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JOIN US AS WE STAND TOGETHER TO STOP BULLYING     Sign the VBF Anti-Bullying Pledge today and challenge your friends and family to sign on behalf of you or a loved one with a vascular birthmark! YOU can help us reach our goal of  2,500 signatures by the VBF's International Day of Awareness on May 15.   Ready to join our Awareness Movement? Plan an awareness event, #PutOnYourBirthmark, host a fundraiser, or tell your story. Click here for more ways to raise awareness or contact us today.     European Families Affected by a Vascular Birthmark – Still Time to Register - Rome, Italy 6/28-29 VBF iTEAM, along with the SISAV of Italy, Conference and Clinic in Rome, Italy – June 28th-29th, 2018 Location: Columbus hotel in Via della Conciliazione – a few steps from St. Peter’s Square. Co-Directors are Dr. Francesco Stillo and Dr. Raul Mattassi from Italy and Dr. Milton Waner with Dr. Linda, of the VBF, as the iTEAM Coordinator.   Click here for more information and complete registration instructions.     1st Annual Vascular Birthmarks Meeting at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida on May 5, 2018 Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at the Nicklaus Children's Hospital will be a free conference and clinic with the vascular birthmarks team at NCH. I will also be on hand for the conference and clinic to speak to anyone interested in attending. There will be free laser treatments for those patients with a port wine stain or hemangioma who qualify. Free lasers will be on May 4th with: Ana M Duarte MD, FAAD President and Founder Children's Skin Center Nicklaus Children's Hospital 3100 SW 62 Ave Miami, Fl 33155 EmailPhoto and treatment summary to: Pedidermdoc@aol.com This is an excellent team consisting of Dr. Ana Duarte, Dr. Chad Perlyn and Dr. Ricardo Restrepo who are building a comprehensive vascular anomalies team to serve the Miami and especially the Spanish speaking population. For more information or to register, call 305-668-5576 or email Ricardo.Firmino@nicklaushealth.org       2018 VBF Annual Conference and Clinic with the Lenox Hill Hospital and Dr. Robert Rosen, Dr. Milton Waner, Dr. Francine Blei, and Dr. Roy Geronemus October 6, 2018 | New York, NY     REGISTER TODAY for our 19th Annual VBF Vascular Birthmarks Conference and Clinic. This year’s conference is one full day which will include the conference lectures and a clinic with world renowned vascular birthmark experts. We have a VERY LIMITED number of FREE LASER treatment sessions and FREE HOTEL ROOMS left, so be sure to register soon to determine your eligibility. Click here for complete information, or to register today.       To learn more about the VBF Global Ambassador Program, click here!     Bernard A. Cohen, MD, FAAP and Linda Rozell-Shannon, PhD co-host a webinar: Early Diagnosis and Intervention of Vascular Anomalies (Infantile Hemangiomas and Malformations)       Click here to create your page today! Dr. Linda at the 13th World Congress of Pediatric Dermatology in Chicago, July 6-9 To donate, please visit our contribution page today.

Note: Before your family agrees to have any laser/surgical procedure performed, please ask the treating doctor's office manager to provide you with a statement of your benefits which indicates to you what your financial responsibility will be after your insurance company pays their portion.

ASK THE VBF EXPERTS

Dr. Stuart Nelson, VBF Co-Medical Director and International Port Wine Stain Laser Specialist 2005 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Roy Geronemus, NYC and International Laser Specialist 2008 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Milton Waner, Hemangioma and Malformations Surgeon 2004 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Robert Rosen, Vascular Lesions of Arms and Legs Interventional Radiologist 2009 VBF Physician of the Year
Dr. Gregory Levitin, Hemangioma and Malformations Surgeon NYC * L.A. 2010 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Teresa O, Hemangioma and Malformations Surgeon	Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, President and Founder	Dr. David Darrow - Hemangioma and PWS Gum/Teeth Expert 2017 VBF Physician of the Year
Dr. Anne Comi, Sturge Weber Syndrome Specialist 2011 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Darren Orbach, Pediatric Neurointerventionalist for AVMs and PHACE	Dr. Kamiab Delfanian, KTS Treatment Specialist 2012 VBF Physician of the Year	Andrei Rebarber, MD, Ob/Gyn Expert
Dr. Alex Berenstein, Malformations and AVM Interventional Radiologist 2007 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Joseph Edmonds, Lymphatic Malformations Surgeon	Dr. Ana Duarte, Florida Expert 2016 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Orhan Konez, Interventional Radiologist
Dr. Stavros Tombris, European Surgeon	Dr. Aaron Fay, Hemangioma and Malformations Eye Surgeon 2006 VBF Physician of the Year	Dr. Calil, Lymphatic Malformation Surgeon	Dr. Steven Fishman, Internal Lesion and Surgical Debulking Expert
Dr. Steven Kane, SWS Glaucoma Expert	Corinne Barinaga, VBF Family Services Director	Dr. Helen Figge, Pharmacist	Dr. Martin Mihm, VBF Co-Medical Director and Research Director 2003 VBF Physician of the Year
Lex Van der Heijden, CMTC Foundation	Leslie Graff, Psychosocial/ Developmental Expert	Dr. Thomas Serena, Wound Care Expert	Dr. Francine Blei, VBF PHACE Syndrome Expert
Sarina Patel, Young Adult Advocate	Nancy Roberts, Make-up Specialist	Kimberly, West Coast Makeup Expert	Alicita, Adult Rep in Spanish
Elissa Rifkin, M.Ed., Developmental Specialist

Frank and Barbara Catalanotto, VBF Honorary Chairs Frank is a retired professional baseball player and he and his wife are the proud parents of four girls, one who had a hemangioma on her nose and was networked into treatment by VBF. The Frank Catalanotto Foundation

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Mission Statement:An international charitable organization that networks families affected by a vascular birthmark, tumor, or syndrome to the appropriate medical professionals for evaluation and/or treatment, provides informational resources as well as sponsors physician education, mobilizes medical missions trips, and supports research and programs that promote acceptance for individuals with birthmarks.

Here you will find information and resources for patients and families affected by hemangioma, port wine stain, arteriovenous malformation, capillary malformation, lymphatic malformation, Sturge Weber syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, and any other type of vascular birthmark and syndrome.

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DISCLAIMER
Information accessed through the VBF is presented in summary form in order to impart general information relating to the diagnosis and treatment of vascular birthmarks. Such information is not complete and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation or visit with your physician or other health care provider. Information accessed through VBF is not exhaustive and does not cover every aspect of vascular birthmarks. VBF makes no warranty as to the information's completeness, reliability or accuracy. Should you have any health care related questions regarding this matter, please see your physician or other health care provider promptly. Information accessed through the VBF is provided "AS IS" and without warranty, express or implied. All implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use or purpose are hereby excluded. VBF shall not be liable under any theory or indemnity. In no event shall VBF be liable for any damages, direct or indirect, and all other damages, direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive, are hereby excluded even if VBF has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

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