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John R Edminister, MD Resident Physician, Department of Dermatology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

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Joseph L Jorizzo, MD Professor and Former (Founding) Chair, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Consulting Dermatologist, Veterans Administration Clinic

Joseph L Jorizzo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Cryosurgery, American College of Physicians, American Council on Graduate Medical Education, American Dermatological Association, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Skin Association, Argentine Society of Dermatology, British Association of Dermatologists, Chilean Society of Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Foundation, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Forsyth County Medical Society, French Society of Dermatology, International Society of Dermatology, Italian Society of Dermatology, Medical Dermatology Society, National Psoriasis Foundation, North Carolina Dermatology Association, North Carolina Medical Society, Pacific Dermatologic Association, Royal Society of Medicine, Scottish Dermatological Society, Society for Investigative Dermatology, St John's Dermatological Society, Women's Dermatologic Society

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Richard P Vinson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA

Richard P Vinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Texas Medical Association, Association of Military Dermatologists, Texas Dermatological Society

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Paul Krusinski, MD Director of Dermatology, Fletcher Allen Health Care; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Paul Krusinski, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, Society for Investigative Dermatology

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William D James, MD Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, Vice-Chairman, Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Society for Investigative Dermatology

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Franklin Flowers, MD Professor Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, Affiliate Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine

Franklin Flowers, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Mohs Surgery

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Barbara B Wilson, MD Edward P Cawley Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Barbara B Wilson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, Medical Society of Virginia, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society

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Surbhi Gupta, MD

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