International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Enhancing Care.

Advancing Knowledge. Enhancing Care.

Board of Directors

THE WORLD’S LEADING PSORIASIS EXPERTS ELECTED TO GUIDE THE IPC IN ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE AND ENHANCING THE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS

The International Psoriasis Council is governed by a volunteer board of directors comprised of the world’s leading experts in psoriasis and others who provide business expertise to the organization.

OFFICERS

Hervé Bachelez Headshot

Hervé

Bachelez

,

MD, PhD

Hôpital Saint-Louis, Imagine Institute for Human Genetic Diseases, Paris Cité University

Paris

,

France

President
Claudia de la Cruz Headshot

Claudia

de la Cruz

,

MD

Clinica Dermacross

Santiago

,

Chile

Secretary
Bruce Strober Headshot

Bruce

Strober

,

MD, PhD

Central Connecticut Dermatology

Cromwell

,

Connecticut

,

United States

Vice President/President-Elect

Joel

Gelfand

,

MD, MSCE

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

,

Pennsylvania

,

United States

Treasurer
Christy Langan Headshot

Christy

Langan

International Psoriasis Council

Santa Rosa

,

California

,

United States

Chief Executive Officer

DIRECTORS

Andrew

Blauvelt

,

MD, MBA

Oregon Medical Research Center

Portland

,

Oregon

,

United States

IPC Board Member

Siew Eng

Choon

,

MBBS, FRCP

Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, School of Medicine and Health Services, Monash University Malaysia

Johor

,

Malaysia

IPC Board Member
Mahira El Sayed Headshot

Mahira

El Sayed

,

MSc, MD

Ain Shams University

Cairo

,

Egypt

IPC Board Member
Johann Gudjonsson Headshot

Johann

Gudjonsson

,

MD, PhD

University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology

Ann Arbor

,

Michigan

,

United States

IPC Board Member
Akimichi Morita headshot

Akimichi

Morita

,

MD, PhD

Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Nagoya

,

Japan

IPC Board Member

Lluís

Puig

,

MD, PhD

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona

,

Spain

IPC Board Member
Ricardo Romiti Headshot

Ricardo

Romiti

,

MD, PhD

University of Sao Paulo Brazil

São Paulo

,

Brazil

IPC Board Member

Lone

Skov

,

MD, PhD

Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen

Hellerup

,

Denmark

IPC Board Member

Catherine

Smith

,

MD

St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals

London

,

United Kingdom

IPC Board Member

HONORARY FOUNDERS

Christopher

Griffiths

,

OBE, MD, FRCP, FMedSci

University of Manchester

Manchester

,

United Kingdom

Honorary Founder

Craig

Leonardi

,

MD

Central Dermatology

St Louis

,

Missouri

,

United States

Honorary Founder

Alan

Menter

,

MD

Dermatology Associates/Baylor University

Dallas

,

Texas

,

United States

Honorary Founder

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