Hair Diseases

BIOGRAPHY

Elise Olsen

Academic positions:
- Medical director of the Duke Laser Hair Removal Clinic
- Professor of Dermatology and Oncology at Duke
- Founder and director of the Duke Dermatopharmacology Study Center and the Duke - Hair Disorders Research and Treatment Center

Any industry positions (last five years):
Dr. Olsen serves as a frequent consultant to pharmaceutical companies in areas of hair research and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

Research interests:
The main foci of Dr. Olsen's work have been hair disorders and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Those studies involving alopecia have mainly focused on androgenetic alopecia, in both men and women, and alopecia areata. The cutaneous T-cell lymphoma work has involved multiple study centers in a cooperative effort and have included both oncological treatment trials as well as efforts to establish a database.

Any other information:
- Founder and past president of the North American Hair Research Society
- Editor of two editions of the internationally recognized textbook, "Hair Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment," published by McGraw-Hill.