International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Kenneth

Gordon

,

MD

Professor, Chair of Dermatology Dept.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
,
United States
Councilor Since: January 1, 2007
IPC Councilor
Dr. Kenneth B. Gordon is a professor of dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Gordon graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and was trained in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, and in Dermatology at Northwestern University. Dr. Gordon followed dermatology training with a post-graduate fellowship in basic immunology at Northwestern and continued as a faculty member on a Dermatology Foundation Career Development Award, studying immunological mechanisms in cutaneous biology.

Over the past 25 years, Dr. Gordon’s clinical and research interests have focused on developing novel immunotherapies for psoriasis. He has led multiple clinical trials nationally and internationally and published over 250 papers, including first-author publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, and JAMA. Dr. Gordon has served as the Center for Clinical Research Director at Northwestern and, until recently, the Chair of Dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Last Updated:
04/14/2025

Languages Spoken

English

What's New

Use and Misuse of Systemic Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of systemic corticosteroids in psoriasis. He questions whether they contraindicate the treatment of psoriasis, while also covering his personal experience in prescribing them.

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Use and Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of topical corticosteroids in psoriasis, covering current use, guidelines, and consequences.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Videos Now Available from the IEC & IPC Joint Symposium at AAD

Missed the joint symposium hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting? Select presentations from Psoriasis or Dermatitis? When Boundaries Blur and Treatments Flip the Script are now available, covering diagnostic overlap, emerging tools, treatment-related reactions, and practical strategies for managing complex cases across diverse patient populations.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026