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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

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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