Carolyn Goh, MD, director of the inpatient dermatology service at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition, Dr. Goh directs the Clinic for Hair and Scalp Disorders, also at UCLA, and its support group for patients with alopecia areata, which she herself has.
Undetected medical conditions can be to blame—but effective treatments are available. The term “hair loss” often conjures up images of…