International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Enhancing Care.

Advancing Knowledge. Enhancing Care.

IPC Committees & Working Groups

BOARD COMMITTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair: Hervé Bachelez, President, France

Members
Bruce Strober, United States, Vice President/President-Elect
Claudia de la Cruz, Chile, Secretary
Joel Gelfand, United States, Treasurer
Christy Langan, United States, CEO

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Chair: Joel Gelfand, USA, Treasurer

Members
Hervé Bachelez, France, President
Andrew Blauvelt, United States
Ricardo Romiti, Brazil
Lone Skov, Denmark
Christy Langan, United States, CEO

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Chair:  Claudia de la Cruz, Secretary, Chile

Members
Mahira El Sayed, Egypt
Johann Gudjonsson, United States
Lluis Puig, Spain
Christy Langan, CEO, United States

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Chair: Hervé Bachelez, France

Members
Claudia de la Cruz, Chile
Nicora Gardner, United States
Christy Langan, United States
Catherine Smith, United Kingdom
Peter van de Kerkhof, Netherlands

PROGRAM COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

DISEASE SEVERITY WORKING GROUP

Chair:  Bruce Strober, United States
Co-chair:  Lone Skov, Denmark

Members
Matthias Augustin, Germany
Andy Blauvelt, United States
Cristina Echeverría, Argentina
Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf, Sweden

Learn more about the disease severity project

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Chair:  Johann Gudjonsson, United States
Co-chair:  Nicole Ward, United States

Members
Alexander Egeberg, Denmark
Jason Hawkes, United States
Matías Maskin, Argentina
Tiago Torres, Portugal
Helen Young, United Kingdom

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES TASK FORCE

Chair:  Joel Gelfand, United States

Members
Hervé Bachelez, France
André Carvahlo, Brazil
Mahira El-Sayed, Egypt
Lluís Puig, Spain
Catherine Smith, United Kingdom

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chair: Joel Gelfand, United States
Co-chair: Elise Kleyn, United Kingdom

Members
Marc Bourcier, Canada
Kelly Cordoro, United States
Colin Theng, Singapore
Fernando Valenzuela, Chile

LATIN AMERICA WORKING GROUP

Co-chairs: 
Claudia de la Cruz, Chile
Cristina Echeverría, Argentina
Ricardo Romiti, Brazil

Members​
Councilors
André Vicente Esteves de Carvalho, Brazil
Edgardo Chouela, Argentina
César Gonzalez, Colombia
Angela Londoño, Colombia
Matías Maskin, Argentina
Nancy Podoswa, Mexico
Enrique Rivas, Guatemala
Fernando Valenzuela, Chile
Margarita Velásquez, Colombia

IPC Fellows and Fellow Alumni
Daniela Armijo, Chile (2018)
Sonia Chavez-Alvarez, Mexico (2023)
Romina Contreras, Paraguay (2019)
Lucas Galimany, Chile (2022)
Leandro Leite, Brazil (2022)
Natalia Merino, Peru (2022)
Jaquelini Barboza da Silva, Brazil (2021)

Learn more about the Latin America Working Group

PEDIATRIC BEST-EVIDENCE REVIEW

Chair:  Amy Paller, United States

Members
Kelly Cordoro, United States
Ruth Murphy, United Kingdom
Tamar Nijsten, Netherlands
Marieke Seyger, Netherlands

PUSTULAR PSORIASIS WORKING GROUP

Chair:  Siew Eng Choon, Malaysia
Co-chair: 
Hervé Bachelez, France

Members
Jonathan Barker, United Kingdom
Francesca Capon, United Kingdom
Claudia de la Cruz, Chile
Johann Gudjonsson, United States
Akimichi Morita, Japan
Ricardo Romiti, Brazil

Learn more about the Pustular Psoriasis project

TELEMEDICINE WORKING GROUP

Chair:  Alexander Navarini, Switzerland
Co-chair:  Joel Gelfand, United States

Members
April Armstrong, United States
Andrea Chiricozzi, Italy
Vahid Diamei, Switzerland
Mohamed El-Komy, Egypt
Christophe Hsu, Switzerland

Learn more about the Telemedicine project

SKIN OF COLOR WORKING GROUP

Chair:  Mahira El Sayed, Egypt
Co-chair:  Murlidhar Rajagopalan, India

Members
Andrew Alexis, United States
Nejib Doss, Tunisia
Chris Griffiths, United Kingdom
Mark Lebwohl, United States
Angela Londoño, Colombia
Junko Takashita, United States
Vermén Verallo-Rowell, Philippines

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