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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Christopher

Griffiths

,

OBE, MD, FMedSci

Emeritus Professor of Dermatology and an Adjunct Professor
University of Manchester and King’s College London
London
,
United Kingdom
IPC Honorary Founder
Professor Chris Griffiths is an Emeritus Professor of Dermatology at the University of Manchester and an Adjunct Professor at King’s College London. He founded the Manchester Dermatopharmacology Unit and the Manchester Psoriasis Service in 1994 and has received many awards for his work, including OBE “for services to dermatology” in the 2018 Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Chris is a former President of the European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR), the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), and the International Psoriasis Council (IPC), which he co-founded in 2004. He is Editor-in-Chief of Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology and Rook’s Dermatology Handbook and is the third most cited dermatologist in the world. Chris has a career-long interest in all aspects of psoriasis and was part of the team that showed psoriasis to be an immune-mediated disease. He is active in global health initiatives, including directing the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA) and co-founding the Burma Skincare Initiative (BSI) charity.
Last Updated:
03/04/2026

Areas of Interest

Global Psoriasis Atlas, stratified medicine, advanced therapeutics and global health research and policy.

IPC Committees / Groups

Diverse Skin Types Working Group, Global Psoriasis Atlas, Honorary Founding

Languages Spoken

English

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

Involved with the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA), the Psoriasis Association of the United Kingdom, and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF).

What's New

Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective Is Now Available for Pre-Order

IPC Board Member and Treasurer Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, is the editor of a new textbook, Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective, now available for preorder from Elsevier. He worked with associate editors IPC President Bruce Strober, MD, PhD; IPC Vice President/President-Elect Claudia de la Cruz, MD; and IPC Chief Medical Officer Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD. Nearly 50 authors from 20 countries contributed 30 chapters covering psoriasis from its earliest descriptions through genetics, immunology, and current therapies, with clinical images of psoriasis across diverse skin tones. All royalties support IPC.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

New Video Resource: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

In this video, IPC Councilor Rodrigo Garcia Salinas, MD, a rheumatologist from Argentina, explains how to recognize psoriatic arthritis early, including why joint pain, how long a patient has had psoriasis, and family history can matter more than skin severity alone. He also reviews how imaging helps catch early disease and how to choose treatment based on each patient’s joint, spine, and skin involvement.

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Take Ten Video: Bridging Psoriasis and Metabolic Comorbidities

IPC President Bruce Strober reviews the link between psoriasis and metabolic disease, drawing on findings from IPC’s recent paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD). He translates this growing body of evidence into five concrete priorities from the 2025 IPC Think Tank for improving cardiometabolic screening and care.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026