Integrative Dermatology Forum

Session Chair/Moderator(s)

• 

  Raja Sivamani, MD

Faculty(s)

• 

  Raja Sivamani, MD
• 

  Apple Bodemer, MD

  Professor of Dermatology
  University of Wisconsin
• 

  Maya Firsowicz, MD

  Dermatologist
  Coastal Skin & Eye Institute
• 

  Tola T’Sarumi, MD

  Medical Director and CEO
  Aesthetic + Mind MD and TMS + Mind MD, MA

Integrative Dermatology: Bridging Clinical Care and Functional Wellness in Skin Health – a VCS x LearnSkin collaboration

Explore how functional medicine principles, including root-cause diagnostics, hormonal balance, gut health, nutrition, stress management, and systemic wellness can be meaningfully integrated into the diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic conditions, both medical and aesthetic.
• Bring therapeutic dermatology and aesthetic practice into the same room
• Go beyond “regenerative aesthetics” to include true whole-patient, systems-based care
• Offer practical strategies for implementing integrative approaches in clinical and cosmetic dermatology settings

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrative Dermatology Forum Part I
2 CME credits

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Integrative Dermatology Forum Part II
2 CME credits

Presentations:

• 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM US PT

  Opening Remarks & Session Introduction
• 10:35 AM - 10:55 AM US PT

  Keynote: Rethinking Skin Health - Why Functional Medicine Belongs in Dermatology
  

  Faculty: Raja Sivamani, MD
• 10:55 AM - 11:25 AM US PT

  Inflammation, Immunity and the Gut-Skin Axis: A Practical Approach to Root-Cause Thinking in Dermatology
  

  Faculty: Raja Sivamani, MD
• 11:25 AM - 11:55 AM US PT

  More Than Skin Deep: Hormonal Imbalances Driving Dermatologic Conditions
  

  Faculty: Apple Bodemer, MD – University of Wisconsin
• 11:55 AM - 12:15 PM US PT

  Integrative Aesthetics and Hormonal Balance
  

  Faculty: Maya Firsowicz, MD – Coastal Skin & Eye Institute
• 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM US PT

  Audience Q&A / closing remarks
• 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM US PT

  Welcome Back
• 1:05 PM - 1:30 PM US PT

  Lifestyle Prescriptions: Nutrition, Stress, Sleep and the Skin Barrier
• 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM US PT

  Patient Behavior Change Strategies
  

  Faculty: Tola T’Sarumi, MD – Aesthetic + Mind MD and TMS + Mind MD
• 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM US PT

  Audience Q&A
• 2:00 PM - 2:55 PM US PT

  Panel Discussion: Case Studies & The Future of Integrative Dermatology
  

  Panelist: Apple Bodemer, MD – University of Wisconsin

  Panelist: Maya Firsowicz, MD – Coastal Skin & Eye Institute

  Panelist: Tola T’Sarumi, MD – Aesthetic + Mind MD and TMS + Mind MD
• 2:55 PM - 3:00 PM US PT

  Closing Remarks