Critical Thinking in Contemporary Dermatology: Cognitive Essays (eBook)

This book covers contemporary essays by opinion leaders on crucial topics in dermatology that are not readily available in other textbooks and journals. The essays are written in an unconventional style compared to other textbook styles. Each chapter is authored by a globally renowned expert in that field.

The book focuses on artificial intelligence in dermatology, placebo and nocebo in dermatology, mind and skin diseases, unconventional/holistic views on skin aging, evidence-informed dermatology, procedural dermatology, investigative dermatology, lasers and light sources in dermatology, skin in rheumatologic diseases, immunology of the skin, live imaging techniques in dermatology, and so on. The book will help specialists look at the subject from an entirely different perspective and understand how dermatology is evolving in the 21st century.

A wide range of dermatology topics is covered, providing a snapshot of contemporary dermatology and the dermatology of the future. It promises to be a delightful journey from basic science to translational science to clinical science. This book will be Intellectually stimulating for dermatology trainees, practitioners, and academicians.

Dr. Somesh Gupta is a professor of dermatology and venereology at AIIMS, New Delhi, India. He has published over 200 papers in many indexed journals and three internationally edited books with Elsevier and Wiley Blackwell. Currently, he serves as the regional director for Asia-Pacific in the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI), director of Dermatologic and Aesthetic Surgery International League (DASIL), vice-chairman of the Assembly of National Affiliated Societies (ANAS), DASIL, Joint Editor of Sexual Health (CSIRO, Australia). He is a past president, secretary, and academy chairperson of the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India (ACSI) and past hon. treasurer and past chairman of the finance committee of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists (IADVL).

 Dr. Nikhil Mehta completed his undergraduate and postgraduate training, and senior residency in dermatology, from AIIMS, Delhi, India, where he was awarded the medal for the best resident in dermatology in 2020. His areas of research include holistic management, procedural dermatology, artificial intelligence, STIs, neglected tropical diseases, and cutaneous mosaicism. He has over 50 publications in indexed journals and has won many dermatology awards and scholarships. He is an avid quizzer, having won and conducted numerous dermatology and non-dermatology quizzes, and an equally avid foodie. He also enjoys well-told stories in all forms and mediums.

 Dr Pankhuri Dudani is a psychodermatologist with masters degrees in Dermatology and Venereology (AIIMS, Delhi) and Clinical hypnotherapy, and is pursuing a masters in Mindfulness-based CBT at the University of Oxford. Her areas of interest and work include artificial intelligence, mind-body medicine, dermatosurgery and dermatopathology. She's currently attached to the Psychodermatology Clinic at the Royal London Hospital, England.