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

Rockville, Maryland

April Armstrong, M.D., MPH

CHAIR EMERITUS

UCLA School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California

Tina Bhutani, M.D., MAS

Synergy Dermatology

San Francisco, 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

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.

Oregon Medical Research Center (OMRC)

Portland, Oregon

Sylvia Hsu, M.D.

Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert Kalb, M.D.

Buffalo Medical Group

Williamsville, New York

Saakshi Khattri, M.D.

Mount Sinai

New York, New York

Chesahna Kindred, M.D., MBA, FAAD

Howard University

Washington, DC

Kindred Hair & Skin Center

Marriottsville, Maryland

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

Clive Liu, M.D.

Bellevue Dermatology

Bellevue, Washington

Joseph F. Merola, M.D., MMSc

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

Lauren Miller, MPAS, PA-C

Southern Skies Dermatology & Surgery

Oxford, Alabama

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

Mona Shahriari, M.D., FAAD

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

Central Connecticut Dermatology

Cromwell, Connecticut

Evan Siegel, M.D., FACP, FACR

Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates

Rockville, Maryland

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

Lara Wine Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Jensen Yeung, M.D.

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Last updated July, 2024

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

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

Nehal Mehta, M.D., MSCE, FAHA

The George Washington University School of Medicine 

Washington, DC

Joseph F. 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 August, 2024

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