David N Leffell from 3489 Rutrough Rd, Roanoke, VA 24014, age 82, Phone: (540) 427-1445

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David J. Leffell

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Specialties:

Dermatology

Work:

Yale Medical GroupYale Surgical Dermatology
40 Temple St STE 5A, New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-3466 (phone), (203) 785-5256 (fax)

Education:

Medical School
McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada
Graduated: 1981

Procedures:

Destruction of Benign/Premalignant Skin Lesions
Destruction of Skin Lesions
Skin Surgery

Conditions:

Acne
Acute Sinusitis
Contact Dermatitis
Dermatitis
Melanoma

Languages:

English
Spanish

Description:

Dr. Leffell graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Canada in 1981. He works in New Haven, CT and specializes in Dermatology. Dr. Leffell is affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital.

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Sunscreen enters bloodstream after just one day of use, study says

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Studies need to be performed to evaluate this finding and determine whether there are true medical implications to absorption of certain ingredients, said Yale School of Medicine dermatologist Dr. David Leffell, a spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. He added that in the meantime peo

Date

May 06, 2019

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Health

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How long your sunscreen actually protects you, according to dermatologists

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SPF 30 also happens to be the dose that skin expert David Leffell, author of "Total Skin: The Definitive Guide to Whole Skin Care For Life," and chief of dermatological surgery at Yale School of Medicine, keeps on hand for himself at home. For most people, that protection factor gives enough of a sh

Date

May 26, 2018

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U.S. melanoma rates keep rising

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Because older Americans may have grown up without an emphasis on sun protection and melanoma prevention, it may take time for habits adopted by younger people to influence diagnosis or death rates, said Dr. David Leffell of Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Date

Dec 30, 2016

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Health

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Most dermatologists think people don't use enough sunscreen: study

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This is tricky to discuss with patients, though, because theres no meaningful way for consumers to assess photostability when theyre choosing sunscreens, said Dr. David Leffell, a dermatology researcher at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, who wasnt involved in the study.

Date

Oct 20, 2016

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After skin cancer, sun protection is still spotty

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Part of the problem may be that most sunburns aren't the result of people deliberately sitting out in the sun all day to get a tan, said Dr. David Leffell, chief of skin cancer and dermatologic surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Date

May 26, 2016

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Health

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With Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit

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Dr. David Leffell, a professor of dermatology and surgery at the Yale School of Medicine, said the research, while not entirely innovative, begins to create the fact base for better understanding the skin microbiome. "In general, this is a hot topic," said Leffell, who was not involved with the new

Date

Feb 28, 2013

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Health

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Sunscreen Clothes: Do They Work?

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"For the life of me, I don't know what good that will do," Dr. David Leffell, a professor of dermatology at Yale University, told ABC News. "By definition, most of the body is uncovered, so the rationale of sun-protective clothing in the bikini escapes me."

Date

Jul 19, 2012

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Health

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Parsing The Details Of New Sunscreen Regulations

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That leaves the question of how to avoid cancer-causing rays while manufacturers retool sunscreens and labels. David Leffell, professor of dermatology at Yale University, has a few recommendations for this summer.

Date

Jun 15, 2011

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Health

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Wikipedia

David Leffell

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David J. Leffell, MD, was born in 1956 in Montreal, Canada. He is the David Paige Smith Professor of Dermatology and Surgery[1], chief of Dermatologic ...