became ambassador to jekyll somebody a -- check slovakikia, so i was going between prague and wawashington. i thoughthis was an untapped market. there were dermatologists, but nobody was doing laser surgery. i had to do laser to the doctors -- introduce a laserer to the doctors as well. >> you look like really successful client. you do not look like a scientist, but you are tak very seriously. that is what others have used you as a consultant. how did you get so well known beyond washington? >> for many years i was better known oututside of wasngton and the e reason is academic. i i wrote the first textbook. i've written over 350 peer- reviewed mical journal articles. >> did you have a hard time being taken seriously? >> yes, and yes. was it difficulult climb. i was starting something new and also bebeen a woman addan extraa layer of difficulty. also, i do notook like a typical doctor. maybe in my profession y see more people looking like me because we all have great dermamatologists. [laughter] >> i i do think it is difficult forr a young woman to get started in the busiss of her own. i h