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
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April Armstrong, M.D., MPH
CHAIR
Keck School of Medicine at USC
Los Angeles, California
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Kristina Callis Duffin, M.D., M.S.
VICE CHAIR
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Cassandra Calabrese, D.O.
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
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Kelly Cordoro, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
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Seemal Desai, M.D.
Innovative Dermatology
Plano, Texas
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Steven Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Wake Forest University, Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Dafna Gladman, M.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Brad Glick, D.O., MPH
Glick Skin Institute
Margate, Florida
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George Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
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Jason Ezra Hawkes, M.D., M.S.
University of California, Davis
Rocklin, California
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Sylvia Hsu, M.D.
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Robert Kalb, M.D.
Buffalo Medical Group
Williamsville, New York
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Leon Kircik, M.D.
Physicians Skin Care
Louisville, Kentucky
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John Koo, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California
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Gerald G. Kreuger, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah
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Mark Lebwohl, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
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Craig Leonardi, M.D.
Central Dermatology
St. Louis, Missouri
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G. Michael Lewitt, M.D.
Illinois Dermatology Institute, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
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Wilson Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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Clive Liu, M.D.
Bellevue Dermatology
Bellevue, Washington
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Joseph Markenson, M.D.
Hospital for Specialty Surgery
New York, New York
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Joseph F. Merola, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
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Ana-Maria Orbai, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
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Ronald Prussick, M.D., FRCPC
Washington Dermatology Center
Frederick, Maryland
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Soumya M. Reddy, M.D.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York, New York
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Veronica Richardson, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine Penn Dermatology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sergio Schwartzman, M.D.
72nd Street Medical Associates
New York, New York
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Jennifer Soung, M.D.
Southern California Dermatology
Santa Ana, California
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Abby S. Van Voorhees, M.D.
CHAIR EMERITUS
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia
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Elizabeth Wallace, M.D.
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado
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Jeffrey Weinberg, M.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
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Lara Wine Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
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Paul Yamauchi, M.D.
Dermatology Institute & Skin Care Center
Santa Monica, California
Last updated January 6, 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.
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Jose Scher, M.D.
CHAIR
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
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Tina Bhutani, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
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Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., MBA
Oregon Medical Research Center
Portland, Oregon
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Lihi Eder, M.D., Ph.D.
Women’s College Research Institute
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Steve Fakharzadeh, M.D., Ph.D.
Janssen Biotech Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Michael Garshick, M.D., M.S.
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
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Joel Gelfand, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Alice Gottlieb, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
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Rebecca Haberman, M.D., MSCI
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University
New York, New York
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Jason Hawkes, M.D., M.S.
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
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Samuel Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
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Wilson Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
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Emanual Maverakis, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California
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James McGill, M.D.
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Nehal Mehta, M.D., MSCE, FAHA
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
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Joe Merola, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
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Mio Nakamura, M.D., M.S.
University of Michigan
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Lourdes Perez-Chada, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
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Christopher Ritchlin, M.D., MPH
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
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John Throup, Ph.D.
Bristol Myers Squibb
Princeton, New Jersey
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Nicole Ward, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
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Dan Webster, Ph.D.
AbbVie, Inc.
Libertyville, Illinois
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Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Last updated January 6, 2023