"Dermatologist Suggests Skin Tone Should Impact Treatment" -Chetali Jain
As part of the U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, the Dermatology Department at the University of Michigan Health System hosted Alexander Alexis, MD, director of The Skin of Color Center at Mount Sinai, who discussed the importance of recognizing how dermatological conditions affect various skin colors in different ways. Dr. Alexis said his mother is his inspiration to study dermatology and the nuances of treatment based on skin color. “My mother was probably the first Black dermatologist in Toronto," Dr. Alexis said. “I was inspired by a number of prominent African American physicians who I had the good fortune to meet.”
- Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, The Skin of Color Center at Mount Sinai, Chair, Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West