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Cynthia Griffith

Cynthia Griffith

Dermatology Physician Assistant at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dermatology Physician Assistants (JDPA).

Jun 8, 2026

JoeHOST
13:02
Thinking of those PAs who do not practice in dermatology, which is a lot of us, including Kim and myself, and then also just considering the fact that it's been quite a while for some of us since we graduated from PA school, what do you think are some of the biggest developments in clinical, surgical, or cosmetic dermatology that have been maybe in the last 10 years? What do you think are those big moments that you've noticed?
13:26
Well, I think Michael has already alluded to one.
13:28
Now is a great time to be a dermatology PA because recently we've had a myriad of new medications that can vastly improve disease for patients suffering from atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, hydranatase supertiva, and alopecia areata.
13:44
These new medications can mean that patients who have suffered with these diseases for decades now can have meaningful relief from their skin disease.
13:54
So it's an amazing time for me to talk to a patient in my office who has said, I've had this for 50 years.
14:01
And I'm like, well, we have new medicines that can make you much, much better.
14:05
So I would say if you're encountering a patient as an internist or in the hospital and be, you know, be an advocate for your pushing your patient along to receive some of those new medicines because they can be really life changing for patients.
19:07
And just then again, pointing them and getting them in the right into the right people to help them.

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