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The American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology (AOBD) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the skin (dermatologists).
Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, and cerebrovascular system. [1]
The American Medical Association's current definition of a physician is "an individual who has received a 'Doctor of Medicine' or a 'Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine' degree or an equivalent degree following successful completion of a prescribed course of study from a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine." [12]
A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy.Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children (), cancer (), laboratory medicine (), or primary care (family medicine).
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A dermatologist is a specialist medical doctor who manages diseases related to skin, hair, nails, and some cosmetic problems.
FTSGs are the most frequently used grafts in dermatology, [14] which involves surgical removal of the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin. After the skin graft is harvested, the donor site is stitched close, and the graft is trimmed of any underlying hair or fat tissue, as well as contoured to match the size and shape of the defect. [ 15 ]
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: L Gabrielle Charlotte Lévy: 1886 - 1934 France Roussy–Lévy syndrome: L Jean Lhermitte: 1877 - 1959 France Lhermitte's sign, Lhermitte–Duclos disease: L Hugo Liepmann: 1863 - 1925 Germany L Zachary London: 1976 - United States Neuromuscular disease: M B. K. Misra: 1953 - India M William Macewen: 1848 ...
Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol is a professor of clinical neurological surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. [1]In 2007, Cohen founded the Neurosurgical Atlas, a nonprofit organization, aimed at advancing the care of patients with neurosurgical disorders via introduction of novel and efficient surgical techniques into practice.