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| Contact Information |
| (415) 353-7800 - phone |
| (415) 353-9654 - fax |
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| Training |
- MD: University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
- Residency, Dermatology: NY University Postgraduate Medical School
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| Clinical Specialties |
Research Interests |
- Hair and Nail Disorders
- General Dermatology
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- Cicatricial Alopecia
- Immunopathologic and Genetic Studies in Alopecia Areata
- Hormonal Regulation of Hair Follicles
- Quantitative Methods of Estimating Hair Growth
- Special Aspects Black Hair
- Structural Hair Shaft Anomalies
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| Dr. Price has served as a Director of the American
Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and is a consultant to the Academy.
She has received a Presidential citation from the AAD in 2000. She
is the co-founder of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation and the Cicatricial Alopecia
Research Foundation. She is also founding member and past President of the
North American Hair Research Society. The years she spent at the
Western Regional Research Laboratory led her to her expertise and
subspecialty in hair. She has described several new hair disorders. |
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| Recent Publications |
- Price VH, Menefee E, Sanchez M, Kaufman KD. Changes in hair weight in men with androgenetic alopecia after treatment with finasteride (1 mg daily): three- and 4-year results. J Am Acad Dermatol 55(1):71-4, 2006.
- Price, VH, Medical treatment of cicatricial alopecia. Semin Cutan Med Surg 25: 56-59, 2006.
- Mirmirani P, Willey A, Headinton JT, Stenn K, McCalmont TM, Price VH. Primary cicatricial alopecia: histopathologic findings do not distinguish clinical variants. J Am Acad Dermatol 52(4):637-43, 2005.
- Price VH, Andorogenetic alopecia in women. J Invest Dermatol, Symposium Proceedings, 8: 24-27, 2003.
- Price VH, Androgenetic alopecia in adolescents. Cutis 71:115-121, 2003.
- Price VH. Therapy of Alopecia Areata: On
the Cusp and in the Future. J Invest Dermatol Symposium Proceedings 8:207-211, 2003.
- Price VH. Treatment of hair loss. N Engl J Med 341:964-973, 1999.
- Price VH, Menefee E, Strauss PC. Changes
in hair weight and hair count in men with androgenetic alopecia,
after application of 5% and 2% topical minoxidil, placebo, or
no treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol. 41:717-721, 1999.
- Price VH. Trichothiodystropy: A defect in
transcription. In Trichology: Diseases of the Pilosebaceus
Follicle. F Camacho and W Montagna (eds). Aula Medica Group,
S.A. pp. 237-242, 1997.
- Price VH. Subcutaneous efalizumab is not effective in the treatment of alopecia areata. Submitted to J Amer Acad Dermatol, September, 2007.
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