Name: BUWG Breakfast Program
Start: 2024-02-23T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-02-23T09:20:00-05:00
Location: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

BUWG Breakfast Program

Bold Glamour:   Prototypes, Colorism and the Malleability of Beauty

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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<h3>BUWG Breakfast Program</h3>with<h3>Neelam Vashi, MD</h3>Associate ProfessorDepartment of DermatologyBoston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Presentation:Bold Glamour: Prototypes, Colorism and the Malleability of BeautyFriday, February 23, 20248:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. 72 East Concord St.Housman Building, R115 Complimentary breakfast will be provided.Space is limited. Maximum 59 Attendees. About Our Speaker:Dr. Neelam A. Vashi, FAAD, a board-certified dermatologist, is the Director of the Boston University Cosmetic and Laser Center, Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Ethnic Skin, and an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Vashi received her medical degree from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine through the Honors Program in Medical Education where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Vashi completed her dermatology residency at New York University (NYU) in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, one of the country’s top academic dermatology centers. Dr. Vashi is a recognized leader in medical and cosmetic dermatology. She is widely published in the peer-reviewed literature, author of several book chapters, and is a frequent lecturer at both national and international dermatology meetings. She has published four textbooks, Beauty and Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Clinician’s Guide, Dermatoanthropology of Ethnic Skin and Hair, The Dermatology Handbook, and Cultural Practices and Dermatoses, all available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/" title="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.amazon.com</a>. She is a key opinion leader and has been featured extensively in the media, including Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, New Beauty, Boston Globe, Ebony Magazine, Prevention, Reader’s Digest, Dr. Oz The Good Life Magazine, Yahoo, CNN, Forbes, CNBC, NewsWeek, Good Housekeeping, Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, MSN, Washington Post, US News and World Report, Fortune, ABC, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Times, Women’s Health, Web Talk Radio, Doctor Radio, BBC World, Morning Dose, FOX25, Mornings with Maria (FOX), Inside Edition, and WCVB-ABC affiliated Television. In 2018, she was exclusively featured on the cover of The Dermatologist. In 2020, her research was featured on the cover of The Boston Globe. In 2021, she was recognized as a World Expert in Hyperpigmentation. She has received numerous additional awards and honors, including the prestigious Presidential Citation Award from the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Vashi’s research interests include a wide variety of topics related to cosmetics, ethnic skin, quality of life, laser technology, social media, hyperpigmentation, sun protection, and health literacy. Her research interests, creativity, and innovation have led to publications in the most premier academic journals and have garnered much attention from the community at large. In 2017, she had the #2 article in JAMA Dermatology (PMID: 29049443). In 2018, she had the #1 article in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery (PMID: 30073294). In 2021, she had the #2 article in JCAD (PMID: 33584967). She treats a broad range of medical and cosmetic skin conditions, and has particular expertise in cosmetic surgery and skin of color. She currently serves on the board of directors of the nationally recognized Skin of Color Society, associated with the American Academy of Dermatology. She is the contributing expert on patients from underrepresented patient populations and on the cosmetics writing committee for the American Board of Dermatology. She also serves on the board of directors of the Association of Academic Cosmetic Dermatologists. In addition, as part of the Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Vashi teaches dermatology to BU residents, international trainees, and medical students. She has received the Teacher of the Year Award twice by both the international trainees and resident physicians. Dr. Vashi is from the Midwest, growing up in the suburbs near Detroit, Michigan. She currently lives in Newton, MA with her three children and husband, an interventional cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.

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