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United States

California
Bard C. Cosman, MD
Specialty: Surgery
Office #1
VA San Diego Healthcare
3350 La Jolla Village Drive #112E
San Diego, CA 92161-0002
Tel: (858) 642-3320
Office #2
UCSD Medical Group
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
Tel: (858) 822-6277
Email: micruz@ucsd.edu
web: http://surgery.ucsd.edu
Treatments Offered:
Excision & Subsequent Wound Care
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 12 years
Sees approximately 20 HS patients per year

Michelle T. Pelle, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
MedDerm Associates
4065 Third Ave., Suite 102
San Diego, CA 92103
Tel: (619) 542-0013
email: frontoffice@medderm.net
web: http://www.medderm.net
Treatments Offered:
Antibiotics, Intralesional Kenalog Injection
Thalidomide, Biologic Agents
Incision & Drainage
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 9 years
Sees approximately 30 HS patients per year

Michigan
Hope K. Haefner, MD
Angela S. Kueck, MD

Specialties: Gyneclogical Surgery, Gynecology
University of Michigan Hospitals
Women's Hospital, L4000
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: (734) 763-6295
web: http://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/vulva/links.htm
http://www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/resdir/protocols/hidradenitis/index.htm
Treatments Offered:
Stage 3 radical vulvectomy w/ split thickness skin grafts
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 6 years
Sees approximately 4 HS patients per year

New Hampshire
Lynette J. Margesson, MD, FRCPC
Specialties: Dermatology, Vulvar Disease
Office #1
721 Chestnut Street
Manchester, NH 03104
Tel: (603) 668-0858
Office #2
Dartmouth Medical Center
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1 Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Tel: (603) 653-9312
Treatments Offered:
Full Medical Treatment with Intralesional Therapy
Local Marsupialization
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 32 years
Sees approximately 15 HS patients per year

New York
Noah Simeon Scheinfeld, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
150 West 55th Street
New York NY 10019
(212) 991-6490
fax (646) 349-2493
Email: scheinfeld@earthlink.net
Treatments Offered:
Antibiotics, Intralesional Kenalog Injection
Thalidomide, Biologic Agents
Incision and Drainage
Local Marsupialization
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 7 years
Sees approximately 40 HS patients per year

Pennsylvania
David R. Adams, MD, PharmD
Specialty: Dermatology
Office #1
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033-8050
Tel: (717) 531-8307
Office #2
Veterans Administration Medical Center
1700 South Lincoln Ave.
Lebanon, PA 17042
Tel: (717) 228-6117
Treatments Offered:
Any Available Medical Treatments
Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection
Incision and Drainage
Clinical Trial: Etanercept
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 9 years
Sees approximately 25 HS patients per year

Utah
Robin M. Berger, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
640 East 700 South, Suite 1
Santa Clara, UT 84770
Tel: (435) 673-SKIN (7546)
Email: frontoffice@robinbergermd.com
Treatments Offered:
All medical, including Dutasteride
Botox, Enbrel
Incision and Drainage
Surgery Referral, Superficial Liposuction of Axillae
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 10 years
Sees approximately 4 HS patients per year

Australia
Dr. Helen Saunders
Specialty: Dermatology
Dermatology Outpatient Clinic
St. Vincent's Health, Melbourne

PO Box 2900, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065
NOTE: A referral letter from your GP is Required.
Treatments Offered:
Most Medical Treatments Available
Plastic Surgery Referral when Appropriate
Clinical Trial: Planning Future Clinical Trial of Infliximab
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 2 years
Sees approximately 25 HS patients per year

Canada
Jerry K.L. Tan, MD
Specialty: Dermatology
2224 Walker Rd., Suite 100

Windsor, Ontario N8W 5L7, Canada
Tel: (519) 971-8874
Web: http://www.healthimage.ca
Treatments Offered:
Topical and Oral Antibiotics, Oral Retinoids
Intralesional Steroid Injections, Excision
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 18 years
Sees approximately 6-8 HS patients per year

Denmark
Gregor Jemec , MD, DMSc
Specialty: Dermatology
University of Copenhagen

Roskilde Hospital
DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
Tel: +45 47322100

France
Thierry Baubet, MD
Specialty: Psychiatry
Hopital Avicenne
Dept. of Psychopathologie
125 rue de Stalingrad
Bobigny Cedex F-93009 France
Tel: +33 1 48 95 54 74
email: thierry.baubet@avc.aphp.fr
Treatments Offered: Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 5 years
Sees approximately 5 HS patients per year

Germany
Dr. Med. Falk G. Bechara
Specialties: Dermatology
Klinik f. Dermatologie u. Allergologie
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
Gundrunstr. 56, 44791 Bochum, Germany
Tel.: +49 0234 509 1
email: f.bechara@derma.de
Treatments Offered:
Antibiotics, Antiseptics, Isotretinoin, Infliximab
Excision, Secondary Wound Healing, Local Flaps, Skin Grafting
Wide Surgical Excision - Plastic Surgery & Skin Grafts
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for approximately 5 years
Sees approximately 50 HS patients per year

Dr. Med. Markus H. Krause
Specialties: Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery
OA in der Abt. Dermatochirurgie
Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Campus Mitte
Schumannstraße 20/21, 10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 450518059
email: markus.krause@charite.de
web: http://www.acne-inversa-charite.de
Treatments Offered:
Systemic Antibiotics, Retinoids, Anti-Androgens, TNFa Antagonists
Local Antiseptics
Wide Surgical Excision - Plastic Surgery & Skin Grafts
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for approximately 11 years
Sees approximately 100 HS patients per year

Prof. Dr. Rainer Rompel, MD
Specialties: Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery
Dept. of Dermatology
Klinikum Kassel
Monchebergstr. 41-43
34125 Kassel Germany
Tel: +49 561 980 3051
email: hautklinik@klinikum-kassel.de
web: http://www.klinikum-kassel.de/index.php?parent=3018
Treatments Offered:
Radical Surgical Excision
Plastic Reconstruction
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 17 years
Sees approximately 120 HS patients per year

Prof. Christos C. Zouboulis, MD
Specialties: Dermatology
Dessau Medical Center
Dept. of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology
Auenweg 38
Dessau 06847 Germany
Tel: +49 340 501 4000
email: ramona.engelmann@klinikum-dessau.de
web: http://www.klinikum-dessau.de/klinikenundinstitute/hautklinikundimmunologischesz.html
Treatments Offered:
All proper medications, including Biologics
All proper surgical techniques
Research:
Coordination of the BMBF-supported project:
"Molecular Etiology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa" (2006-2009)
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 15 years
Sees approximately 60 HS patients per year

Greece
Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, MD, PhD
ATTIKON University Hospital
4th Dept. of Internal Medicine
Athens 124 62 Greece
Tel: 00302105831994
Clinical Trial: Entanercept
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 5+ years
Sees many HS patients per year

Netherlands
Willem I. van der Meijden, MD, PhD
Specialties: Dermatology, Gynecology
Erasmus MC
CA Rotterdam
Dr. Molewaterplein 40
Tel: 010 463 58 86
Fax: 010 463 25 86
email: w.i.vandermeijden@erasmusmc.nl
web: http://www.erasmusmc.nl
Treatments Offered:
Surgery, TNFa Antagonists
Treatment Statistics:
Has treated HS for 10+ years
Sees 20-30 HS patients per year

Disclaimer:
The Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation does not endorse or recommend specific physicians, treatments or treatment centers. We strive to keep this directory as accurate as possible. You may encounter addresses, phone numbers, etc., that are no longer valid. If this happens, please try to contact that care provider through your local phone book or call your local directory assistance.

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