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She has been named 2021 Honorary Member of the AAD for her work advancing the profession through leadership and service. Dr. Olsen has also received the David Whiting Leadership and Research Award from the American Hair Research Society for her work and research in hair disorders.

Suephy C. Chen, MD, MS, has been named the new chair of the Department of Dermatology, effective January 4, 2021.

Duke Dermatology participated in Activate Good's 9/11 Day of Service on September 11, 2019, at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina in Durham.

We had many presentations at the Annual American Academy of Dermatology meeting, which took place in Washington, DC March 1-4, 2019.

Our researchers presented their work at the Society of Investigative Dermatology Meeting Annual Meeting that took place in Chicago, IL May 8-11, 2019. 

LaFayette Chavis, CMA, was nominated for the Clinical Award after rallying her colleagues around a patient and her family who had been displaced by Hurricane Florence. The entire clinical team at Duke Dermatology 3K, received the nomination for joining together in support of the effort.

We had wonderful presentations and accomplishments at the North Carolina Dermatology Meeting that took place January 11-13 in Pinehurst, NC.

Christopher Henderson and Jigar Patel, second year residents, received travel grants from the American Academy of Dermatology.

Ryan Svoboda and Brianna Castillo, two of our Dermatology Fellows, attended the 2018 Southeastern Consortium (SEC) of Dermatology held at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, November 2-4, 2018. 

Adam Brys, MD, second year resident, presented an oral presentation and abstract on stage II and stage III melanoma patients at the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery in Phoenix, AZ.