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
Seemal Desai, M.D.
Innovative Dermatology
Plano, Texas
Kristina Callis Duffin, M.D., M.S.
Vice Chair
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kelly Cordoro, M.D.
University of California
San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
Steven Feldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Richard Fried, M.D., Ph.D.
Yardley Dermatology Associates
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Amit Garg, M.D.
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Lake Success, New York
Dafna Gladman, M.D.
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lawrence Green, M.D.
Aesthetic & Dermatology Center
Rockville, Maryland
Johann Gudjonsson, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Department of Dermatology
Ann Arbor, Michigan
George Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Jason Ezra Hawkes, M.D., M.S.
University of California Davis
Rocklin, CA
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. Krueger, M.D.
Chair Emeritus
University of Utah Medical School
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
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
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
Veronica Richardson, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Penn Dermatology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sergio Schwartzman, M.D.
Hospital for Specialty Surgery
New York, New York
Evan Siegel, M.D.
Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
Rockville, Maryland
Abby S. Van Voorhees, M.D.
Emeritus Chair
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 September 2020.
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
San Francisco, California
Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., MBA
Oregon Medical Research Center
Portland, Oregon
Joel Gelfand, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alice Gottlieb, M.D., Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Salem, New York
Johann Gudjonsson, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Samuel Hwang, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California
Lotus Mallbris, M.D., Ph.D.
Lilly
Indianapolis, Indiana
Emanual Maverakis, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California
Nehal Mehta, M.D.
National Heat, Lung and Blood Institute
Bethesda, Maryland
Joseph F. Merola, M.D., MMSc
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, M.D., MSCE
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lisa Pisenti, Pharm.D.
UCB
Indianapolis, Indiana
Christopher Ritchlin, M.D., MPH
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Jose Scher, M.D.
New York University
New York, New York
John Throup, Ph.D.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Nicole Ward, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Adam Winseck, Ph.D.
Novartis
Pittstown, New Jersey
Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
Last updated May 2020