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Acknowledgements

Author Profiles

Muhammad "Hamza" Ali

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Muhammad "Hamza" Ali is a 3rd year medical student at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. He earned his bachelor's degree in International Studies with a Concentration in Global Environment and Health from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Taylor Davis, MD

University of Missouri-Columbia

Dr. Taylor Davis is a PGY-2 dermatology resident at the University of Missouri. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Physiology and Developmental Biology from Brigham Young University. He then completed medical school at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Kara LeFevre, MD

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Dr. Kara LeFevre is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Director of Dermatopathology at the University of Missouri where she also practices clinical dermatology with a focus on psoriasis and autoimmune connective tissue diseases. She obtained her medical degree and graduated residency from the University of Missouri, followed by dermatopathology fellowship at the University of California-San Francisco.