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Thomas B. Fitzpatrick (December 19, 1919 – November 16, 2003) was an American dermatologist. He was Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Service from 1959 to 1987. He has been described as "the father of modern academic dermatology" and as "the most ...
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The Fitzpatrick scale has been criticized for its Eurocentric bias and insufficient representation of global skin color diversity. [9] The scale originally was developed for classifying "white skin" in response to solar radiation, [2] and initially included only four categories focused on white skin, with "brown" and "black" skin types (V and VI) added as an afterthought.
He is an editor of the world's leading textbook of dermatology, Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. He is also author of Manual of Skin Surgery (English and Chinese editions), a highly illustrated textbook of fundamental skin surgery for medical students, residents, and all specialties involved in skin surgery.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine ... Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders.
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Thomas S. Kupper is an American physician, academic, and clinician. His work with clinical and research experience spans dermatology, cutaneous oncology, and immunology.He is the Thomas B. Fitzpatrick Professor at Harvard Medical School, and chairs the Departments of Dermatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
The dimple sign or Fitzpatrick's sign is a dermatological sign in which lateral pressure on the skin produces a depression. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is associated with dermatofibroma . [ 3 ]