Steven R. Feldman, MD/PhD
Med Learning Group Oculus Virtual Reality Symposium
New and Emerging Agents for the Management of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Adults: A Virtual Reality View
BIO
Dr. Steven R. Feldman received his MD and PhD degrees from Duke University and completed dermatology residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and dermatopathology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is editor of the Journal of Dermatological Treatment.
Dr. Feldman leads the Center for Dermatology Research, a health services research center whose mission is to improve the care of patients with skin disease. Dr. Feldman’s chief clinical interest is psoriasis, a chronic, physically & psychosocially disabling condition. His passion is to help guide how patients with psoriasis are treated. He has served on the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation and directed psoriasis education programs for the American Academy of Dermatology. Feldman has also done ground breaking work on addiction to tanning beds and on patients’ adherence to their medication treatment regimens.
Feldman’s work in psoriasis led him to an interest in patient satisfaction. Feldman created the www.DrScore.com doctor rating/patient satisfaction website. He analyzes data from that website to better inform doctors on how to enhance the care of their patients. He has given more than 700 invited lectures to dermatology groups and organizations around the world including the Pan Arab Dermatology Meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Iranian Dermatology Society meeting in Tehran, Iran, and the Pan Asian Dermatology Meeting held in Seoul, Korea.
Feldman’s experiences in medicine has led him to try to see how others perceive things, leading to his book Compartments. His research has been published in over 800 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Feldman also serves as the editor of the Journal of Dermatology and Dermatological and as chief medical editor of The Dermatologist.