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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Catherine

Smith

,

MD

Professor of Dermatology and Therapeutics
Kings College London, and Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
London
,
United Kingdom
Councilor Since: March 1, 2010
IPC Secretary
Professor Catherine Smith is a Professor of Dermatology and Therapeutics and a Consultant Dermatologist at St. John’s Institute of Dermatology, Kings College London and Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospital. She directs the Skin Therapy Research Unit, the Skin Health theme at St John’s, and is also a lead clinician in national specialized services for adults with severe psoriasis. Her clinical and research interests focus on inflammatory skin disease and translational medicine, extending from biomarker discovery to interventional studies (phase II-IV), and involve major national and international collaboration. She also has a major interest in guideline development and implementation to bring research findings into clinical practice. She is a strong advocate for including the patient voice, working closely with UK and European patient partner organisations to integrate patients and the public in developing, delivering, and communicating research and high-quality clinical care.
Last Updated:
01/03/2025

Areas of Interest

Pharmacology, Risk Prediction, Therapeutics, Clinical Trials, and Guidelines

IPC Committees / Groups

Board Secretary, Emerging Infectious Diseases Task Force, Executive Committee, Guidelines Task Force, Governance Committee

Languages Spoken

English

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

Professor Smith has partnered with the United Kingdom’s patient organisation (Psoriasis Association) on several large project grants, is a coordinating patient representation on a European Union-funded biomarker programme of research in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis and is an expert for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

What's New

Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis: IPC Fellows Research Class #1 Recordings

Recordings from the IPC Fellows Research Class #1: Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis are now available. Program Chairs Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD, and María Julia Cura, MD, led a faculty of international experts through sessions on unresolved questions in the era of effective psoriasis therapies, building global research collaborations, and connecting psoriasis research across disciplines. Watch to hear from Wolf Henning Boehncke, MD, MA, Christopher Griffiths, OBE, MD, FMedSci, and Georg Stingl, MD, as they share perspectives shaping the next generation of psoriasis research.

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New in the IPC Resource Library: Research Skills

The IPC Resource Library now includes a dedicated Research Skills category, bringing together videos, articles, and presentations focused on building stronger research capabilities in psoriasis. Browse the current collection to find resources on topics from collaborative research methods to career development for researchers at every stage.

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New Take Tens on Psoriatic Arthritis

IPC Councilor Anna Lopez Ferrer, MD, PhD, reviews PURE-4, a four-item tool that helps dermatologists screen psoriasis patients for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) risk. She traces its evolution across three studies (2018–2026) into a validated predictor of early PsA.

IPC Councilor André Lucas Ribeiro, MD, reframes PsA as a slow transition from psoriasis, not a sudden event, opening the door to disease interception. He outlines the steps needed to get there, from harmonizing definitions to reducing inflammatory burden.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026