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IPC Elects Two New Board Members

The International Psoriasis Council is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of the world’s leading experts in psoriasis who provide business expertise to the organization. We are excited to announce that two new key opinion leaders have been elected to join our Board.

Meet Our Newest Board Members

André Carvalho, MD, PhD

Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Porto Alegre, Brazil

IPC Board Member

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Amy Paller, MS, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Chicago, Illinois, United States

IPC Board Member

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A complete list of our Board of Directors with their full biographies can be found here.

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