People of color often think skin cancer doesn’t affect them — that’s not true. Learn about the unique signs of cancer on skin of color. People with darker skin tones aren’t immune to skin cancer. Although pigment in the skin can provide some protection against the sun’s UV rays, it isn’t always enough to prevent […]
Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, talks with the director of the USC Skin of Color and Pigmentary Disorder Program. “Conversations with Rod” is a video series featuring Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, talking with Keck Medicine doctors about our innovative medical care and research. In this video, Hanners sat […]
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Dr. Elbuluk is a dermatologist at Keck Medicine of USC, who specializes in skin of color and pigmentary disorders. Here’s what you won’t find on her resume. Medicine has been her path since middle school. “I knew I wanted to become a physician, when I was in middle school, and I had the opportunity to […]
When it comes to ethnic skin, there are unique issues to consider. As anyone with combination skin can tell you, not all skin is the same. For people with ethnic skin — which typically includes people of African, African American, Asian, Caribbean, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and multiracial descent — there are certain […]
