Since becoming chair of dermatology in 2010, Stanford's Paul Khavari has built his department like a sports team owner looking for winning seasons.
When I was a kid, I spent all summer swimming and lying out by the pool without sunscreen. Now, I go to a dermatologist annually …
When my daughter was in elementary school she had a classmate with just a few patches of hair on an otherwise bald scalp. The effect …
Each summer growing up, I had a line just under my knees. Above was tan, as tan as a pale-skinned blonde can get. Below was …
When a dear friend learned that the dark patch of skin near her eye was lentigo maligna, an early stage of melanoma, her worries began. She …
Lately I've been thinking a lot about skin. I have two teenage daughters learning about makeup and an 11-year-old son with whom I've had several …
Bombarded by an array of sunscreens, it's tricky to figure out which one is both safe to use and protective against harmful sun exposure. Never fear: …
As a child, I was a big fan of the Little House on the Prairie books and show, and I still have a clear image in …
Last year, my colleague Mark Hanlon made a beautifully haunting video about a young man living with the devastating effects of epidermolysis bullosa. It accompanied a Stanford Medicine …
Most of us suffer through at least minor acne as teenagers, but many battle severe acne into adulthood. It affects up to 50 million people …
I went into medical school determined to be an ophthalmologist. A close family friend of mine is a great ophthalmologist and loves his job, which …
“One thing we’ve learned about cancers is that each has its own unique recipe for malignancy. Some use the same ingredients and some a have …
I’m not ashamed to admit that I dork out for Disneyland. I was there a few weeks ago, wearing a Minnie Mouse T-shirt and sprinting …
As I've written about here before, Stanford scientists Michael Longaker, MD, and Irving Weissman, MD, are eager to find a way to minimize the scarring …
"Pain is my life. It's my reality. It's my normal." These are the words that haunted me for days after first watching this film about Paul Martinez, …
I'm often humbled by my job. Well, not the job, exactly, but the physicians, researchers, and especially patients who take the time to speak with …
