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Valuing the Patient Voice

Dr. Adewole Adamson is a board-certified dermatologist and health services researcher. He is an assistant professor of Internal Medicine (Division of Dermatology) at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin where he studies skin cancer, evidence-based medicine, and health policy. He is also director of the Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion clinic at Dell Seton Medical Center.

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The Rigorous Innovation of Dermatology

Dr. Luis Andres Garza is a full professor of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. together from the medical scientist training program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In addition to treating patients, Dr. Garza runs a molecular biology laboratory that studies skin stem cells and wound healing with an emphasis on identifying the next generation of wound therapeutics and diagnostics.

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Help Us Recognize 60 Years of Advancing Discovery!

Join us at the AAD annual meeting in San Diego this March for two significant events marking the 60th anniversary of the Dermatology Foundation. All friends and supporters of the…

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Just A Really Curious Clinician

Dr. Ginette Okoye is Professor and Chair of Dermatology at Howard University College of Medicine. Her areas of clinical and research expertise are in cutaneous disorders that disproportionately affect people with pigmented skin, including scarring alopecia, hidradenitis suppurativa, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and cutaneous sarcoidosis, as well as health disparities in dermatology. Dr. Okoye earned her Medical Degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed her dermatology training at Yale University, where she also served as Chief Resident.

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It’s Never Too Late to Honor Your Calling

Tiffany C. Scharschmidt, MD is a dermatologist, microbiologist, and immunologist and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Dermatology at UCSF. She dedicates 80% of her time to research and the remaining time to taking care of patients with severe inflammatory skin diseases.

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$1 Million for Health Equity

The Dermatology Foundation and the Skin of Color Society have partnered together to create and deliver a prominent and impactful opportunity to further health equity in our specialty — the…

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First BMS Psoriasis Research Award Recipient Named

Congratulations to Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, for receipt of the 2023 Psoriasis Research Award — the first of three awards made possible by a generous $1 million grant from Bristol…

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Celebrate the 2023 Honorary Award Recipients

At this year’s Annual Meeting of Membership, we will recognize 4 distinguished individuals who have been nominated by their colleagues for their outstanding contributions to dermatology. Each recipient’s achievements will…

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Join Us in New Orleans

Join the Dermatology Foundation at the AAD annual meeting. It is a chance to reconnect and acknowledge this year’s achievements in discovery. The DF Annual Meeting of Membership will take…

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Jouni Uitto, MD, PhD 1943-2022

The Dermatology Foundation was sad to hear of the recent passing of our longtime supporter and former Chair of the Board of Trustees and past-president, Dr. Jouni Uitto. He was…

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