The ethics of expedited access: Concierge care in academic dermatology

Ayushya Ajmani; Albert E Zhou; Jane M Grant-Kels; Daniel M Klufas

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2026.02.065

The ethics of expedited access: Concierge care in academic dermatology

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Jul;95(1):e25-e26. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.02.065. Epub 2026 Feb 21.

Authors

Ayushya Ajmani¹, Albert E Zhou², Jane M Grant-Kels³, Daniel M Klufas⁴

Affiliations

¹ Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut. Electronic address: dklufas@uchc.edu.

PMID: 41730426
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.02.065

No abstract available

Keywords: academic medicine; concierge medicine; ethics; health care access; health care equity; health care justice; medical economics; patient autonomy; resource allocation; two-tiered health care system.

Publication types

Letter