Dermalogues: The Dermatology Residents Podcast with Dr. Kerri Purdy

Pregnancy brings major hormonal and immune changes—and the skin often reflects it. In this final episode of season 7 of Dermalogues, Kerri sits down with Dr. Perla Lansang to break down common and high-yield dermatologic conditions in pregnancy, from physiologic changes to PEP (PUPPP) and pemphigoid gestationis. They discuss how to recognize key patterns, when to biopsy, and how to treat safely—in...

Dr. Jérôme Coulombe is a dermatologist with fellowship training in pediatric dermatology. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine and practices at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal.

Dr. Melinda Gooderham is Medical Director at the Skin Centre for Dermatology in Peterborough, Ontario, a Consultant Physician at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, and Assistant Professor at Queen’s University. She is also Deputy Editor of JCMS Case Reports and one of Canada’s leading clinical trial investigators in dermatology.

A must-listen for dermatology residents and anyone curious about the surgical side of the specialty.

Dr. Mark Kirchhof is the Division Head of Dermatology at the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, and the current President of the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA). His research focuses on immune-system signalling pathways in dermatology.

Dr. Julia Carroll is co-founder of Compass Dermatology in Toronto. She is a board-certified dermatologist and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, specializing in both medical and cosmetic dermatology. Dr. Carroll focuses on evidence-based aesthetic treatments with a natural, confidence-building approach. She is recognized nationally as one of Canada’s top cosmetic inj...

Our guest sleuth, Mark Kirchhof, is division head of Dermatology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital. And he is the President of the CDA.

Dr. Aguh is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Director of the Ethnic Skin Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her area of research focuses primarily on skin conditions that disproportionately impact minority populations, with particular emphasis on scarring hair loss and hair care practices.

Dr. Tamryn Eglinton is a third year dermatology resident at Dalhousie University. She is originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Dr. Miranda Waugh is a fourth year dermatology resident at the University of Ottawa. And she is the CDA Residents and Fellows Society Representative for 2024-25. Dr. Waugh is also the co-founder of Sty-Lives, a national skin cancer education initiative for hairstylists with Save Your Skin Foundation.

Dr Boos is an attending pediatric dermatologist at Seattle Children's Hospital and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the Program Director of the Dermatology Residency Program. Dr. Boos is an advocate for health equity with a special interest in LGBTQ health, primary immunodeficiencies and the intersection of cli...

Dr. Brian Kim is one of the top researchers worldwide in the study of patients with itch and other skin conditions. He is Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He is also the Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation and Sensation.

The CDA's version of a true crime podcast! Join Kerri and Mark as they try to solve complex dermatology cases.

Complicated Medical Dermatology

Kerri's preferred name for this episode is Neutrophilic Stuff, because it covers such a wide range of things from Sweet syndrome to pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, neutrophilic urticaria and more!  As part of our Season 5 deep dive into complicated medical dermatology, Kerri is joined for this pearl filled episode by Dr Alexandra Mereniuk. Dr. Mereniuk is an As...

We're trying something fun and new on Dermalogues this episode. It's our very first segment of "Derm Detectives." Think of it as the CDA's version of a true crime podcast. In it, dermatology residents present our two Derm Detectives, Dr Kerri Purdy and Dr Mark Kirchhof, with complex cases they've worked on. Will the Derm Detectives solve the case?  Our residents in this episode are Dr Sam Armstron...

The University of Calgary's Dr Regine Mydlarski is Kerri's guest for this fascinating, pearl filled conversation about immunobullous as we continue our season long deep dive into complex cases and conditions with leading dermatologists. This conversation is the second of three conversations recorded in person as part of the CDA annual conference in Toronto in June this year. Dr Mydlarski is an Ass...

Welcome to Dermalogues Season 5!  This season Kerri is taking a deep dive into complex medical dermatology, talking to leading dermatologists about how they diagnose and treat complex cases and conditions. And Kerri's first guest is Onco-Dermatologist Dr Maxwell Sauder discussing Cutaneous Toxicities, for a smart, fun and thoughtful conversation, filled with clinical pearls for all our Residents l...

Dr. Simon Frank is Kerri's guest for this final episode of season 4, completing our series of cross specialty conversations with a fascinating discussion about plastic surgery. Together Kerri and Simon get into some of the many areas of specialty overlap between derm and plastics. This includes skin cancers, HS, and aesthetics.   Dr. Frank is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Plastic...

Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti is Kerri's guest for this fascinating deep dive into questions about the cross-over worlds of Derm and Infectious Diseases. Together they discuss skin infections, infectious diseases as they relate to some of the newer medications and then some pandemic and epidemic topics like Monkeypox. It's a great conversation with lots of amazing pearls, and for his part, Dr Chakrabarti...

Kerri is thrilled to be joined by oncologist Robyn MacFarlane for this fascinating cross-specialty conversation on the overlapping worlds of derm, oncology and melanoma. Robyn is an associate professor in the division of medical oncology at Dalhousie University. Her clinical interests are genital, urinary and melanoma cancer. She co-chairs the bi-annual Atlantic Melanoma Meeting. Our Residents que...

We're thrilled to have Dr Rachel Asiniwasis on the podcast, as we take a short break from our cross-specialty series. Dr Asiniwasis joins us to discuss Indigenous health and dermatology. She is First Nations of Plains Cree and Saulteux descent, and a double board certified dermatologist working on Treaty 4 territory in Regina, Saskatchewan. She also carries out in-person and telehealth dermatology...

We're continuing our series of cross speciality conversations, and thrilled to have Rheumatologist Dr Kam Shojania as our guest to discuss all things Derm and Rheum. Kerri and Dr. Shojania dive into topics including psoriatic disease, scleroderma and the lupus/germinomatous spectrum.  Dr Shojania is a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia. He is also Chief of Rheumatology at Van...

Dermalogues is thrilled to be back for our fourth season! And this year, Dr Kerri Purdy is shaking things up a little with a series of cross-specialty conversations.  We start off with Dr Lori Connors, who is an Allergist and Immunologist at Dalhousie University, where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine. She splits her time between community and academic practice and is ve...

May is Sun Awareness month and to mark the occasion we are thrilled to welcome UBC's Dr Sunil Kalia to the podcast to take questions about all things related to sun safety, awareness and what the CDA has planned for this month.  And because it's a special episode, we'll be mixing things up a bit by taking questions from both Derm Residents and the general public. It's a lot of fun. Dr Kalia is an...