This book covers contemporary essays by opinion leaders on crucial topics in dermatology that are not readily available in other textbooks and journals. The essays are written in an unconventional style compared to other textbook styles. Each chapter is authored by a globally renowned expert in that field.
The book focuses on artificial intelligence in dermatology, placebo and nocebo in dermatology, mind and skin diseases, unconventional/holistic views on skin aging, evidence-informed dermatology, procedural dermatology, investigative dermatology, lasers and light sources in dermatology, skin in rheumatologic diseases, immunology of the skin, live imaging techniques in dermatology, and so on. The book will help specialists look at the subject from an entirely different perspective and understand how dermatology is evolving in the 21st century.
A wide range of dermatology topics is covered, providing a snapshot of contemporary dermatology and the dermatology of the future. It promises to be a delightful journey from basic science to translational science to clinical science. This book will be Intellectually stimulating for dermatology trainees, practitioners, and academicians.
1 The Outer Brain: Ten Amazing Ways the Skin and Brain
Connect.- 2 Skin Aging Nikhil Mehta, Somesh Gupta
someshgupta@aiims.edu.- 3 The concept of beauty and its evolutionary
basis Henriette De La Garza, Neelam A. Vashi nvashi419@gmail.com .-
4 Cosmetic enhancement should be need based, not greed based
Jaishree Sharad.- jaishree19@gmail.com.- 5 Chasing attractiveness: The
growing obsession with cosmetic dermatology-Are we promoting an illusion of
beauty? Mansak Shishak mansakshishak@gmail.com.- 6 Hair loss
in the naked ape Venkataram Mysore venkatcharmalaya@gmail.com.-
7 Functional, aesthetic, and procedural significance of the nail
unit Eckart Haneke haneke@gmx.net.- 8 Dermatoscopy: what does it add?
Deepak Jakhar, Ishmeet Kaur dr.deepakjakhar@yahoo.in.- 9
Bedside, Real-time Visualization and Diagnosis of Skin Lesions: A myth or
reality?.- Manu Jainmnjn222@gmail.com.- 10 Noise, signal, and
confirmation bias in Dermatological diagnosis Somesh Gupta
someshgupta@aiims.edu.- 11 Information Theory.- Mansak Shishak,
Somesh Gupta someshgupta@aiims.edu.- 12 Immune Dysregulation in
SkinSantosh Kurra, Shamima Akhtar, Alpana Sharma dralpanasharma@gmail.com.-
13. Vitiligo: A patch on skin and the mind Jung Min Bae Hyun Jeong
Ju jminbae@gmail.com.- 14. Autoinflammatory disorders:
Under-discussed pathologies in Dermatology Bhavya
Swarnkarswarnkarbhavya@gmail.com.- 15 Entangled - the new era of
aggressive dermatomycosis Vishal Gaurav, Shukla Das
shukladas_123@yahoo.com.- 16. Skin Disease in Tropics- impacted by
heat, humidity and healthcare neglect Ananya Sharma,
ananyasharma0026@gmail.com.- 17 JAK-STAT Targeted Therapy for Autoimmune
DiseasesDerek Ochi, Karmtej Singh Cheema, Smriti K. Raychaudhuri, Siba P.
Raychaudhurisraychaudhuri@ucdavis.edu.- 18. ThePlacebo Effect In
Dermatology- Managing Patients Expectations Nikhil Mehta Somesh
Gupta someshgupta@aiims.edu.-19 Procedural Dermatology - What
Dermatologists can do and what they cannot- A resident doctors
perspective Arunachalam Narayanan
narayanan359@gmail.com.- 20 Core concepts of Dermatosurgery .- Nikhil
Mehta, Narayanan Baskaran, Somesh Gupta someshgupta@aiims.edu.- 21
Breaking the scar Narayanan Baskaran, Pankhuri Dudani, Somesh Gupta
someshgupta@aiims.edu.- 22 Why do we need
teledermatology? Paola Pasqualipasqualipaola@gmail.com.- ;23
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in Dermatology: An idea whose time
has come Nikhil Mehta, Somesh Gupta someshgupta@aiims.edu.- 24
Personalized Medicine: Can We Really Achieve This in Dermatology? Dr. Robert
Norman skindrrob@aol.com.- 25 Treating the patient, not the disease:
Holistic dermatology can benefit Narahari SR Sourabha SN Yotsu R
srniad@gmail.com.- 26 Social Medicine in Dermatology Must Remain Center
StageDr. Robert Norman skindrrob@aol.com
Dr. Somesh Gupta is a professor of dermatology and venereology at AIIMS, New Delhi, India. He has published over 200 papers in many indexed journals and three internationally edited books with Elsevier and Wiley Blackwell. Currently, he serves as the regional director for Asia-Pacific in the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI), director of Dermatologic and Aesthetic Surgery International League (DASIL), vice-chairman of the Assembly of National Affiliated Societies (ANAS), DASIL, Joint Editor of Sexual Health (CSIRO, Australia). He is a past president, secretary, and academy chairperson of the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India (ACSI) and past hon. treasurer and past chairman of the finance committee of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists (IADVL).
Dr. Nikhil Mehta completed his undergraduate and postgraduate training, and senior residency in dermatology, from AIIMS, Delhi, India, where he was awarded the medal for the best resident in dermatology in 2020. His areas of research include holistic management, procedural dermatology, artificial intelligence, STIs, neglected tropical diseases, and cutaneous mosaicism. He has over 50 publications in indexed journals and has won many dermatology awards and scholarships. He is an avid quizzer, having won and conducted numerous dermatology and non-dermatology quizzes, and an equally avid foodie. He also enjoys well-told stories in all forms and mediums.
Dr Pankhuri Dudani is a psychodermatologist with masters degrees in Dermatology and Venereology (AIIMS, Delhi) and Clinical hypnotherapy, and is pursuing a masters in Mindfulness-based CBT at the University of Oxford. Her areas of interest and work include artificial intelligence, mind-body medicine, dermatosurgery and dermatopathology. Shes currently attached to the Psychodermatology Clinic at the Royal London Hospital, England.
