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DermTech: Lisa Beck, George Han

Feb 08, 2021

DermTech has appointed Lisa Beck and George Han to its scientific advisory board.

Beck is co-director of the University of Rochester Medical Center for Allergic Disease and has served on the board of the directors of the International Eczema Council since 2014. She also serves as president-elect of the Society of Investigative Dermatology. 

Han currently serves as the systems medical director for dermatology and chief of teledermatology at Mount Sinai Health System. He is also the current VP of the Dermatologic Society of Greater New York and a member of the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation. 

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