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Date(s) - 11/16/2022
4:00 pm CST - 5:00 pm CST

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Join us Wed, November 16, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST.

Cutaneous (skin) sarcoidosis can look different from person to person. Some patients have few symptoms, while others have significant symptoms and require treatment. This webinar will cover:

  • Symptoms
  • What patients should watch for
  • Current treatments
  • Upcoming and potential treatments being explored
  • What patients should ask their doctor

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About our expert:

William Damsky, M.D., Ph.D. is a physician-scientist who uses basic and translational approaches to understand mechanisms of skin disease. In clinical practice, he specializes in medical dermatology and dermatopathology with a specific focus in cutaneous granulomatous disorders (sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare). Dr. Damsky is an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale Health Center, the VA Veteran’s Hospital, and Cornell Scott Hill Health Center. Dr. Damsky provides care for both adult and pediatric patients.

Dr. Damsky provides care for patients with all dermatologic conditions and he has special interest in sarcoidosis. In his research, Dr. Damsky is using various pre-clinical and translational approaches to study inflammatory skin diseases as well as melanoma. Dr. Damsky is leading a clinical trial in sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare. Dr. Damsky has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles. His research is supported by the Dermatology Foundation, the Skin Cancer Foundation, and Pfizer. He was received the Young Investigator Award from the American Academy of Dermatology in 2020 for his research in sarcoidosis.

Dr. Damsky completed his undergraduate, M.D., and Ph.D. degrees the University of Vermont. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Dermatology at Yale. Dr. Damsky also completed an N.I.H. funded Research Fellowship in Investigative Dermatology and served as Chief Resident during this time.

Yale is a founding member of the FSR Global Sarcoidosis Clinic Alliance.

 

 

Sponsored by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.

Made possible by a grant from Global Skin.

 

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