Medical Board & Scientific Advisory Committee
Medical Board
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) Medical Board is made up of experts in the field of psoriatic disease. The Medical Board provides clinical direction, treatment guidance, and provider education oversight to the organization and its Executive leaders.
The Medical Board:
- Champions medical professional education
- Advises on and assists in the development of standards of care
- Supports NPF’s advocacy efforts to increase safe and effective treatment
Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., MBA
CHAIR
Blauvelt Consulting, LLC
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Ronald Prussick, M.D., FRCPC
VICE CHAIR
Washington Dermatology Center
Frederick, Maryland
April Armstrong, M.D., MPH
CHAIR EMERITUS
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Cassandra Calabrese, D.O.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Jeffrey Cohen, M.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Fran E. Cook-Bolden, M.D., FAAD
Weill Cornell
New York, New York
Seemal Desai, M.D.
Innovative Dermatology
Plano, Texas
Steven Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Wake Forest University, Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dafna Gladman, M.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brad Glick, D.O., MPH
Glick Skin Institute
Margate, Florida
George Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Hempstead, New York
Jason Ezra Hawkes, M.D., M.S.
University of California, Davis
Rocklin, California
Sylvia Hsu, M.D.
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert Kalb, M.D.
Buffalo Medical Group
Williamsville, New York
Chesahna Kindred, MD, MBA, FAAD
Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia
Kindred Hair & Skin Center
Marriottsville, Maryland
Leon Kircik, M.D.
Physicians Skin Care
Louisville, Kentucky
John Koo, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California
Gerald G. Kreuger, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah
Mark Lebwohl, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
G. Michael Lewitt, M.D.
Illinois Dermatology Institute, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Wilson Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Clive Liu, M.D.
Bellevue Dermatology
Bellevue, Washington
Joseph F. Merola, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Lauren Miller, MPAS, PA-C
Southern Skies Dermatology & Surgery
Oxford, Alabama
Ana-Maria Orbai, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Soumya M. Reddy, M.D.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Sergio Schwartzman, M.D.
72nd Street Medical Associates
New York, New York
Jennifer Soung, M.D.
Southern California Dermatology
Santa Ana, California
Abby S. Van Voorhees, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia
Elizabeth Wallace, M.D.
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado
Jeffrey Weinberg, M.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Lara Wine Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Last updated July 1, 2023
Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Committee is responsible for identifying and reaching consensus upon the most promising active areas of research in the fields of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and related comorbidities. The Committee will offer predictions for the future path of research in these fields and offer suggestions for how NPF can build programs to align with this path. While recognizing the fluidity of scientific discovery, the committee will advise NPF and its stakeholders on emerging data and key stakeholders in relevant areas of science and clinical research.
Jose Scher, M.D.
CHAIR
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
Tina Bhutani, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
Lihi Eder, M.D., Ph.D.
Women’s College Research Institute
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Steve Fakharzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.
Janssen Biotech Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Garshick, M.D., M.S.
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
Joel Gelfand, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alice Gottlieb, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Rebecca Haberman, M.D., MSCI
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
Jason Hawkes, M.D., M.S.
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Samuel Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Wilson Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
Emanual Maverakis, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California
James McGill, M.D.
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nehal Mehta, M.D., MSCE, FAHA
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Joe Merola, M.D., MMSc
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Mio Nakamura, M.D., M.S.
University of Michigan
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lourdes Perez-Chada, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Christopher Ritchlin, M.D., MPH
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
Nicole Ward, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Dan Webster, Ph.D.
AbbVie, Inc.
Libertyville, Illinois
Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Last updated July 1, 2023