Dr. Joseph Eastern is a board-certified dermatologist in private practice in Belleville, NJ. He is also Clinical Assistant Professor at UMDNJ and Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education. He completed his MD at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. His internship was served at Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Long Beach, CA, followed by Dermatology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, where he was Chief Resident in his final year. Dr Eastern is active in many dermatological societies, and is a two-time past-president of the Dermatological Society of New Jersey. He performs teaching responsibilities at a number of institutions and has delivered over 500 academic speaking presentations. He is the author of numerous articles and textbook chapters, and is a long-time monthly columnist for Skin & Allergy News.