James C. White

30 Apr 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dr. James Clarke White was a man of firsts: first independent chair of dermatology, first full-professor of dermatology, the first President of the American Dermatological Association, and the first to describe keratosis follicularis, also known as “Darier-White Disease”. Dr. White wouldn’t really ever back down from something about which he had strong convictions. It’s hard […]

Interview with William D. James

18 Apr 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

Bill James is not one to toot his own horn, so we will do so here. Dr. James shares some qualities with Louis A. Duhring: both are scholars, quietly studious, and interested in passing on dermatologic knowledge. Dr. James is one of those benevolent people who will go out of his way to say a kind word of inspiration […]

Louis A. Duhring

1 Apr 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

For the inaugural post of save the moulages, we are highlighting a founding-father of dermatology in the United States, Louis A. Duhring. He was a proponent of moulage to teach dermatology and was the first physician to describe and recognize the unique set of cutaneous disease associated with gluten allergy. Duhring created a unifying […]