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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

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Lev

Pavlovsky

,

MD, PhD

Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Tel Aviv University
Petah-Tikva
,
Israel
Councilor Since: January 1, 2023
IPC Councilor
Dr. Lev Pavlovsky is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. He earned his MD and PhD through the combined program at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and completed his dermatology residency at Rabin Medical Center. He pursued advanced training in phototherapy and psoriasis at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, under the mentorship of Professor Mark Lebwohl.

Dr. Pavlovsky is the Director of the Psoriasis Treatment Unit and Outpatient Clinics in the Division of Dermatology at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel. His clinical and research expertise lies in immunobiological therapies for psoriasis, and he has served as principal investigator in numerous international clinical trials in this field.

He is the Secretary of the Psoriasis Society of the Israel Society of Dermatology and Venereology (ISDV) and serves as Israel’s National Representative to the Skin Inflammation and Psoriasis International Network (SPIN) of the ISDV. Dr. Pavlovsky has authored over 60 scientific publications and book chapters and was a contributing author of the Israeli clinical guidelines for psoriasis treatment. His primary research interests include inflammatory skin diseases, with a focus on the immunopharmacology of psoriasis.
Last Updated:
07/11/2025

Areas of Interest

Immunobiological treatments; phototherapy; comorbidities such as psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in patients with psoriasis

IPC Committees / Groups

Digital Health Working Group

Languages Spoken

English, Hebrew, Russian

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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Wednesday, September 9, 2026