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Dr. Alanen is an authentic expert in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disease. He has special interests in skin cancer, lasers and acne. Dr. Ken Alanen received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees at the University of Western Ontario followed by a five year residency in Laboratory Medicine with FRCPC certification in 1999. Subsequently, he completed a two year fellowship in Dermatopathology (the art and science of microscopic diagnosis of skin disease) at the University of Colorado under Dr Loren Golitz . He passed the subspecialty Dermatopathology examination, jointly administered by the American Boards of Pathology and Dermatology. After his dermatopathology fellowship, Dr Alanen completed a residency in Dermatology and received FRCPC certification in 2004. There are less than five similarly trained individuals in Canada. Dr Alanen has been an invited guest speaker at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting and has spoken many times on the national, provincial and local levels. He has also been an invited speaker in Japan. He has co-authored numerous peer reviewed studies as well as a textbook in Dermatology.Derm.ca is an accredited Dermatology clinic offering world class expertise and technology.