It is nice to see Dr. Powell as a senior researcher and clinician as a European. From a small city like Dublin too.

Here in Perth we have Dr. Drummond and also Daphne Su who I think has written the first PhD on rosacea.

Would be great to see more and more from all around the world.

I wonder how we encourage this ?

davidp.

I would hope that these people know what they are talking about but there is very much an American bias there and it would be good to have seen more Europeans contributing, plus what about your part of the world?

I recognise a couple of names there but surprised with the American bias that Larry Millikan MD wasn’t involved. I have read a couple of his rosacea articles and they were very good – I posted one up on your RSC Forum called “The Red Menace”.

Below is the list of experts who were involved in these 2 papers. There is of course no suggestion on my part that the authors see patients and would be helpful in a clinical setting, but nonetheless to have a history of publishing papers we know that they are the peak of the field of Dermatology.

Sadly it is still the case that rosacea sufferers need to start their quest for relief by accessing a good doctor. A false step by visiting the wrong web sites for information or visiting a doctor with no experience will make that task all that much harder.

• Richard Odom, MD, is from the Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.
• Mark Dahl, MD, is from the Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona.

• Jeffrey Dover, MD, is from the Department of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

• Zoe Draelos, MD, is from Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, North Carolina.

• Lynn Drake, MD, is from the Department of Dermatology, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.

• Marian Macsai, MD, is from the Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

• Frank Powell, MD, is from the Department of Dermatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

• Diane Thiboutot, MD, is from the Department of Dermatology Research, Penn State University, Hershey.

• Guy F. Webster, MD, PhD, is from the Department of Dermatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• Jonathan Wilkin, MD, is from the National Rosacea Society Medical Advisory Board, Barrington, Illinois.

Additionally, the following are thanked for their contributions and reviewing the paper;

• Joel Bamford, MD, Duluth, Minnesota
• Mats Berg, MD, Uppsala, Sweden
• James Del Rosso, DO, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Roy Geronemus, MD, New York, New York
• David Goldberg, MD, JD, Hackensack, New Jersey
• Richard Granstein, MD, New York, New York
• William James, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Albert Kligman, MD, PhD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Mark Mannis, MD, Davis, California
• Ronald Marks, MD, Cardiff, United Kingdom
• Michelle Pelle, MD, San Diego, California
• Noah Scheinfeld, MD, JD, New York, New York
• Bryan Sires, MD, PhD, Kirkland, Washington
• Helen Torok, MD, Medina, Ohio
• John Wolf, MD, Houston, Texas
• Mina Yaar, MD, Boston, Massachusetts

davidp.

It’s compiled by a who’s who of Rosacea Experts? I’m very wary of the term “rosacea expert” but I assume these are primarily dermatologists? You have mentioned a couple of names but do you know who the others are?

I was fortunate to see a dermatologist who I rate as one of the best, especially with rosacea but it might help others to have a list of names and locations of the physicians with an interest in and a proven track record of treating rosacea. As we know there are a few quacks around so maybe a directory of those recognised in the medical world as proven “experts” in this particular area would be very useful for many people looking for the best treatment options.

Regards

Peter