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Dr. Steven R. Feldman is Professor of Dermatology, Pathology, Social Sciences & Health Policy, and Molecular Medicine & Translational Science at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He leads the Center for Dermatology Research, a health services research center whose mission is to improve the care of patients with skin disease. Dr. Feldman’s chief clinical interest is psoriasis, a physically & psychosocially disabling chronic disease. His passion is to help guide how patients with psoriasis are treated. He serves on the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation and directed psoriasis education programs for the American Academy of Dermatology. According to Expertscape.com, Feldman has been rated among the top experts in the world on psoriasis, dermatology, and, most importantly, treatment adherence.
Feldman’s research has been published in over 1,000 Medline-referenced articles. In collaboration with other investigators, Feldman has done groundbreaking work on patients’ adherence to their medication treatment regimens, transforming how physicians understand and enhance patients’ use of treatment for chronic skin diseases. He has published regular columns on patient adherence in PM360: The Essential Resource for Pharma Marketers and in the primary care journal Consultant360, and he is author of the book Practical Ways to Improve Patients' Treatment Outcomes. Since 2021, Feldman has served as Senior Advisor for Dermatology & Patient Adherence to Sensal Health, based in Chapel Hill, developing, testing, and implementing novel sensor-based technologies for assessing and improving patients’ adherence to treatment.