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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

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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