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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

Videos Now Available from the IPC Symposium at SID Chicago

Did you miss the IPC symposium at the 83rd Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting? Select session videos are now available. The Arc of Disease Control in Psoriasis: Early Interception – Deep Pathway Blockade – Treatment Failure covered early intervention strategies, treatment selection, immune pathway targeting, PsA prevention, clinical escape, and real-world cases that inform long-term psoriasis care.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Take Ten: Mio Nakamura – Psoriasis and Mental Health

Depression affects approximately 20% of patients with psoriasis, five times the rate seen in the general population. IPC Jr. Councilor Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, FAAD, walks through the bidirectional relationship between psoriasis and depression, the shared inflammatory pathways driving both conditions, and practical guidance on screening and incorporating multidisciplinary mental health support into psoriasis management.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026