A concise guide to the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis. Practical clinical information makes it an ideal quick reference for dermatologists, residents, and general practitioners.
Dr. Charles Camisa has been a Board Certified Dermatologist for 28 years with a special interest in the treatment of PSORIASIS with ultraviolet light, topical, and internal medicines. I also specialize in other diseases that benefit from UV phototherapy such as Eczema, Vitiligo, and Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma.
My other subspecialty interest is diagnosing and treating autoimmune conditions that affect the mouth and lips. These include Lichen Planus, Lupus, cheilitis, canker sores, and the Pemphigoid/Pemphigus complex. I have performed numerous research studies of drugs for the above diseases and written over 140 articles and chapters in textbooks on them.
I have authored three textbooks on psoriasis called Psoriasis (1994), Handbook of Psoriasis (1998), and Handbook of Psoriasis, ed.2 (2004) all published by Blackwell.
I have given hundreds of lectures on all topics of medical dermatology to varied audiences. Recent honors include being selected as Practitioner of the Year by the Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery in 2007 and Top Doctor in 2009 by Castle Connolly. My colleagues named a rare genetic skin condition after me (the Camisa Disease or Syndrome) based on my published desciptions of a large affected family in several articles published in the 1980's and 90's.
After completing my training in 1981 at the NYU Skin and Cancer Unit, I have devoted my career to the treatment,teaching,study,and writing about skin diseases. I am proud to have served with only these four prestigious groups: Ohio State University, Cleveland Clinic (Ohio), Cleveland Clinic (Florida), and Riverchase Dermatology (Naples/Ft. Myers).
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