

Top priorities for Elston are collaborating with other MUSC departments and building a strong foundation of basic and translational research. MUSC welcomes his breadth of experience and his vision for the department,” says Bruce Elliott, M.D.,Interim Vice President for Medical Affairs. “Dirk Elston is not only a leader in medical education and program management, but also a nationally recognized researcher and prolific author. Elston brings an impressive combination of clinical, teaching, research, and administrative skills to lead the continued growth and development of the department,” says Deborah Deas, M.D., MPH, Interim Dean of the College of Medicine. Elston received the 2008 Walter Nickel Award for Excellence in Dermatopathology Education, as well as the Founder’s Award of the American Society of Dermatopathology, the society’s highest honor. He is also co-author of a textbook on dermatopathology that received an international award for innovation in education. Elston is one of three authors of Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin and has edited seven textbooks. He is President-Elect of the American Society of Dermatopathology, Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and a past president of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Previously, he was Director of the Department of Dermatology at Geisinger Medical Center from 2002 to 2011. Elston comes to MUSC from the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology in New York, NY, where he served as Director. Elston, M.D., FAAD, FCAP as Chair of the Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, effective July 1, 2015. He also has a stunningly sad story to share, but it becomes the basis for a fantastic comeback, a new outlook on life, and a new book.MUSC’s College of Medicine has announced the appointment of Dirk M. These days, he is a psychotherapist who, controversially, uses the Law of Attraction in his practice with often amazing results. The Bench chronicles the life of a compulsive gambler that takes his addiction to depths most cannot imagine, only to discover that the horrors of addiction would be necessary for the amazing transformation that happened in his recovery.Īnd he made his comeback by applying the Law of Attraction.

This week we welcome back a previous guest, Joel Elston, in celebration of his new book, The Bench, a story of one’s man’s journey to health, happiness, and success, all by applying the Law of Attraction. Well, it wasn’t quite that easy, but it’s a remarkable story nevertheless. In a nutshell, Joel Elston ate out of a dumpster.
