Medical Board & Scientific Advisory Committee
Medical Board
The National Psoriasis Foundation 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
April Armstrong, M.D., MPH
CHAIR
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Los Angeles, California
Kristina Callis Duffin, M.D., M.S.
VICE CHAIR
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cassandra Calabrese, D.O.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Kelly Cordoro, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
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
Lawrence Green, M.D.
Aesthetic & Dermatology Center
Rockville, Maryland
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
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
Richard Langley, M.D.
Dalhousie University, Department of Medicine
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mark Lebwohl, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Craig Leonardi, M.D.
Central Dermatology
St. Louis, Missouri
G. Michael Lewitt, M.D.
Illinois Dermatology Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Wilson Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Joseph Markenson, M.D.
Hospital for Specialty Surgery
New York, New York
George Martin, M.D.
Dr. George Martin Dermatology Associates
Kihei, Hawaii
Joseph F. Merola, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Ana-Maria Orbai, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Ronald Prussick, M.D.
FRCPC Washington Dermatology Center
Frederick, Maryland
Soumya M. Reddy, M.D.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
Veronica Richardson, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine Penn Dermatology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Evan Siegel, M.D.
Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
Rockville, Maryland
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
Paul Yamauchi, M.D.
Dermatology Institute & Skin Care Center
Santa Monica, California
Last updated June 14, 2022
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 the Foundation can build programs to align with this path. While recognizing the fluidity of scientific discovery, the committee will advise the Foundation and its stakeholders on emerging data and key stakeholders in relevant areas of science and clinical research.
Wilson Liao, M.D.
CHAIR
University of California, San Francisco
Jose Scher, M.D.
VICE CHAIR
New York University
Tina Bhutani, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., MBA
Oregon Medical Research Center
Steve Fakharzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.
Janssen
Joel Gelfand, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Alice Gottlieb, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Samuel Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Lotus Mallbris, M.D., Ph.D.
Eli Lilly and Co.
Emanual Maverakis, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Nehal Mehta, M.D., MSCE, FAHA
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Joseph F. Merola, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Nicole Ward, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.
University of Miami
Last updated January 27, 2022