Dermatology Simplified

Jules Lipoff, MD is a board-certified dermatologist practicing in Philadelphia and serving as clinical associate professor (adjunct) in the Department of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University.  He grew up in Kansas City, attended college at Yale, and completed medical school, internship, and residency in dermatology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.  His clinical and research interests focus on access to care, teledermatology, social media, and health equity.  He currently also serves as both a Senior Subspecialist Consultant with telemedicine for Médecins Sans Frontiéres and as a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Diego Ruiz Dasilva, MD is an Ivy-League trained, board-certified dermatologist practicing in Virginia Beach and Hampton, Virginia. He was born in Brazil and raised in South Florida where he attended the University of Miami for his undergraduate degree. He subsequently attended the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His interests include chronic pruritus, psychodermatology/dysesthesia, skin of color, skin cancer, and inflammatory dermatoses.

Starting Dermatology: The Starter Kit.- General Advice on Studying.- How to Describe a Rash.- Tips on Dermatopathology.- Morphologic Reaction Patterns.- Primary reaction patterns: Papulosquamous.- Primary reaction patterns:  Eczematous.- Primary reaction patterns: Vesiculobullous.- Primary reaction patterns: Vascular.- Primary reaction patterns: Dermal.- Additional categories: Neoplasms/ tumors.- Alopecia.- Collagen vascular disease/ Connective tissue disease.- Follicular disease.- Keratotic disease.- Infectious disease.- Nutritional disease.- Lists, Common Differentials, and Mnemonics.- High yield notes on high yield topics: Medications.- High yield notes on high yield topics: Cosmetics.- High yield notes on high yield topics: Surgery.- High yield notes on high yield topics: Basic Science.