The Art and Science of Surgical Nutrition –
Dr. Buford Knows How
Imagine for a minute you are preparing for elective surgery. You are scared to death and have to choose from two very different scenarios.
The first scenario involves a surgeon who is well-trained, experienced in her specialty, but who has changed virtually nothing since the day she began practice with respect to preoperative protocols. A few weeks before surgery, you meet at your preop …
Dr. Buford Knows How
Imagine for a minute you are preparing for elective surgery. You are scared to death and have to choose from two very different scenarios.
The first scenario involves a surgeon who is well-trained, experienced in her specialty, but who has changed virtually nothing since the day she began practice with respect to preoperative protocols. A few weeks before surgery, you meet at your preop … Continue reading "The Art and Science of Surgical Nutrition –
Dr. Buford Knows How"
Simply put, it’s better for the patient because we are proactively and routinely mitigating future risks for them. Also, overall and long-term it is a more economically sound approach for our healthcare system.
Dermatologists are experts in the skin, hair and nails not just throughout the course of an individuals’ life but perfectly positioned for the entire family's lifetime. This … 
PEARLS FROM THIS SESSION - collected by Misty Eleryan, MD
We must remember that ALL acne is hormonally sensitive in females, so many patients could benefit from some form of hormonal therapy. Patients with hyperandrogenism, late-onset or persistent (greater than age 25yrs), prominence of acne on the lower face and neck, perimenstrual flare, comedonal acne with seborrhea, resistant to “conventio … 
POSTER ABSTRACT PARTICIPANT INTERVIEW
Navid Malakouti, MD is a PGY-3 Dermatology Resident at Howard University Hospital and Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center. His interests include cosmetic, surgical, and general dermatology.
1- Your abstract focuses on an alternative closure method for excisions. Is there a reason you decided to focus on this topic?
I was flipping through some books … 