February 13, 2015
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2015 Skin of Color Seminar Series speaking faculty announced

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SanovaWorks has announced the presiding faculty for its Skin of Color Seminar Series conference, which will take place in New York City on May 2-3, 2015.

By 2050, those with ethnic skin will make up nearly half of the American population, according to a press release from SanovaWorks. Through its Skin of Color Seminar Series (SOCSS), which is currently in its seventh year, the educational program and service provider aims to address the need to increase research and develop new therapies and safe dermatologic treatments to serve this growing population.

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 and 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 mirector, 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; and
  • Heather Woolery-Llyod, MD, director of ethnic skin care, voluntary assistant professor, University of Miami, department of dermatology and cutaneous surgery, Miami, FL.

Reference: www.skinofcolorseminars.com.