Gender and Dermatology

Ethel Tur MD, Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, Professor of Dermatology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, studied in the Medical School of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Then specialization in Dermatology and Venereology at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel. For 2 years, she was Postdoctoral fellow at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and School of Pharmacy and later was Visiting Assistant Professor, 2 months each summer for 10 years at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and School of Pharmacy. Also worked as a Consultant for 2 months at Johnson and Johnson Research Laboratories, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Then at University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Department of Dermatology, and University of Glasgow, Scotland, Department of Dermatology.

Dr Howard Maibach is an expert in contact and occupational dermatitis and sees patient at the Environmental Dermatosis Clinic, which is part of the Dermatology Clinic, UCSF. His specialty is dermatotoxicology and skin exposure toxicity; allergies and skin disorders; and dermatopharmacology or the study of medications for skin disorders.He has been on the editorial board of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco Dermatological Society and the Internal Commission on Occupation Health. He is a professor in the Department of Dermatology at UCSF.