International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Dharshini

Sathishkumar

,

MBBS, MD, DDVL

Professor
Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College
Vellore
,
India
Councilor Since: September 8, 2023
IPC Councilor
Dr. Dharshini Sathishkumar is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Christian Medical College, a tertiary care teaching hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, South India. She completed her postgraduation from the same center and did a one-year clinical fellowship at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom. She has participated in national and international conferences, CMEs, and workshops. Dr. Sathishkumar has researched psoriasis, and considering her background training in Pediatric Dermatology, her focus of interest is childhood psoriasis. She has participated in the special interest group psoriasis under the National Dermatology Society (IADVL). She has also participated in psoriatic arthritis workshops explaining the skin involvement conducted by the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) society. She is a postgraduate teacher guiding PG thesis and the course coordinator for the Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship program. She is currently heading one of the Dermatology Units in the institution and has also organized various CMEs.
Last Updated:
10/24/2023

Areas of Interest

Childhood psoriasis, comorbidities in psoriasis, biologics, small molecules in psoriasis, biomarkers, and pustular psoriasis

IPC Committees / Groups

Digital Health Working Group, Pediatric Psoriasis Working Group

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

She is a member of the IADVL, Indian Society of Pediatric Dermatology, and an overseas member of AAD, SPD, ISPD, and GRAPPA. She is a Tamil Nadu Medical Council and GMC, United Kingdom member. She has many publications in national and international journals and is also a peer reviewer of various national and international journals. She is also the content editor of IJDVL (Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy), the official journal of the National Dermatology Society – IADVL.

What's New

Use and Misuse of Systemic Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of systemic corticosteroids in psoriasis. He questions whether they contraindicate the treatment of psoriasis, while also covering his personal experience in prescribing them.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Use and Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of topical corticosteroids in psoriasis, covering current use, guidelines, and consequences.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Videos Now Available from the IEC & IPC Joint Symposium at AAD

Missed the joint symposium hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting? Select presentations from Psoriasis or Dermatitis? When Boundaries Blur and Treatments Flip the Script are now available, covering diagnostic overlap, emerging tools, treatment-related reactions, and practical strategies for managing complex cases across diverse patient populations.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026