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"Speaking of Vitiligo..."

I am a physician-scientist who focuses my clinical and research efforts on vitiligoI am a physician-scientist who focuses my clinical and research efforts on vitiligo, and therefore I think about this disease a lot – all the time, in fact. Therefore I thought it would be helpful to share my thoughts with others who are interested in vitiligo as well, particularly the patients who suffer from it and their loved ones. I want to make clear that while I am affiliated with many vitiligo organizations, my comments in this blog are my own, and do not reflect the opinions of those organizations. In addition, my research is largely focused on finding new treatments, and ultimately a cure, for vitiligo. This work is supported by a number of sources, including pharmaceutical companies, which by definition creates potential conflicts of interest. In full disclosure, here is a list of our vitiligo research supporters. Please know that, to the best of my ability, all of my comments are unbiased reflections of my understanding of vitiligo as both a physician and scientist. I do not permit advertisements on my website, and do not endorse companies or products that may advertise on other sites that may be referenced here.

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    Vitiligo is important, treatable, and has an exciting future

    This free 1 hour webinar is a summary of the special Vitiligo issue in the April 2017 Dermatologic Clinics (available on Amazon here). In this webinar I discuss different presentations of vitiligo

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    How to treat your vitiligo

    What are the best treatments for vitiligo? The answer is pretty simple. Get out your pen, and I’ll tell you exactly what I do when patients come to my clinic. It’s not a secret!

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    World Vitiligo Day 2017 in Detroit!

    I am sitting in a coffee shop in the Detroit Metro Airport on World Vitiligo Day, June 25th, 2017, drinking a caramel latte while I wait for my flight back to Boston, which will be followed by

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    Jak inhibitors are all the rage in dermatology, and I recently moderated a symposium at the Society for Investigative Dermatology meeting in Portland that highlighted all the skin diseases

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    Valarie has accomplished a tremendous amount in raising vitiligo awareness and bringing people together in a very short time. Valarie started the Vitfriends vitiligo support group in 2004,

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  • Answer to what causes vitiligo?

    Do we truly know what causes vitiligo? Is it really an autoimmune disease? Isn’t the cause “unknown”, and aren’t there many alternative theories that are equally likely? These questions drive me nuts.

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    Dr. Richard Spritz, a pediatrician and geneticist at the University of Colorado, is an interesting guy who not only does important research in genetics, but also does vintage car racing as a hobby.

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    The Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center is Growing!

    The Vitiligo Clinic at the UMass Chan Medical School (UMass Chan) is growing, with more and more patients calling to schedule appointments with us from all over the country

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