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Medical Author:

Gary W. Cole, MD

Gary W. Cole, MD

Dr. Cole is board certified in dermatology. He obtained his BA degree in bacteriology, his MA degree in microbiology, and his MD at the University of California, Los Angeles. He trained in dermatology at the University of Oregon, where he completed his residency.

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Medical Editor:

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP

Dr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident.

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Synonyms and Keywords

hair loss, alopecia, balding, male pattern baldness, bald

Authors and Editors

Author: Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD

Editor: Jerry Balentine, DO, FACEP

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Author: Patrick Yorba, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center.

Coauthor(s): J Stephen Huff, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System; Mark A Mullins, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, UMASS Memorial Medical Center.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Ron Fuerst, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Director, Children's Emergency Center, Children's Hospital of Richland Memorial Hospital.

REFERENCES:

Rogers, Nicole E. "Medical Treatments for Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss." J Am Acad Dermatol 59.4 Oct. 2008: 547-566.

Stefanato, C.M. "Histopathology of Alopecia: A Clinicopathological Approach to Diagnosis." Histopathology 56.1 Jan. 2010: 24-38.