Division Director, Hampton Roads Center for Dermatology, Tidewater Physician Multispecialty Group, Newport News, Virginia; Adjunct-Associate Professor and Director, Hampton University Skin of Color Research Institute, Hampton, Virginia Valerie M. Harvey, MD, MPH, serves as co-Director of the Hampton University Skin of Color Research Institute and is the Division Director of the Hampton Roads Center for Dermatology at Tidewater Physician Multispecialty Group in Newport News, Virginia. Dr. Harvey's research areas of interests include skin disorders which disproportionately burden patients wi
The medical field is often skewed to accommodate white skin rather than dark skin, and conditions like psoriasis on black skin often present differently.
