
Dermatology and the Illusion of Our Skin Cancer “Epidemic”
For decades, dermatology sat in the medical “basement”—a specialty many physicians saw as relatively low-stress and narrow in scope, with less prestige and lower reimbursement.
For over three decades, Dr. Lazris has cared for mid-life and older adults while leading medical teams in long-term care. He earned his history degree at Brown University, completed medical training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Virginia, and holds a CMD credential. He also maintains certification as a wound specialist (CWSP).
His writing and public talks focus on helping patients and clinicians make sense of risk, benefits, and trade-offs—replacing complexity and over-medicalization with clear communication and shared decisions. He’s been recognized locally as a “Top Doc” and “America’s Most Honored Doc.”
Dr. Lazris believes the best medicine starts with conversation: understanding a person’s goals, clarifying probabilities in plain language, and resisting unnecessary interventions that don’t improve quality of life—especially for older adults.
On this site, Dr. Lazris writes about: over-diagnosis and over-treatment, the limits of guideline-driven care, how to communicate risk so patients can choose confidently, and practical fixes that center people—not systems.
Content on this site is for general education. It is not a substitute for personalized medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

For decades, dermatology sat in the medical “basement”—a specialty many physicians saw as relatively low-stress and narrow in scope, with less prestige and lower reimbursement.

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