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Michael Overcash

Michael Overcash

Physician Assistant in Dermatology at Trident Dermatology, JAAPA Dermatology Department Editor, and faculty instructor at Medical University of South Carolina.

Jun 8, 2026

9:13
So we've really tried to choose topics for these consensus guidelines where there are gaps, but where we can function really practically providing tools and kits for our providers as they're treating patients.
9:28
Cynthia, that's so relevant right now.
9:30
If you asked all the dermatologists in the country, what labs do you order for hair loss? You're gonna get hundreds of different answers.
9:36
And so the need for a standard or guide is overwhelming.
9:40
Likewise, we have biologics that are new every year.
9:45
And we're still ordering tests we don't need.
9:47
For example, interleukin inhibitors, most of the biologics for psoriasis that we use, there is no need to order a TB test at all.

10 MINS LATER

20:01
And we try to work on them being at their goal, if that makes sense.

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