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Cosmetic dermatology is a key subspecialty of academic dermatology. As such, academic centers are expected to demonstrate excellence in the teaching of cosmetic dermatology skills to trainees, the clinical delivery of cosmetic dermatology services to patients, and the performance of clinical research that advances knowledge and uncovers new therapies in cosmetic dermatology. The Association of Academic Cosmetic Dermatology (AACD), a newly formed medical professional society, includes as its principal aims the support of all of these areas. AACD is comprised of group of board-certified dermatologists who teach cosmetic and laser dermatology at US dermatology residency programs. An expert panel constituted by the AACD recently convened a workshop to review gaps pertaining to academic cosmetic dermatology. This panel considered needs and potential corrective initiatives in three domains: resident education, patient experience, and clinical research. The work of the panel was used to develop a roadmap, which was adopted by consensus, and which will serve to guide the AACD moving forward.
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Joerg Albrecht, MD, PhD, Travis W. Blalock, MD, Alison J. Bruce, MBChB, Min Deng, MD, Shraddha Desai, MD, Milad Eshaq, MD, Lori A. Fiessinger, MD, Erica Ghareeb, MD, Tanya Greywal, MD, Adelaide A. Hebert, MD, Deirdre Hooper, MD, Maria Hordinsky, MD, Jenny C. Hu, MD, MPH, Atieh Jibbe, MD, Jayne Joo, MD, Kristen M. Kelly, MD, Sonya Kenkare, MD, Shilpi Khetarpal, MD, Lauren C. S. Kole, MD, A. Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH, Helena Kuhn, MD, Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH, Roberta Lucas, MD, Janiene Luke, MD, Mariam Mafee, MD, Tiffany T. Mayo, MD, Zeena Y. Nawas, MD, Edit B. Olasz Harken, MD, PhD, Michelle V. Pearlstein, MD, Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA, Carolyn A. Robinson, DO, Megan N. Rogge, MD, Dana L. Sachs, MD, Sami K. Saikaly, MD, Olivia L. Schenck, MD, Cynthia A. Schlick, MD, Ladan Shahabi, MD, Desmond M. Shipp, MD, MSBS, Melissa Shive, MD, MPH, Sirunya Silapunt, MD, Amanda K. Suggs, MD, Leila Tolaymat, MD, Kimberley H. M. Ward, MD, Mara Weinstein Velez, MD, Joshua Zeichner, MD.
Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI, Diana Bolotin, MD, PhD, M. Laurin Council, MD, Anna Bar, MD, Ronda S. Farah, MD, Nour Kibbi, MD, Naomi Lawrence, MD, Rachel Y. N. Miest, MD, Kira Minkis, MD, PhD, Jeffrey S. Orringer, MD, Arisa Ortiz, MD, Kathleen C. Suozzi, MD, Neelam A. Vashi, MD, and Simon S. Yoo, MD.
Murad Alam, MD, MBA, MSCI, Anna Bar, MD, Travis W. Blalock, MD, Ronda S. Farah, MD, Adelaide A. Hebert, MD, Maria Hordinsky, MD, Jenny C. Hu, MD, MPH, Jayne Joo, MD, Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH, Roberta Lucas, MD, Rachel Y. N. Miest, MD, Kira Minkis, MD, PhD, Edit B. Olasz Harken, MD, PhD, Arisa Ortiz, MD, Megan N. Rogge, MD, Sami K. Saikaly, MD, Desmond M. Shipp, MD, MSBS, Sirunya Silapunt, MD, Erik J. Stratman, MD, Ronald Sulewski, MD, Kathleen C. Suozzi MD.
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Murad Alam is Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Dermatological Research. Anna Bar is a consultant for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Travis Blalock is a principal investigator for Castle Biosciences LLC. Diana Bolotin is a principal investigator for Replimune Group Inc. M. Laurin Council has been a consultant for AbbVie/Allergan Aesthetics, Sanofi-Genzyme/Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Castle Biosciences LLC. Nour Kibbi is a principal investigator for Castle Biosciences LLC. Alison Bruce is an advisor for Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA. Shradda Desai receives honoraria from Alma Lasers and is a consultant for Level Ex Inc. Deirdre Hooper has served on the advisory board for Allergan Aesthetics, Castle Biosciences LLC, Crown Laboratories Inc, Vichy Laboratories, DermTech, Endo Aesthetics LLC, Evolus Inc, and Revision Skincare; as a consultant for Allergan Aesthetics, Galderma SA, and Mayne Pharma Group Limited; and as an investigator for Allergan Aesthetics, Endo Aesthetics LLD, and Galderma SA. Deirdre Hooper has ownership interest with CollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd and Supergoop LLC; has received honoraria from Allergan Aesthetics and Galderma SA; and is an active clinical trial investigator for Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Cara, Dermavant Sciences Inc, Endo International plc, Galderma SA, Incyte Corporation, Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, UCB SA, Menlo Therapeutics (VYNE Therapeutics), Novan Inc, Bellus Medical, Brickell Biotech Inc, Asana Biosciences, Sun Pharmaceuticals Inc, AnaptysBio Inc, Affibody AB, BioPharmX Inc, Sol–Gel Technologies Ltd, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals. Jenny Hu is a consultant for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Jayne Joo is a stockholder of Revance Therapeutics. Kristen Kelly is a consultant for Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Syneron/Candela Medical, Sciton Inc, and IQVIA Inc; has received research grants from BioPhotas Inc and Orlucent Inc; has had research supported by Allergan Aesthetics, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Sturge Weber Foundation, and University of California Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS); and equipment has been provided to the Department of Dermatology at University of California Irvine by Solta Medical; Syneron/Candela Medical; ThermiGen LLC; Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, and Sciton Inc. Edit Olasz Harken is co-founder of Harken Derm skin care. Melissa Shive served as a consultant for IQVIA Inc. Ronald Sulewski has received honoraria from Castle Biosciences LLC. Amanda Suggs is a medical advisor for Skinintelligent, and a medical consultant and advisor for MaryKay. Neelam Vashi is a consultant for Procter & Gamble, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Pfizer Inc. Mara Weinstein Velez has been an investigator for Solta Medical Inc and ALASTIN Skincare Inc, and has received honoraria from ALASTIN Skincare Inc, Cynosure LLC, and SofWave Medical Ltd.
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Minkis, K., Bolotin, D., Council, M.L. et al. Needs and Gaps in Resident Trainee Education, Clinical Patient Care, and Clinical Research in Cosmetic Dermatology: Position Statement of the Association of Academic Cosmetic Dermatology. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 1755–1762 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-022-02471-8
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