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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Giovanni

Damiani

,

MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of Milan
Milan
,
Italy
Councilor Since: June 14, 2024
IPC Councilor
Dr. Giovanni Damiani strongly believes in the “Physician Scientist,” which combines clinical evidence and research to solve challenging cases. His expertise is in cutaneous immune-mediated diseases (such as psoriasis), pathogenesis, and their pharmacological treatments. His efforts were concretized in 2019 with the establishment of the Italian Center for Precision Medicine and Chronic Inflammation at the University of Milan, where professionals with diverse expertise (i.e., biologists, bioinformaticians, doctors) collaborate to improve daily practice through translational research.

Dr. Damiani is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Milan. He earned a PhD in Pharmacology (2020–2024) from the University of Padua (Italy), an MSc in Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacoeconomics, and Real-World Evidence (2024–2025) from the University of Verona (Italy), and completed two postdoctoral fellowships: one in Dermato-Immunology (2018–2020) at Case Western Reserve University and another in Immunology of Oral Diseases (2020–2022) at the University of Milan.
Last Updated:
07/10/2025

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Remembering Dr. Craig Leonardi

The International Psoriasis Council (IPC) remembers Dr. Craig Leonardi, founding member and former President, whose research shaped modern psoriasis treatment.

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Look Beyond My Skin: World Psoriasis Day 2026

World Psoriasis Day, observed each year on October 29, was launched by the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) in 2004 to give a voice to the more than 125 million people worldwide living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. To mark this year’s observance, IPC joined the Latin American Society of Psoriasis and Dermoimmunology (SOLAPSO) and the Skin Inflammation and Psoriasis International Network (SPIN) to create a video series around the theme “Look Beyond My Skin,” featuring voices from all three organizations. Missed the videos on social media? Watch the full series on the IPC YouTube channel.

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Introducing Take Two with IPC: Expert Talks in Two Minutes

Take Two with IPC gives a longer presentation a second life in two minutes. Each video takes an expert talk IPC has already published (a Take Ten recording or a symposium presentation) and condenses the clinical substance. The series launched this month alongside the World Psoriasis Day campaign with four videos on pediatric psoriasis: Psoriasis Look-Alikes and Anti-TNF-α Induced Skin Eruptions with IPC Board Member Amy Paller, MS, MD; Conventional Therapies with IPC Councilor Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD; and Phototherapy in Pediatric Psoriasis with Fernando Valenzuela, MD. New Take Two videos will be featured each month, drawn from the Take Ten with IPC library and recordings from IPC symposia, with a link to the full presentation for each.

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Videos Now Available from the Eczema and Psoriasis Research Incubator

Select presentations from the Eczema and Psoriasis Research Incubator: Cross-Disciplinary Innovation Forum, hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the 55th Annual European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR) Meeting, are now available. Topics include disease endotypes, atopic dermatitis-psoriasis overlap, cardiovascular risk in psoriasis, and genetic susceptibility.

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Monday, October 26, 2026

Sex Differences in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Juul van den Reek and PhD candidate Liana Barenbrug discuss sex differences in psoriasis, why these distinctions matter, what current research tells us, and which areas should be prioritized in future psoriasis research.

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Thursday, October 1, 2026