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Acknowledgments

W ow—I can’t believe this third edition has finally gone to print. It’s been a long time coming. It took a perfect storm to make it happen. That storm included finding coauthors for the very first time—being a solo author was no longer in the cards for this busy practitioner and family man. I needed someone that both the audience and I can trust. I found that person in spades with Jennifer Hand— Peds, Derm, and Genetics trained—an ideal triple threat perfectly suited to join me on this Genodermatoses journey. Adding a new great young mind in Jackson Turbeville was icing on the cake. Now that the authorship team was in place I needed to have the perfect editor to see this to fruition. From Lea and Febiger to Williams and Wilkins to Lippincott and now Wolters Kluwer I have had more than a dozen editors in the 27-year history of the book. Seemingly out of nowhere James Sherman heroically arrived on the scene and he imme diately announced, “We will make this happen.” And so it did. Both James and Eric McDermott, our development editor, brought the kind of pro fessionalism and determination that was needed to push us relentlessly to the finish line. A special shout out to my editorial assistant, good friend, and forever enabler of my crazy ideas—Liz Menges—none of this happens without you—thank you. Of course to my home team for always being by my side cheering me on—Jackie, Sophia, Jonah, Ava, Griffin, Scarlett, and Rowan! Lastly, I want to thank our loyal audience who continued to buy the second edition all these years, pushed their programs to include Spitz review in their curriculum, and inspired me and Wolters Kluwer to go for it once again. Joel L. Spitz, MD I would like to express my deepest gratitude for brilliant and forward-thinking mentors in genetics and dermatology. Much of their wisdom enlightens these pages. I also thank dermatology role models and colleagues for their support, especially Drs. Roy Rogers III, Mark Pittelkow, Rokea el-Azhary, and Ilene Rothman. Lastly, to my family, especially my husband Mike and children Jerry, Erin, and Thomas whose unwavering support and belief in this project sustained me, I am profoundly grateful. Jennifer L. Hand, MD, FAAD, FACMG When I first picked up a copy of Genodermatoses as a third-year medical student rotat ing through a dermatology clerkship, little did I realize that several years later I would be helping to complete the third edition. This book allowed me to visualize disease with the whole patient in my mind, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to update this text for a new generation of medical professionals. I want to thank Jennifer Hand for introducing me to Joel Spitz and for his invitation to contribute to this project. Contributing to the new edition has been both challenging and incredibly rewarding. I am eternally grateful to my mentors throughout my training and career that helped shape me into the physician I am today and have inspired my passion for dermatology including Kimberly Edwards, Charles Phillips, Leila Tolaymat, Jason Sluzevich, James Keeling III, Megha Tollefson, Dawn Marie Davis, Jennifer Hand, and Harper Price. Lastly, I want to express my gratitude for my family—especially my mother and father—and their unwavering support in my endeavors over the years. Jackson Glenn Turbeville, MD

Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited. To the generations of physicians that have shared their collective wisdom in these pages, I am profoundly thankful for your contributions to this and previous editions of this book.

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