MINORITY HEALTHCARE SPECIAL FEATURE
April 2019 Dallas Medical Journal 5
“The five-year
survival rate for white
patients diagnosed with
melanoma is 91%;
conversely, black patients
have a five-year survival
rate of only 65%.”
Dornechia George Carter, MD is a board-certified
dermatologist at Innovative Dermatology in Plano, TX.
She is also president of the C.V. Roman Medical Society,
a member of the Dallas County Medical Society, and an
annual volunteer with the Spot Skin Cancer Screening.
