Skin of Color

Mentee Alejandra Moncayo, MPHSUNY Downstate Mentor Jeannette Jakus, MD, MBASUNY Downstate Overview This study explores the use of laser treatment for children with different skin tones. Traditionally, laser therapy was not commonly used in children with darker skin due to concerns about … [Read more...] about Advancing Laser Therapies for Pediatric Dermatology: Enhancing Safety and Efficacy in Skin of Color

Principal Investigator: Anna Cristina Garza-Mayers, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital Overview: Vitiligo is an acquired disorder of pigment loss in the skin present in approximately 1% of the population. It can be psychologically devastating, particularly in children and patients with … [Read more...] about Identifying and improving gaps in the care of pediatric vitiligo

Fellow Micah PascualUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine Mentor Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHSUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine; Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health Overview Access to pediatric dermatologists is limited. There are more potential patients than there are … [Read more...] about Daxpe: Native Skin Health Survey

Project Lead: Nanette Silverberg, MDIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Overview: People with vitiligo lose their color progressively over time, in locations easily seen like faces and hands. Half of the vitiligo cases start by age 20, one-quarter by age 10 years, making this one of the … [Read more...] about Pediatric and Adolescent Vitiligo Guidelines

Principal Investigator: Anna Garza-Mayers, MD, PhDUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Overview: Vitiligo is a common skin disorder in which the body’s own immune cells attack melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment in the skin, resulting in white spots. Melanocytes also exist … [Read more...] about Assessment of hearing and vision in pediatric vitiligo patients