Please join DIG at UTMB in congratulating the following students for their podium presentations at the Inaugural “Fall Into Dermatology” Sagis Mixer hosted on Thursday, November 2nd in Houston, TX!!
The event was hosted by Dr. Alanna Bree, Director of Pediatric Dermatology at Sagis, and Founder of “Made a Masterpiece,” a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children, teens, and their families impacted by skin conditions. This event would not have been possible without the help of Michelle Wasaff, Vice-president of Sales Dermatology Division at Sagis, Cindy Dartez, Director of Marketing and Events at Sagis, and Katherine Davis, Event Coordinator at Sagis.The following students presented the following research and case reports:Baylor College of Medicine“Prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities and treatment initiation in African American pediatric patients with vitiligo: retrospective, single-center, case-control study.”Emily Strouphauer, BSA, Grace Lee, MD; Soo Jung Kim, MD, PhD UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine“A Rare Case of Meloxicam-Induced Pseudoporphyria”Katherine Benandi, Devon Sieving; Kristin Wolf, MD“A Rare Case of Scalp Syndrome”Diana Bonilla, MS, Emily Williams, MD, Frank Winsett, MD, Lindy Ross, MD.“A Case of Multibacillary Leprosy”Melissa Marchan-Martinez, BS, Sarah Kesaria, MD, Allison Good, MD, Brandon Goodwin, MD.“Prolonged Dupilumab Use in Atopic Dermatitis Patients is Associated with Decreased Risk of Malignancy Development”Christopher J. Thang, BS, David Garate, BS, Crystal T. Chang, BS, Shayan Owji, MD, Trevor L. Murphy, BS, George Golovko, PhD, Joel Correa Da Rosa, PhD, Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, Michael G. Wilkerson, MD, Nicholas Gulati, MD, PhD, FAAD.Student attendees at Sagis:From Left to Right:Diana Bonilla (MS3, UTMB), Katherine Benandi (MS1, UTMB), Christopher Thang (MS3, UTMB), Melissa Marchan-Martinez (MS3, UTMB), Emily Strouphauer (MS3, Baylor COM), and Andrew Spires (MS2, UTMB).The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
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