What got you interested in Dermatology? What do you appreciate about spending your days helping to keep your patients’ skin happy and healthy? I became interested in dermatology after meeting a 9-year-old boy with a rare blistering disorder (recessive dystrophic...
Skin Cancer Prevention
IMPACT Melanoma and VTAAC to Bring “No Sun for Babies” Program to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
No Sun for Babies program educates new parents about the dangers of sun exposure to newborns’ skin. IMPACT Melanoma is pleased to continue its work in the Green Mountain State, earning Vermont grant monies for the fifth consecutive year. Having already introduced...
Good Fortune: Forging a Partnership with Lucky 13’s
As we prepare to welcome in 2022, we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on a major piece of our efforts in 2021, which was to bring more tattoo artists into the know regarding proper skincare, and, given how close they come to their clients’ skin, it made perfect...
Introducing Our 2021 Keeper of the Hope Award Recipient, Lilli Gordon!
Each year the Board of Directors of IMPACT Melanoma presents the Keeper of the Hope Award to a member of our IMPACT community whose generosity, vision, and commitment to the organization is unwavering. This award is named after Suzanne Donahue, a young woman who lost...
American Cancer Society Releases 2021 Cancer Facts & Figures Report
The American Cancer Society just released their “Cancer Facts & Figures for 2021”. The study is a very robust summary of many national cancer figures. It’s a heavy lift, but in the spirit of sharing skin cancer resources with our network here at IMPACT Melanoma,...
Forging New Bonds with Mott50
One of the many things we thrive off of here at IMPACT is forging partnerships with other likeminded organizations that are working in their own unique ways to spread skin health awareness and thus, reduce skin cancer diagnoses around the county and globe. One such...