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

CHAIR

Blauvelt Consulting, LLC

Annapolis, Maryland

VICE CHAIR

Washington Dermatology Center

Rockville, Maryland

CHAIR EMERITUS

UCLA School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California

Synergy Dermatology

UCSF Dermatology

San Francisco, California

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

Mindful Dermatology

Dallas, Texas

Atlanta North Dermatology

Woodstock, Georgia

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut

Weill Cornell

New York, New York

Innovative Dermatology

Plano, Texas

Mid-Ohio Dermatology Associates

Ohio Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine

Marion, Ohio

Glick Skin Institute

Margate, Florida

Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Buffalo Medical Group

Williamsville, New York

Mount Sinai

New York, New York

Howard University

Washington, DC

Kindred Hair & Skin Center

Marriottsville, Maryland

CHAIR EMERITUS

University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

San Francisco, California

CHAIR EMERITUS

University of Utah School of Medicine

Salt Lake City, Utah

CHAIR EMERITUS

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York, New York

Illinois Dermatology Institute, LLC

Chicago, Illinois

Bellevue Dermatology

Bellevue, Washington

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

Southern Skies Dermatology & Surgery

Oxford, Alabama

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

New York, New York

72nd Street Medical Associates

New York, New York

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Central Connecticut Dermatology

Cromwell, Connecticut

Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates

Rockville, Maryland

Skin Care Physicians

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Frontier Dermatology

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington

Southern California Dermatology

Santa Ana, California

CHAIR EMERITUS

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aurora, Colorado

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Last updated July 2025.

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.

CHAIR

Grossman School of Medicine

New York University

New York, New York

Women’s College Research Institute

University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Janssen Biotech Inc.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grossman School of Medicine

New York University

New York, New York

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

Grossman School of Medicine

New York University

New York, New York

Oregon Medical Research Center

Portland, Oregon

University of California, Davis

Davis, California

University of California, San Francisco

School of Medicine

San Francisco, California

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California

The George Washington University School of Medicine 

Washington, DC

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

University of Michigan

Michigan Medicine

Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York

UCB, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

AbbVie, Inc.

Libertyville, Illinois

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

Last updated December 2024.

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