Dr. Rene Martin Earles
Dermatologist Dr. Rene Martin Earles has developed techniques and products formulated for the uniqueness of African American skin and hair. Dr. Rene Martin Earles was born on October 31, 1940, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Earles graduated from Coolidge Senior High School in 1958. Following high school graduation, Earles attended Howard University, where he received his B.S. degree in chemistry and biology in 1963. Upon graduation, Earles attended the College of Medicine at Howard University and finished with his M.D. degree in 1967. Throughout his tenure in medical school, Earles worked at the Freedmen’s Hospital.
Earles held a residency at the District of Columbia General Hospital in general surgery. The following year, 1969, he began a second internship in orthopedic surgery. In 1970, Earles joined the United States Navy to direct the Medical Clinic at Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle, Washington. While in the Navy, he received a preceptorship in dermatology at the University of Washington, beginning his career as a dermatologist. In 1972, Earles moved to Chicago, Illinois, to begin a dermatological residency at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital. Three years later, Earles opened a private practice in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. In 1976, Earles attended a course in hair transplantation in Arkansas. The following year, he developed his own surgical technique for treating alopecia marginalis, hair loss at the hairline, in African American women. This procedure is called the “Earles’ flap” and revolutionized the field of hair transplantation for black females. This led to his appointment as chairman in the Division of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago from 1979 until 1981.
Earles presented his findings of strategies for hair loss management for African American males and females at numerous conferences and magazines including the Journal of the National Medication Association, Ebony, American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, Essence, and the Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. Earles has served as a consultant for African American personal care lines including SoftSheen-Carson and Fashion Fair Cosmetics. This early work helped prepare Earles to launch his own skin and hair product line, Dr. Earles, in which he has received two United States patents for an anti-dandruff formula and the process by which it is made. The company, Dr. Earles, LLC, is operated by his son, Robert Earles.
Earles is a member of multiple professional organizations including the National Medication Association, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the Chicago Dermatologic Society. He was named by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the top African American physicians. Earles has twenty thousand active patients and has treated over two hundred thousand people in the course of a forty-year career.
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If A Man Is Out Of Step With His Companions, It Is Because He Hears A Different Drum.

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Dermatologist Dr. Rene Martin Earles (1940 - ) developed his own surgical technique, The Earles Flap, for treating alopecia marginalis in African American women. He also created his own skin and hair product line: Dr. Earles.
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Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of Dr. Rene Martin Earles' interview
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Tape: 1 Story: 3 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about the origin of his middle name
Tape: 1 Story: 4 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his mother's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 5 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers his mother and maternal grandmother
Tape: 1 Story: 6 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his father's education
Tape: 1 Story: 7 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his father's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 8 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his likeness to his father
Tape: 1 Story: 9 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his travels along U.S. Route 61
Tape: 1 Story: 10 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles lists his parents' siblings
Tape: 1 Story: 11 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his parents' marriage
Tape: 1 Story: 12 - Dr. Rene Martine Earles describes his earliest childhood memory
Tape: 2 Story: 1 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers Sylvanie F. Williams School in New Orleans, Louisiana
Tape: 2 Story: 2 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his family's move to Washington, D.C.
Tape: 2 Story: 3 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana
Tape: 2 Story: 4 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his childhood in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 2 Story: 5 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his relationship with his siblings
Tape: 2 Story: 6 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers his elementary schools in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 2 Story: 7 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his early religious experiences
Tape: 2 Story: 8 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about the evolution of his career aspirations
Tape: 2 Story: 9 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers Hugh M. Browne Junior High School in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 2 Story: 10 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his early personality
Tape: 2 Story: 11 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 3 Story: 1 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his paternal grandmother's lessons
Tape: 3 Story: 2 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers his experiences at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 3 Story: 3 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his decision to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Tape: 3 Story: 4 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers his high school prom
Tape: 3 Story: 5 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his early employment
Tape: 3 Story: 6 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his introduction to Howard University
Tape: 3 Story: 7 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his experiences at Howard University
Tape: 3 Story: 8 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his decision to Howard University College of Medicine
Tape: 3 Story: 9 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers his early experiences at Howard University College of Medicine
Tape: 3 Story: 10 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his struggle with attention deficit disorder
Tape: 4 Story: 1 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers his professors at Howard University College of Medicine
Tape: 4 Story: 2 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his residency in orthopedic surgery
Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers practicing medicine at Lorton Reformatory in Lorton, Virginia
Tape: 4 Story: 4 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls studying dermatology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington
Tape: 4 Story: 5 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
Tape: 4 Story: 6 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about the early years of his dermatology practice
Tape: 4 Story: 7 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes the Earles flap
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Tape: 5 Story: 1 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recalls his foray into product development
Tape: 5 Story: 2 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his hair and skin care product line, Dr. Earles, pt. 1
Tape: 5 Story: 3 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles remembers meeting John H. Johnson of Johnson Products Company
Tape: 5 Story: 4 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his work for Fashion Fair cosmetics and Soft Sheen Products, Inc.
Tape: 5 Story: 5 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his article on the Earles flap
Tape: 5 Story: 6 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his method of treating keloids
Tape: 5 Story: 7 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles talks about his hair and skin care product line, Dr. Earles, pt. 2
Tape: 5 Story: 8 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles describes his children
Tape: 5 Story: 9 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles reflects upon his life
Tape: 5 Story: 10 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recites his poem, 'Bull Spit,' pt. 1
Tape: 5 Story: 11 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles recites his poem, 'Bull Spit,' pt. 2
Tape: 5 Story: 12 - Dr. Rene Martin Earles shares a verse from his song, 'Oh Baby'
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