#23: Why We Itch

In the twenty-third episode of White Coats, Real Talk, Atharva and Akshara Anand sit down with Dr. Brian Kim, Vice Chair of Research and Site Chair of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation and Sensation. A physician-scientist, neuroimmunologist, dermatologist, inventor, and entrepreneur, Dr. Kim is transforming how we understand and treat chronic itch and inflammatory skin diseases like eczema. He explains why itch is more than just a skin problem, how the brain and immune system shape conditions like acne and eczema, and the lesser-known causes behind persistent itching.