Dermatology

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

Imagine that you have a rare condition called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) in which even the slightest amount of UV radiation from the Sun turns your skin to cancer; left untreated, you can expect to die within the first 10 years of your life. Also imagine that your brothers and sisters suffer from this same affliction, but your family lacks the resources to do anything about it.

Join Dr. Andrew Krakowski as he joins Dr. Bari Cuningham to discuss her remarkable journey through the wilderness of Guatemala to a small town where an autosomal recessive disease has dominated the local population and cast a shadow on life in this village. Then hear how a new day may be dawning for these special people thanks to a support team that is now championing their cause.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

It's a rare condition in which even minimal amounts of UV radiation are deadly to the skin. Left untreated, a child will likely die before age 10. Sadly, xeroderma pigmentosum has devastated the local population of a small Guatemalan town. Dr. Bari Cunningham, associate professor of pediatric dermatology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, talks with host Dr. Andrew Krakowski about a journey through the wilderness of Guatemala, where the autosomal recessive disease has cast a shadow on life in this village. But a new day may be dawning for these people, thanks to a support team that is now championing their cause.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD

Guest: Bari Cunningham, MD

Imagine that you have a rare condition called xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) in which even the slightest amount of UV radiation from the sun turns your skin to cancer. Left untreated, you can expect to die within the first 10 years of your life. Also imagine that your brothers and sisters suffer from this same affliction, but your family lacks the resources to do anything about it. Dr. Bari Cunningham, a pediatric dermatologic surgeon at Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego, journied through the wilderness of Guatemala to a small town where the autosomal recessive disease has dominated the local population and has cast a shadow on life in this simple village. In this segment hear about the fundamentals for the disease process, its prevalence both nationally and globally, and how experts approach XP patients in high- vs low-resource areas. Dr. Andrew Krakowski hosts.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Brett Summey, MD

In this segment, Dr. Summey talks about subacute and chronic cutaneous lupus. He discusses progression of the disease, treatments and current studies.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Brett Summey, MD

In this segment, Dr. Summey explains how acute cutaneous lupus presents itself, how it is treated and how it differs from cutaneous lupus.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Brett Summey, MD

In this segment, Dr. Brett Summey discusses the diagnosis and treatments for cutaneous lupus.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Bruce Freedman, MD

In this segment, Dr. Bruce Freedman gives an overview of dermabrasion and microdermabrasion and the newer procedure or antioxident infusion.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD

Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Jodi Ganz, MD

Cosmetic Dermatology can make for a booming medical practice. What can we, as doctors, learn from this business model.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Jodi Ganz, MD

Has our culture created BDD?