Notes from H100:

Congratulations:

To Miguel Sanchez MD who was the eminently deserving recipient of a President's award from the NYC Health & Hospital Corporation for his many contributions to Bellevue Hospital.

1) The American Society of Dermatopathology is sponsoring its 8th annual Duel in Dermatopathology competition for dermatology and pathology residents. The competition will take place at the 44th annual ASDP meeting in Baltimore on October 18, 2007. Abstracts are due by June 15th. Please consult the ASDP website for details: www.asdp.org.

2) The American Society for Mohs Surgery is holding its 12th annual Clinical Symposium, titled Dermatologic Surgery: Focus on Skin Cancer, from May 24-27 in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. Additional information on the symposium can be found at www.mohssurgery.org.

3) The 21st Combined Skin Pathology Course will take place this year from July 20-25 at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott. To register, go to www.mer.org

Reminder:

The 2007 Residents' Night Competition at the New York Academy of Medicine will take place on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The event is jointly sponsored by the NY Academy and NY State Dermatology Society and will be held at the New York Academy of Medicine Headquarters on 103rd Street and 5th Avenue at 6:30 PM.

Any resident interested in participating in the competition should submit their name, title of their talk, and abstract to Erika Ihara by April 15.

Those who were unable to participate may wish to visit the departmental research space on Smilow 4 and see the plaque as well as the beautiful series of framed photographs from the Departmental historical archives, courtesy of Anne Stoecker and Elise Kelman.

Mark Your Calendars:

Save the dates:

Friday March 30th, 2007 4-6 PM - A tribute in honoring the contributions of Irwin M. Freedberg, MD

Thursday June 14-Saturday June 16, 2007 - Advances in Dermatology Course

Tuesday Evening Clinical Conferences:

March 20, 2007
April 17, 2007
May 15, 2007

Dermatopharmacology Corner:

1)   Alopecia Areata
a.   Drug: Alefacept
b.   Duration: 12 weekly injections, 12 weeks follow-up
c.   Patient Population: Must have 50-95% patchy hair loss
     Call Judy Wang: 212-263-5244

2)           Psoriatic Arthritis
a.   Drug: Anti IL12
b.   Duration: 36 weeks
c.   Patient Population: failed DMARD or NSAIDs
     Call Judy Wang: 212-263-5244

3)           Cutaneous Lupus:
a.   Drug: infusion of humanized anti-CD4 antibody
b.   Duration: 18 weeks
c.   Patient Population: 18-60 yrs, active lesions resistant to hydroxychloroquine or steroids
     Call Joy Jurnack: 212-998-9252

Email your comments to: craig.burke@med.nyu.edu