About Masterclasses in Dermatology Saturday Morning Live
Saturday Morning Live is a free, virtual dermatology education series designed for busy clinicians seeking timely, practical insights without disrupting the workweek. Each episode features expert-led, case-based discussions covering the latest research, emerging data, and real-world clinical challenges across inflammatory, medical, surgical, aesthetic, and diagnostic dermatology.
Recorded from live Saturday morning sessions, the podcast delivers concise, clinic-ready education you can apply immediately to patient care. Topics include inflammatory skin diseases, atopic dermatitis, emerging biologics, AI in dermatology, and more—bringing key takeaways from leading faculty straight to your headphones.
Note: Podcast episodes are provided for educational purposes only and do not count toward earning CME credit.
Hyperpigmentation Prevention and Treatment: Melasma, PIH, and Oral Tranexamic Acid
Dr. Andrew Alexis (Weill Cornell Medicine) joins hosts Dr. Alice Gottlieb and Dr. Joseph Merola to break down a practical, stage-by-stage approach to hyperpigmentation in skin of color. Topics covered: preventing post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) by treating the underlying inflammatory disorder early, photoprotection counseling for patients with darker skin types, visible-light protection with tinted (iron oxide) sunscreens, and dosing and timing for oral polypodium leucotomas. Dr. Al...
17 Jun 2026
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Emerging Targets and What the Pipeline Means for Your Patients
In this session from Masterclasses in Dermatology Saturday Morning Live, Dr. Joseph F. Merola sits down with Dr. Alice B. Gottlieb -- dermatologist, rheumatologist, and one of the field's foremost experts in HS -- for a focused clinical conversation on where hidradenitis suppurativa treatment is headed. Dr. Gottlieb walks through the current unmet needs in HS care, from better systemic control and earlier intervention to access, stigma, and multidisciplinary coordination. From there, the conv...
13 May 2026
New Targets for Atopic Dermatitis and Chronic Itch: Neuroimmune Biology, OX40, JAK Inhibitors, and What's Coming
Dermatologists, NPs, and PAs: this session cuts straight to the clinical questions that matter most in atopic dermatitis right now. Dr. Shawn Kwatra, MD — chair of dermatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director of its dedicated itch center — joins hosts Joseph Merola, MD, MMSc, FAAD, FACR and Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD to break down the neuroimmune biology of chronic itch, why pruritus persists even after skin clears, and what to do about it in your next clinic. Topics...
29 Apr 2026
Cardiodermatology and Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory Skin Disease
Dermatologists and rheumatologists may be the first clinicians to catch cardiovascular disease in patients with psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and cutaneous lupus — but most aren't screening for it systematically. In this episode, Dr. Joseph Merola and Dr. Alice Gottlieb (dermatologist-rheumatologists, UT Southwestern Medical Center) are joined by Dr. Brittany Weber, one of the first cardiodermatologists in the United States, to lay out the clinical case for owning cardiovascular risk a...
21 Apr 2026
Remission in Dermatology: What Does "Clear" Really Mean for Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis?
The bar for treating psoriasis has moved dramatically — from PASI 50 to PASI 75 to complete clearance — and the field is now seriously asking whether remission is an achievable clinical goal, not just an aspirational one. In this episode, Dr. Joseph Merola and Dr. Alice Gottlieb break down how remission is currently defined in dermatology, where those definitions came from, and what they actually mean for patients in the clinic. The conversation covers the NPF's recently published on-treatmen...
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