The Practical Dermatology Podcast

The Practical Dermatology Podcast

Go inside the big issues facing the specialty of dermatology. Leading voices in medical dermatology, aesthetics, research, practice management and more share insights that matter to specialists treating the skin and hair.

Episodes

HS Tips and Lizards

May 22, 2025 • 27 mins
The latest news and updates, plus a psoriasis update from Jashin J. Wu, MD, FAAD, at Music City SCALE, and Jennifer L. Hsiao, MD, joins Practical Dermatology Associate Medical Editor Lisa Swanson, MD, FAAD, to discuss treating hidradenitis suppurativa and play a game of "Two Truths and a Lie."
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Calling Out Hesitation on Systemics

April 30, 2025 • 18 mins
The latest news and updates, plus Jason E. Hawkes, MD, MS, FAAD, joins Practical Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, to discuss why dermatologists should not be reluctant to prescribe systemic therapies, and Linda F. Stein Gold, MD, discusses the importance of an ever-expanding armamentarium for treating psoriasis.
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Analyzing Safety Data From Level Up

March 27, 2025 • 15 mins
The latest news and updates, plus Matthew Zirwas, MD, FAAD, joins Practical Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, to discuss the importance of the Week 16 safety data from the Level Up study on upadacitinib.
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A New Year and New Beginnings

January 16, 2025 • 12 mins
The Practical Dermatology Podcast returns with the latest news to start 2025 and a conversation between Chief Medical Editor Neal Bhatia, MD, FAAD, and new Associate Medical Editor Elizabeth (Lisa) Swanson, MD, FAAD. Dr. Bhatia and Dr. Swanson discuss the new wave of atopic dermatitis therapeutics in 2024 and what they expect for 2025 in medical dermatology.
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The Use of Lasers and Energy-Based Devices in Patients with Richly Pigmented Skin

December 15, 2023 • 19 mins
In the last of a three-part podcast series on dermatologic issues facing patients with darker skin tones, Andrew Alexis, MD, a dermatologist from New York City and the President of the Skin of Color Society, Corey Hartman, MD, a dermatologist in Birmingham, Alabama, and Janiene Luke, MD, a dermatologist in Loma Linda, California, discuss the expanding use of lasers and energy-based devices in patients with richly pigmented skin. 
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Time Is Hair: An Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Scarring Alopecias in Patients with Darker Skin Tones

November 20, 2023 • 14 mins
In part two of a three-part podcast series on dermatologic issues facing patients with darker skin tones, Dr. Andrew Alexis, a dermatologist from New York City and the President of the Skin of Color Society, Dr. Corey Hartman, a dermatologist in Birmingham, Alabama, and Dr. Janiene Luke, a dermatologist in Loma Linda, California, discuss the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of scarring alopecias.
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Transgender Inclusion in Dermatology: Creating a Welcoming, Safe, Affirming Practice for All

November 7, 2023 • 22 mins
Klint Peebles, MD, a Washington, DC board-certified dermatologist with expertise in working with sexual and gender-diverse patients, discusses steps that can be taken to make patients more comfortable in healthcare settings. 
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Photoprotection in Diverse Patient Populations

October 16, 2023 • 15 mins
In part one of a three-part podcast series on dermatologic issues facing patients with darker skin tones, Drs. Andrew Alexis, Corey Hartman, and Janiene Luke discuss photoprotection and why it matters for all patients. 
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Hair Loss in Patients With Diverse Skin Tones (Part 2)

September 20, 2023 • 8 mins
In this second installment of a two-part episode of The Practical Dermatology Podcast, Brooke Jackson, MD, founder and owner of Skin Wellness Dermatology Associates in Durham, NC, and a dermatologic surgeon and dermatologist, continues the conversation, focusing on different hair textures and styles encountered in her practice and their treatment recommendations. She also shares some of her recommended hair care products. 
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Hair Loss in Patients With Diverse Skin Tones

August 4, 2023 • 8 mins
In this first installment of a two-part episode of The Practical Dermatology Podcast, Brooke Jackson, MD, founder and owner of Skin Wellness Dermatology Associates in Durham, NC, and a dermatologic surgeon and dermatologist, speaks about hair loss in patients with diverse skin tones, the timing of hair washing, and how to work with patients with different types of hair. 
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Skin Cancer Prevention--Present and Future

May 17, 2023 • 26 mins
 A panel discussion led by Neal Bhatia, MD, reveals the efforts--large and small--being made by dermatologists Laura Ferris, MD, Vishal Patel, MD, and Todd Schlesinger, MD, to combat skin cancer in their clinics and in their communities.
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50 Shades of Red

April 10, 2023 • 15 mins
Dr. Estee Williams, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and an official spokesperson for the National Rosacea Society, explains why treating rosacea is a marathon, not a sprint, in this episode of Practical Dermatology: The Podcast.
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Burnout: Is Personal Happiness the Answer?

March 13, 2023 • 27 mins
Physician burnout remains a conversation, and the pandemic dramatically changed the landscape for dermatologists—for better and for worse. Omaha, NE-based Joel Schlessinger, MD, who serves as Chief Cosmetic Surgery Editor of Practical Dermatology® speaks with Las Vegas-based dermatologist H.L. Greenberg, MD, about the importance of physicians finding “multiple sources of happiness” in this episode of Practical Dermatology: The Podc...
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Closing Gaps in Care for People of Color with Psoriatic Disease

February 1, 2023 • 16 mins
Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other people of color with plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis often face delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and limited access to testing, treatment, and care. Determi-Nation, a new initiative sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, aims to change this. Patient advocate Alisha Bridges, Grace Wright, MD, PhD, president of the Association of Women in Rheumatology in New York City, and Naureen Kabani, MD,...
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Weighing the Role of Network Meta-analysis for Choosing Biologic Therapies in Psoriatic Disease

January 10, 2023 • 24 mins
There’s no paucity of studies for biologic therapies used to treat psoriatic disease, but the number of head-to-head trials comparing these agents is limited. Enter network meta-analysis, a statistical methodology that has emerged over the past few years to compare medication. Philip Mease, MD, a clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and director of rheumatology research at the Swedish Medical Center...
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ASLMS New Beginnings Initiative

December 13, 2022 • 30 mins
In 2014, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery started its New Beginnings initiative. Initially launched to benefit cancer survivors, ASLMS physicians volunteered to remove radiation tattoos pro bono. Recently, the ASLMS, under the leadership of its president Paul Friedman, MD, expanded the philanthropic campaign to create the New Beginnings Branding Tattoo Removal Program and partnered with the National Trafficking S...
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Advancing Digital Medicine in Dermatology

November 14, 2022 • 27 mins
The Digital Medicine Society (DiME) is a global nonprofit dedicated to advancing the ethical, effective, equitable, and safe use of digital medicine to redefine health care and improve lives. DiME recently released a new set of resources, available at www.dimesociety.org/access-resources/, to advance the use of digitally measured nocturnal scratch as a meaningful endpoint for atopic dermatitis. These tools, along with DiMe’s previo...
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Practically Here

September 22, 2022 • 28 secs
Discover the Practical Dermatology podcast, taking you into the world of dermatology care with in-depth conversations with physicians, medical aesthetics industry, and other healthcare experts.
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