How Warmer Weather Affects Psoriasis & Tips to Help Those Impacted

Board-Certified Dermatologist, Dr. Melinda Greenfield discusses plaque psoriasis and how moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis patients can make the most of warm weather.   She talks about treatment options, some things her patients  have found helpful in managing their symptoms, and what a patient struggling with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis  should do. For more information visit www.ilumya.com

Dr. Melinda Greenfield is a Board Certified Dermatologist in private practice since 1999. She has offices in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Albany, GA and has an online Telehealth practice in nine states.  Dr. Greenfield attended The University of Maryland for her undergraduate degree and Nova Southeastern University for Medical School. She completed her internship at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and her Dermatology residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, NY.  Dr. Greenfield is past president of the Dougherty County Medical Society, the Georgia Osteopathic Medical society and previously served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.  Dr. Greenfield is a clinical assistant professor at The Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, PCOM South Georgia and The Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. She teaches the second-year dermatology curriculum to medical students and has students and residents rotate in her office throughout the year.  Dr. Greenfield has lectured at multiple meetings throughout the years and has authored four publications. She participated in an episode of The Balancing Act on Lifetime TV that highlighted psoriasis and is on the Speaker Board for several pharmaceutical companies.  In her free time, Dr. Greenfield enjoys bike riding, working out in the gym, gardening, cooking and spending time with her family.