Beneath the Surface: The science behind vitiligo

Beneath the Surface is a video series in which Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, Healio Dermatology Chief Medical Editor, discusses hot topics in the field with leading experts.

In the first part of a three-part collection, Gelfand, who is also the James J. Leyden Professor of Clinical Investigation and professor of dermatology and epidemiology at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, begins an in-depth discussion about vitiligo with John E. Harris, MD, PhD, founding director of the Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center, founding director of the Autoimmune Therapeutics Institute, professor and chair of the department of dermatology at UMass Chan Medical School and a member of Healio Dermatology’s Peer Perspective Board.

The two experts discuss the history of vitiligo, its triggers and the science behind the disease.

Stay tuned for the next two parts of this important conversation.