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A dermatologist is a specialist medical doctor who diagnoses and manages diseases related to the skin, hair, and nails. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, dermatologists are trained to handle over 3,000 distinct conditions across patients of all ages. These range from inflammatory diseases and infections to life-threatening emergencies such as necrotizing fasciitis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
In the United States, becoming a board-certified dermatologist requires four years of training beyond medical school: an intern year followed by a three-year dermatology residency. Post-residency fellowships of one or two years are available in subspecialties including Mohs surgery, pediatric dermatology, and laser medicine.
Mohs surgery is a dermatologic procedure for excising skin cancers that allows intraoperative assessment of the tumor's peripheral and deep margins, defined as a type of CCPDMA processing. It was developed in the 1930s by Frederic E. Mohs. The American Board of Dermatology first offered a dedicated board-certification exam in Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery in October 2021.
The first great school of dermatology was established in 1708 at the Hopital Saint-Louis in Paris. The field's first textbooks, written by Willan, appeared between 1798 and 1808, and Alibert's atlases followed between 1806 and 1816.
The United States has experienced a national shortage of dermatologists for more than a decade. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found fewer than 3.4 dermatologists for every 100,000 people, and dermatology residency positions have been among the most competitive to obtain for several years.
Teledermatology is a form of dermatological practice that uses audio, visual, and data communication technologies to exchange medical information and images of skin conditions over a distance. It allows dermatologists to evaluate patients remotely, either in collaboration with other clinicians or directly with patients, and can reduce wait times by enabling minor conditions to be handled online.