
Episode 245: An International Approach to Dermatology
Explore global perspectives in dermatology, international treatment approaches, and insights to improve patient care.
Want to learn more about generalized pustular psoriasis? We’ve got the expert. This week, we’re joined by Dr. David Cotter as he dives into the rare psoriasis variant, GPP. Listen in as he discusses the cellular activity during a GPP flare, how to target the IL-36 pathway, and other possible treatments for the rare disease. Each Thursday, join Dr. Raja and Dr. Hadar, board-certified dermatologists, as they share the latest evidence-based research in integrative dermatology. For access to CE/CME courses, become a member at LearnSkin.com.

Dr. Cotter is a board-certified dermatologist practicing in his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) with highest honors, he earned both his MD and PhD in Molecular Cell Biology and Physiology from Washington University School of Medicine. He went on to complete his dermatology residency at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. Cotter is one half of the DermBros®, the founder of the Gentlemen of Dermatology Society, and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UNLV School of Medicine, where he mentors medical students and resident physicians. His clinical expertise includes inflammatory skin diseases and skin cancer, and he conducts clinical trials in these areas at Las Vegas Dermatology. Outside of medicine, Dr. Cotter enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, fossil hunting, and exercising.

Dr. Hadar Lev-Tov is a board-certified dermatologist with extensive research experience. Throughout his training and in daily practice, he has always believed that the key to achieving health for his patients is grounded in his ability to truly connect to their experiences and perceptions of health and well-being. Maimonides, one of the greatest philosophers of all time realized that human knowledge, often represented as "science," is limited. As a physician, he feels he would be a fool to believe all is known. Maimonides said, "The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it." LearnSkin is his journey to a better understanding of his patients.

Dr. Raja Sivamani is a board-certified dermatologist and practices as an integrative dermatologist at Pacific Skin Institute. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at the University of California, Davis and Director of Clinical Research and the Clinical Trials Unit.He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the California State University, Sacramento and an Associate Professor of Dermatology at California Northstate University, College of Medicine.He engages in clinical practice as well as both clinical and translational research that integrates bioengineering, nutrition, cosmetics, and skin biology. With training in both Allopathic and Ayurvedic medicine, he takes an integrative approach to his patients and in his research.He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts, 10 textbook chapters, and a textbook entitled Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics, 3rd Edition with a passion for expanding the evidence and boundaries of integrative medicine for skin care.
Welcome to the Learn Skin podcast with your hosts, board certified dermatologists, Dr. Raja Sivamani and Dr. Hadar Lev-Tov. Each week, we will be bringing you the latest in Integrative Dermatology. Send us your questions, comments, and suggestions by email to [email protected] and you may be featured in a future episode.
Hosts: Hadar Lev-Tov, MD MAS & Raja Sivamani, MD MS AP
Audio Engineer: Ryan Toledo
Editor: Jake Zawlacki
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