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Event
New York Vitiligo Support Group meeting
11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center on 240 East 38th Street, New York
Vitiligo NY group meeting will be taking place on Wednesday, May 6th. We are so thrilled by the positive feedback we have received about the last meeting! We are excited to report that the next meeting topics will include:
1) Cover-up/Make-up options for vitiligo.
2) Question and Answer session with our two wonderful leaders, dermatologists Dr. Beth McLellan and Dr. Nada Elbuluk.
3) Research Updates in Vitiligo.
Dinner will be served! Please let us know if you will be able to make it and if there is anything else you would like to have discussed at the meeting.
Address: 11th floor of NYU's Ambulatory Care Center on 240 East 38th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Time: from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM on May 6, 2015.
Email: nyvitiligo@gmail.com
With warmest wishes,
NY Vitiligo
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