A team of board-certified Connecticut dermatologists representing the Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) will provide free skin cancer screenings to tennis fans attending the New Haven Open on Finals Day, Saturday, August 27, 2011 from 11 am-5 pm. Sun damage assessments, sun safety education and free sunscreen will also be provided by volunteers in the WDS tent located in the exhibition area at the Connecticut Tennis Center. This community outreach is part of the WDS award-winning campaign, Play Safe in the Sun
Mona Gohara, MD (Danbury, CT) and Kavita Mariwalla, MD (New York City) serve as co-chairs of the New Haven Open outreach and the WDS Service Committee, which oversees the national program. For more information, visit: http://www.playsafeinthesun.org
