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"
Compounding has been a cornerstone of the practice of dermatology since its inception. Often it is the best way to provide effective treatment for patients with skin disease. Nevertheless, current events have resulted in a regulatory climate that threatens the survival of this time-honored practice by dermatologists and consequently access to effective therapies by our patients.
Medication comp … 
Generational Dermatology: I opened my Southern California practice as a solo private practitioner in 1994. My 40 and 50- year-old patients had both vibrant skin and demeanor. With every decade the skin, physique and demeanor became progressively less vibrant. I began to understand the concept of "growing old" and began asking myself: What if we dealt with issues in the earlier decades to s … 
The study “Medical Liability in Dermatology: Trends in Liability Claims Against Dermatologists from 1991-2015” by Kornmehl and colleagues recently published in JAMA Dermatology confirms that most malpractice cases against dermatologists are “abandoned, withdrawn or dismissed”. It also showed that there has been a net reduction of 29.2% in paid claims for dermatologists.
What is … 
Below are the issue highlights and Editor Picks for the March issue of JDD!
Papp and Lebwohl review clinical data on the use of biologics in moderate-to-severe psoriasis, identifying which biologics may offer the quickest results in Onset of Action of Biologics in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis.
In Clinical Insights About Onychomycosis and Its Treatment: A Consensus, au …