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Lisa Zhenying Zhang Headshot

Lisa

Zhenying Zhang

,

MD, PhD

Chief Physician and Director of Dermatology
University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen
,
China
Councilor Since: April 11, 2025
IPC Councilor
Dr. Lisa Zhenying Zhang is a professor of dermatology, serving as the Head of the Dermatology Department and Consultant Physician at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, as well as a Doctoral Supervisor. She was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami, United States, and has been honored with the titles of Guangdong Outstanding Young Medical Talent and Shenzhen High-Level Professional. Dr. Zhenying Zhang mainly engages in basic scientific research on psoriasis recurrence mechanisms and clinical research on precision treatment. As Principal Investigator (PI), she has led over twenty GCP and IIT clinical studies, two National Natural Science Foundation projects, four Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission projects, and one SMART project. Dr. Zhenying Zhang has been awarded three provincial/municipal Science and Technology Progress Awards and has published over forty papers in international journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), British Journal of Dermatology (BJD), American Journal of Clinical Dermatology (AJCD), and Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (JEADV).
Last Updated:
05/07/2025

Areas of Interest

Precision Therapy for Special Subtypes of Psoriasis

Languages Spoken

English, Mandarin

What's New

Remembering Dr. Craig Leonardi

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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Thursday, October 29, 2026

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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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Videos Now Available from the Eczema and Psoriasis Research Incubator

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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Monday, October 26, 2026

Sex Differences in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Juul van den Reek and PhD candidate Liana Barenbrug discuss sex differences in psoriasis, why these distinctions matter, what current research tells us, and which areas should be prioritized in future psoriasis research.

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Thursday, October 1, 2026