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Below you'll find some some of Dr. Donovan's recent educational videos and lecture audio recordings. These videos highlight a variety of educational topics. The purpose of these videos is to help the public and the medical community gain a better understanding of the biology, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hair loss. The general public, dermatologists, hair transplant surgeons, dermatology trainees, family doctors, interns & residents, trichologists, nurses & nurse practitioners, naturopathic physicians and medical students will find these helpful. If you fall in one or more of these categories, these videos are made with you in mind!
On Dec 13, 2023 Dr. Donovan his annual webinar celebrating the top studies of the year.
On Sept 27, 2023 Dr. Donovan hosted a live webinar for patients dedicated to the topic of scarring alopecia. This video describes the questions and provides time stamps to the answers.
On Sept 6, 2023 Dr. Donovan hosted a live webinar for patients dedicated to the topic of alopecia areata. This video describes the questions and provides time stamps to the answers.
On Jun 23, 2023 the US Food and Drug Administration approved Ritlecitinib (Litfulo) for the treatment of severe alopecia areata. This marks the second drug approved for severe forms of alopecia areata and comes just 12 months after the first drug (baricitinib) was FDA approved. Ritlecitinib (now to be marketed as Litfulo) is approved for individuals 12 and over with severe alopecia. Similar to baricitinib, the drug does not help everyone but does help about 25 %-30% of patients achieve really good regrowth after six months of using the drug. Similar to baricitinib, many patients do not respond completely to the medication - for reasons that are not entirely clear. The drug will be needed lifelong for most patients. On Wednesday June 28, 2023, Dr. Donovan hosted a public webinar discussing ritlecitinib in more depth. He reviewed how well the drug works, the potential side effects, the unknown issues that still exist with the drug and review how Ritlecitinib compares to baricitinib. This is a recording of the complete webinar.
This video is a recording from Dr. Donovan’s Dec 14, 2022 live webinar. Each December, Dr. Donovan reviews 20 of the most influential hair research studies published in the year. A full list of the top 20 studies can be found in the article “Top 20 Studies of 2022.” 2800 abstracts and studies were reviewed during the process of determining the top 20 of 2022. Criteria used to select the top 20 include: 1) novelty/uniqueness of research 2) quality of research 3) ability to directly and immediately impact clinical practice 4) ability to generate new paradigm shift in field of hair loss 5) ability to stimulate and highlight key areas of additional research and 6) ability to impact patient safety.
This video is a recording from Dr. Donovan’s Dec 8, 2021 live webinar. Each December, Dr. Donovan reviews 20 of the most influential hair research studies published in the year. A full list of the top 20 studies can be found in the article “Top 20 Studies of 2021.” 2600 abstracts and studies were reviewed during the process of determining the top 20 of 2021. Criteria used to select the top 20 include: 1) novelty/uniqueness of research 2) quality of research 3) ability to directly and immediately impact clinical practice 4) ability to generate new paradigm shift in field of hair loss 5) ability to stimulate and highlight key areas of additional research and 6) ability to impact patient safety.
This is a recording of the live Question & Answer session that followed the patient webinar for Alopecia Areata Awareness Month on Sept 6 2023. In this video here, Dr. Donovan answers 13 alopecia areata related questions that were submitted by audience participants.
This is a recording of the live Question & Answer session that followed the patient webinar on Sept 8 2022. In this video here, Dr. Donovan answers 12 alopecia areata related questions that were submitted by audience participants.
This is a recording of the live Question & Answer session that followed the patient webinar on June 29 2022. In this video here, Dr. Donovan answers 21 hair loss related questions that were submitted by audience participants.
This is a recording of the live Question & Answer session that followed the public webinar "The Top 20 Studies of 2021" held on Dec 8, 2021. In this video here, Dr. Donovan answers 27 hair loss related questions that were submitted by audience participants.
This is a recording of the live Question & Answer session that followed a Sept 2021 public webinar on scarring alopecia.
In this video, Dr. Donovan reviews 20 common errors that are frequently made in the diagnosis and treatment of hair loss. He reviews systemically errors that are commonly made at several steps in the evaluation of the patient, including those made when taking a history, evaluating the scalp, ordering blood tests and biopsies, formulating a diagnosis and finalizing a treatment plan. With each of these common errors, Dr Donovan reviews strategies that can be used to overcome these errors so that physicians might improve the accuracy of their diagnoses and ultimately improve the types of treatments offered to the patient.
In this video, Dr. Donovan reviews 20 of the most influential hair research studies published in the year 2020. Hair loss research flourished in many countries around the world with over 2400 clinical research publications relating to hair loss. Through the intensive efforts of researchers, we are uncovering new ways of thinking about how hair grows and why hair loss occurs. In addition, new treatment options for a variety of hair loss conditions are unfolding.
In this video, Dr. Donovan discusses the basic science of scarring alopecia with Jean Pickford, Executive Director of the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation. Click on the link here
The Fundamentals of Scarring Alopecia - A Presentation by Dr. Donovan
In this video, Dr. Donovan was invited by the Canadian Alopecia Areata Foundation (CaNAAF) to discuss recent research updates in Alopecia Areata.
In this 1 hour 15 minute video, Dr. Donovan discusses an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).
In this 1 hour 15 minute video, Dr. Donovan discusses an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of male pattern hair loss. He discusses (1) what is known about male pattern balding, (2) how to properly diagnose the condition (3) the conditions that are common mimickers of balding in men and (4) the treatments that have the best evidence in treating male pattern balding.
In the new “Commentaries in Hair Loss” series Dr Donovan takes on some important questions in the field of hair loss. This commentary addresses the key pathological findings on biopsy in androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata and scarring alopecia.
In the new “Commentaries in Hair Loss” series Dr Donovan takes on some important questions in the field of hair loss. This commentary addresses the implications of biopsies that are performed too shallow. A deep scalp biopsy is important in order for the pathologist to visualize deeper structure including the bottom of the hairs (“hair bulbs”) as well as the subcutaneous fat. Without the ability to clearly identify and comment on the deeper scalp structures, potential diagnoses might be missed.
This lecture was part of a lecture series designed for family physicians who see patients in their offices with hair loss concerns. Dr. Donovan discusses (1) what is known about alopecia areata, (2) how to properly diagnose the condition (3) the conditions that are common mimickers of alopecia areata and (4) the treatments that might be considered by the family physician as very 'first steps' for any patient who presents to the office with a diagnosis of alopecia areata.
This commentary addresses a diagnostic approach to dealing with concerns about hair loss.
In this 1 hour 15 minute video, Dr. Donovan discusses the importance of the patient history in diagnosing hair loss. Dr Donovan emphasizes that too often the information that the patient wishes to tell the physician about his or her hair loss is pushed aside in favour of the physician examining the scalp or performing various tests. Dr Donovan makes the point that the patient history is extremely important in confidently making the diagnosis of hair loss. He outlines 10 questions that must be asked of every patient with hair loss.
In this 30 minute video, Dr. Donovan discusses some emerging treatments for various types of hair loss. This includes new treatments for androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata and chemotherapy-induced alopecia.
In this brief video, Dr. Donovan provides some key updates as they pertain to recent progress in alopecia areata research over the 2016-2018 period. The commentary focuses on 4 key areas of alopecia areata research including a) recent research research pertaining to both topical and oral janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors b) new findings regarding the role of the gastrointestinal system in alopecia areata, c) new research about the use of diphencyprone (DPCP) as a treatment for alopecia areata as well as new studies addressing the safety of outpatient (home-based) DPCP treatments and d) the role of vitamin D in alopecia areata.
This 2 hour video outlines Dr. Donovan's approach to the diagnosis and treatment of a group of hair loss conditions known as the scarring alopecia. In the first part of the video, Dr. Donovan reviews how these conditions are diagnosed and what features on a patient's history are important to arriving at a diagnosis. In the second part of the video, he reviews the distinct primary scarring alopecias including lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, discoid lupus, pseudopelade, CCCA, folliculitis decalvans, dissecting cellulitis, erosive pustular dermatosis and acne keloidalis.
In this 50 minute video, Dr. Donovan provides a basic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hair loss for family physicians. In the lecture, Dr. Donovan reviews the categorization of hair loss into the common 'non-scarring' group as well as the less common 'scarring' group. He reviews the importance of asking patients about the so called "5 S's" in diagnosing hair loss - including questions about the speed of the hair loss, sites involved, symptoms, shedding, supplements (prescription or non prescription) used.
This video provides audio for Dr. Donovan's basic science lecture on the cause of scarring alopecia. Scarring alopecia including conditions such as lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia, discoid lupus, folliculitis decalvans. In this lecture, Dr Donovan reviews with the audience how loss of hair follicle stems cells and destruction of stem cells are central to the underlying cause of scarring alopecia. In the last half of the video, Dr. Donovan reviews how reduction in PPAR gamma singling drives the production of toxic, 'pro-inflammatory' lipids that drive inflammation.
This video provides audio for Dr. Donovan's lecture on new research in alopecia areata in 2015-2016. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition affecting 2 % of the world.
