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dermatologist

[der″mah-tol´o-jist]

a physician who specializes in dermatology.

der·ma·tol·o·gist

(der-mă-tol'ŏ-jist),

A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous diseases and related systemic diseases.

dermatologist

[dur′mətol′əjist]

a physician specializing in the skin and its properties of health and disease.

der·ma·tol·o·gist

(dĕr'mă-tol'ŏ-jist)

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating cutaneous and related systemic diseases.

dermatologist

A doctor who practices DERMATOLOGY.

Dermatologist

A physician that specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin.

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dermatologist

a veterinarian who specializes in dermatology.

Patient discussion about dermatologist

Q. My husband has psoriasis and the dermatologist suggested that he try the uv light treatment.Anyone try it. some of the side effects may be skin cancer and melanoma's. If so can you please let me know if it actually did help or if not. Thanks a million.

A. uv light treatment procedure is relatively new mod of treatment so here is difficult to build an opinion about it.
Actually there are two main type of treatment relating uv light are in use one is uvb treatment and other one is PUVA (uva light based).
As uvb is the most prominent factor for skin cancer so this treatment is more risky. While PUVA is quite effective treatment and has less side effects.
http://www.vitiligoguide.com/psoriasis/

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The program there was the brainchild of dermatologist Bernice Kwong, MD, who helped launch it in 2012 with 2 half-day outpatient clinics per week.

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In situations where a biopsy or in-person exam is needed or when more aggressive treatment is required, we see the patients in person in our clinics or work with local primary care providers, dermatologists, and other physicians to expedite patient care.

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Your dermatologist can determine whether this type of treatment can be helpful.

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The ideal ratio of patient to a dermatologist should be one derma to 6,000 population but the current ratio is 1 is to 17,000.

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Unfortunately, dermatologists may be missing up to 30% of curable melanomas.

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Making the right lifestyle modifications can also help in combating this skin disorder, the dermatologist said.

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Most (56%) of the 400 suspicious lesions flagged by these referring clinicians were immediately ruled out as nonmalignant by the dermatologist on clinical examination and did not require biopsy.

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PHILADELPHIA -- A quarter of pediatric dermatologists report that new patients have to wait more than 12 weeks to get an appointment, and the average overall wait time for pediatric dermatologists is 6-8 weeks, according to a survey of 243 pediatricians, general dermatologists, and pediatric dermatologists.

Shortage of pediatric dermatologists = long waits

When the NLEP was established in 1983, dermatologists were side-lined as has been rightly mentioned by Sharma.

Dermatologists and leprosy in India

That's what California plastic surgeons and dermatologists may be asking patients if state tax officials decide that breast implants, face-lifts and other FDA-approved cosmetic enhancements should be levied the same sales tax as other goods.

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