How to Overcome Itch and Long-Term Skin Sequelae of Atopic Dermatitis
Speaker: Vivian Shi, MD, FAAD
1 CME Credit
Vivian Shi, MD, FAAD
Vivian Shi is an Associate Professor of the Department of Dermatology at the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she directs the Eczema Clinic and Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinic.
Dr. Shi received her undergraduate degree in physiological sciences from UCLA, and subsequently spent a year performing research on gene regulation in pathogenic bacteria in the department of microbiology at UCLA. She learned her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. During that time she also completed a fellowship in the Skin Immunology Laboratory. She was an integral part of the team characterizing the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis. She then completed her internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago – NorthShore Health System, followed by a dermatology residency at the University of California, Davis, where she also served as chief resident.
Dr. Shi’s research and clinical interests are in complex inflammatory skin conditions (such atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and psoriasis), skin barrier repair, transepidermal drug delivery, and integrative dermatology. She has served as the principal investigator for numerous industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical and translational studies. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and is the editor for two reference dermatology textbooks on atopic dermatitis and hidradenitis suppurativa. She is on the Board of Directors for the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation and is a member of the International Eczema
Council.
What to expect:
- Develop an understanding of common features/ clues that may suggest genetic or rare disorder
- Understand what tests to order, where to send these tests, and who to refer or collaborate with when dealing with rare and genetic skin disorders
- Familiarize yourself with genetic and rare skin disorders, the approach to these disorders, and potential treatment options
- Understand the prevalence of these disorders in a diversified population
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