The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation

Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, PhD President and Founder

There we were in Dr. Waner’s office in New York City looking at the photos in his books in the waiting room. It had been…

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It was a thrilling day in early April when Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon, President and Founder of the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation (VBF), and two active duty…

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  This Story of Hope highlights VBF’s very own “Ask the Laser Expert,” Dr. J. Stuart Nelson of the Beckman Laser Institute in Irvine, California. Dr.…

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VBF’s story began in 1994 when Dr. Linda Rozell-Shannon gave birth to her miracle daughter Christine. Though doctors had previously told Linda she could never have…

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Publishing Staff Publisher Travis Hayden, MPAS, PA-C Managing Editor Jennifer M. Hayden, M.Ed Art Director Angela Simiele Website Design Terry Scanlon SALES Office Physician Assistant…

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Let me take you back... Back to my childhood when all was lost and time seemed to never move. I was born in New Hampshire,…

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My name is Andrew Jenkins I'm from Gloucestershire, UK. And I've had a port-wine stain on my right cheek since I was born. It was…

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Our names are Greg and Melanie Falco. Our second son, Evan, was born last May with a fully-formed, ulcerated hemangioma over his eye and on…

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