SanovaWorks, Inc., the leading provider of educational programs, publications and services for dermatology education, announced today the presiding faculty for the Skin of Color Seminar Series conference in New York, NY, May 2-3, 2015.
Now in it's seventh year, the Skin of Color Seminar Series (SOCSS) was developed in response to the increasing demand for safe dermatologic treatments for patients with skin of color and the accompanying need for research-based education and training in this quickly expanding market.
Persons of color currently represent more than 35 percent of the United States population, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. By 2050 persons with ethnic skin will make up almost half of the American population, suggesting that dermatologists need to increase research and develop new therapies to better serve the needs of the growing persons of color population.
The speakers presenting are among the nations most notable physicians in dermatology who have pioneered the research and educational training in the skin of color specialty.
The 2015 faculty includes:
- Andrew Alexis, MD, SOCSS Co-Chairman, Director, Skin of Color Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
- Eliot F. Battle Jr., MD, SOCSS Co-Chairman, CEO & Founder, Cultura Cosmetic Dermatology & Laser Center, Washington, DC
- Brian Berman, MD, Voluntary Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
- Cheryl Burgess, MD, Medical Director, Center for Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Washington, DC
- Rebat Halder, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
- Maritza Perez, MD, Director of Cosmetic Dermatology, St. Luke's Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, Advanced Derm Care PC, Danbury, CT
- Wendy Roberts, MD, Medical Director, Desert Dermatology, Rancho Mirage, CA
- Ted Rosen, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Dermatology Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Vic Ross, MD, Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley, Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology, San Diego, CA
- Susan Taylor, MD, Society Hill Dermatology, Philadelphia, PA, Skin of Color Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
- Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, Director of Ethnic Skin Care, Voluntary Assistant Professor University of Miami, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, FL
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