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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

José-Manuel

Carrascosa Carrillo

,

MD, PhD

Head of Dermatology, Associate Professor of Dermatology
University Hospital Germans Trias í Pujol; Autonomous University of Barcelona
Badalona
,
Spain
Councilor Since: March 17, 2023
IPC Councilor
José-Manuel Carrascosa-Carrillo is the Head of the Department of Dermatology at the Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. He has been an Associate Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona since 2009. He earned his medical degree from the Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, in 1991 and his PhD from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2006. Dr. Carrascosa-Carrillo is directly responsible for the Psoriasis, Phototherapy/Photobiology, Contact Dermatitis, Eczema Department, and the Psoriasis Unit at the Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol.

Dr. Carrascosa-Carrillo has been the Principal Investigator/Clinical Investigator in more than 60 research projects/clinical trials, many of which were multinational and multicentre studies related to biological therapies in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. He has authored or co-authored 214 articles in journals on dermatology or other medical specialties. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Actas Dermo-sifiliográficas from 2010 to 2014 and is currently a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The Lancet, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, Journal of Dermatological Science, and Biodrugs.

Dr. Carrascosa-Carrillo has been the Chairperson at more than 100 local and international meetings and has been invited to give more than 250 lectures (national/international) at conferences, symposia, and other events. He is the Chair of the Spanish Group of Psoriasis of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology, and Vice-President of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV), and a member of the board of the BIOBADADERM registry. Moreover, he has been a member of the scientific board of the Skin Inflammation & Psoriasis International Network (SPIN) since 2015 and was on the organizing committee of the 2019 and 2022 SPIN meetings in Paris.
Last Updated:
03/23/2023

Areas of Interest

Real-world evidence guidelines; therapeutic targets in psoriasis in different circumstances/subsets of patients; chronic infections; pregnancy; older patients; cancer; clinical trials

IPC Committees / Groups

Editorial Committee, Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP) Working Group

Languages Spoken

Catalan, English, Spanish

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

I have participated as an extern clinical expert for the Servei Català de Salut ( CatSalut) during the evaluation/reimbursement process of new biologic/small molecules in psoriasis.

What's New

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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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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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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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