Board Terms for Residents
This lecture features pictures and names of caterpillars relevant to dermatology, useful for Dermatology Board review.
This lecture reviews many contact allergens and where they can be found. Some are in quiz format (for the top 20 North American Contact Dermatitis series). That said, it is not up to date.
Dermatology for Rheumatologists
This lecture outlines conditions seen by both dermatologists and rheumatologist, giving a dermatologists' perspective.
Dermatology Unknowns: These are photos of random conditions. Diagnoses are provided in lecture 4 and 5.
Derm Drugs: The Price is Too Darn High! (AAD 2015)
My notes from residency on drug interactions. Needs to be formalized into a lecture one day.
Overview of common skin conditions seen in dermatology.
Geriatric Dermatology (Geriatrics Board Review 2008)
Grand Rounds: These are five cases I saw as a resident that were presented for grand rounds. A brief discussion of diagnosis and management are given for each condition listed.
Managing Complications of Systemic Medications in Dermatology
This lecture gives different scenarios of patient profiles and asks how to manage the complication caused by the medication given or if it is appropriate to give a medication in a given scenario. I have outlined the scenarios but did not write my opinion of the answers. I discuss the answers with the residents.
This is a more detailed version of the lecture given at the Mount Sinai Winter Symposium.
Neutrophilic Dermatoses (Sinai Winter Symposium)
This lecture reviews practical aspects in the diagnosis and management of pyoderma gangrenosum and Sweet's syndrome.
Porphyria Mnemonic Presentation - Trudeau Method [Audio Summary]
This lecture outlines a memory technique that allows for the rapid memory of lists of up to 20 items with immediate recall in any order. The theory is then applied to creating a memory technique for remembering the enzymes in the porphyrin metabolic pathway and the diseases caused by their dysfunction.
This lecture reviews skin rashes caused by pregnancy.
Procedural Safety in Dermatology
Psore Pskin (National Psoriasis Foundation, 2008)
This two-part lecture series attempts to explain psoriasis pathophysiology and treatment to psoriasis patients. It was given at a New York City patient chapter of the National Psoriasis Foundation.
Psoriasis: More Than Skin Deep
This was a lecture given for the National Psoriasis Foundation geared towards patients who came to this NPF function.
Reaction Patterns by Amylynne Frankel, MD
This lecture serves as an introduction to creating a differential diagnosis on the basis of reaction patterns (rather than morphology of a primary lesion) of a skin rash.
Skin Sarcoid (Sarcoidosis Support Group)
This lecture was given to patients in a sarcoidosis support group meeting and discusses various forms of skin sarcoid and their treatment.
This lecture was given to school teachers as part of a New York Academy of Medicine initiative to educate school teachers about skin health in order for them to recognize skin issues and educate about them.
This lecture outlines my approach to treating various diseases, specifically: atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, venous leg ulcers, pruritus, xerosis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and head lice.
This lecture outlines basic skin diseases seen in tropical climates (most are not exotic). It was given to travel medicine doctors as a brief overview.
This lecture outlines all types of vasculitides, using the Bolognia and Andrew's textbooks as a guide.
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