The Management of Burn Injuries by Dermatologist: A Single Center Pilot Study

July 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 721 | Copyright © July 2015


Tagai Musaev BA,a Angelo Landriscina BA,a Jamie Rosen BA,a and Adam J. Friedman MDa,b,c

aDepartment of Medicine (Division of Dermatology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
bDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
cDepartment of Dermatology, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

being first line providers in this arena. A larger epidemiological study is needed to further elucidate these issues.

DISCLOSURES

Dr. Friedman serves as a consultant for Galderma, Biogen, Aveeno, Intraderm, Puracore, La Roche Posay, Amgen, Pfizer, PHD Skin Care; Advisory Board for Nerium International, Valeant,Nano BioMed, Microcures, and Novartis; Research grants from Valeant.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Adam J. Friedman MDajfriedman@mfa.gwu.edu
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