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As Emory trained Dermatologists, Dr. Warner, a skin cancer specialist, and Dr. Strow, a stage IV melanoma survivor, realize that health is more than skin deep. So they developed an oral supplement with all-natural ingredients that scientific studies have shown can help protect and repair skin cells from UV sun damage.
Drs. Warner and Strow met in 1989 while both training in Dermatology at Emory University. As a MOHS surgeon with years of experience treating thousands of skin cancers Dr. Warner began a discussion with Dr. Strow, who had recently undergone grueling treatments for stage IV melanoma, to research innovative methods to protect our skin and in the face of the alarming epidemic of melanoma and skin cancer.
Currently in the US, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer. More than 5.4 million new skin cancers are now diagnosed per year, more than the collective incidence of breast, colon, prostate, and lung cancers. Over the past three decades, more people have been diagnosed with skin cancer than all other cancers combined. About 90% of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, and topical sunscreens alone are not the answer. Chemical sunscreens pose several potential health and environmental risks, and mineral sunscreens do not block visible light, which can also cause skin damage. Furthermore, most people are not vigilant enough to apply sunscreen daily.
Drs. Warner and Strow spent a year studying oral ingredients with proven photoprotective effects based on strict scientific research. After the 2015 publication of an article in the New England Journal of Medicine revealing that nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, can decrease the risk of new skin cancers and precancers in high risk patients, Drs. Strow and Warner formulated this ingredient with Polypodium leukotomos, an extract shown to help protect skin from UV sun damage. They combined these two powerful ingredients, and SolShield™ was born.
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Janice M Warner MD, FAAD, FACMS graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed both Internal Medicine and Dermatology Resldencies at Emory University, followed by an additional Fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery.
Dr. Warner is board certified in both lnternal Medicine and Dermatology. She is a Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery and the American Academy of Dermatology, and she is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
M. Elizabeth Strow, MD, FAAD, graduated from Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency year at SIU followed by a Dermatology Resldency at Emory University.
Dr. Strow is board certified in both lnternal Medicine and Dermatology. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, and she is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
