Nevogenesis

Ashfaq Marghoob, MD, graduated in 1987 from the School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he later performed his Residency in Dermatology. He was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Stony Brook in 1995 and Associate Professor of Dermatology in 2005. Dr. Marghoob currently works at the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and is an Associate Member of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has been the recipient of various honors and awards, including a Physician’s Recognition Award from the American Medical Association, and is included in The Best Doctors in America. Dr. Marghoob has been the lead author or co-author of more than 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and many book chapters. He is the co-author of the Handbook of Dermoscopy (Taylor & Francis 2006) and co-editor of an Atlas of Dermoscopy (Taylor & Francis 2005).

From the reviews: "The purpose is to provide an update on how nevi are formed, their evolution, and factors that influence their development. I haven't read any other book that addresses this subject in this depth. The authors do a superb job. ... This should be required reading for all dermatology residents and dermatologists out of training." (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2013)

• Nevogenesis: Changing Theories.- Classifying Melanocytic Nevi.- Evolution of Nevi.- The Dual Pathway of Nevogenesis.- Confocal Microscopy: Improving Our Understanding of Nevogenesis.- Nevi In Children And Adults: Dermoscopic Patterns And The Development of New Nevi .- Etiology of Congenital Melanocytic Nevi And Related Conditions.- Molecular Nevogenesis.- Nevogenesis: A Benign Metastatic Process?.- Nevus Senescence.- Gene-Environment Interactions In Nevogenesis.- Malignant Transformation of Melanocytic Nevi.- Disappearance of Melanocytic Nevi.