Kieron Leslie, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology

March 1
Acne: Facts, Myths, and Controversies
Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology

March 8
Topics in Pediatric Dermatology
Kelly M. Cordoro, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology and Pediatrics

March 15
Old and New: From Ancient Egypt to the 21st Century; A Dermatologist’s Perspective
Kieron Leslie, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology

March 22
We Are Itching to Tell You About “Pruritus”
Timothy G. Berger, MD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology; Chief, Dermatology
Clinic, UCSF Director; Residency Program,
Department of Dermatology

Martin Steinhoff, MD, PhD
Professor of Dermatology and Surgery

March 29
Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Erin Huiras Amerson, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology

April 5
Skin Health and Beauty: The Science and Art of Aesthetic Dermatology
Siegrid S. Yu, MD
Assistant Professor, UCSF Dermatologic Surgery & Laser
Center; Director, Procedural Dermatology Fellowship