Dr. Alan Menter was born in England and is a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He completed his dermatology residency at Pretoria General Hospital at the University of Pretoria, also in South Africa, and two fellowships in London at Guy’s Hospital and St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin. In August 2004, Dr. Menter helped found the International Psoriasis Council to raise international awareness of psoriasis as a serious autoimmune disease that can significantly impact the quality of life. Along with Professor Anne Bowcock, they discovered the first gene for Psoriasis, published in the journal Science in 1994. Dr. Menter held the position of clinical director of the National Psoriasis Foundation Gene Bank from 1996 to 2002. He was chairman of the Division of Dermatology at Baylor University Medical Center between 1992 and 2021. He is involved in multiple clinical, investigative, and drug research studies, predominantly those relating to psoriasis. Dr. Menter has published 435+ articles in major dermatology and medical journals, in addition to six books and 21 chapters.