Dr. Maria-Angeliki Gkini works at 401 General Army Hospital in Athens, Greece as a Consultant Dermatologist. She completed her dermatology training at Barts Health NHS Trust in London. She developed a special interest in psoriasis while running specialist psoriasis and joint dermatology/rheumatology clinics. She then further pursued her interest in Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in New York City, gaining experience in its use in inflammatory skin diseases.

Currently, she is a Consultant Dermatologist at 401 General Army Hospital in Athens, Greece, as well as a Locum Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary S Lecturer at Barts Health NHS Trust in London. Her interests include biologics and small molecule treatments in inflammatory skin diseases, screening for comorbidities and multidisciplinary approach in psoriasis, psychodermatology of psoriasis, and recently, artificial intelligence in dermatology.

Dr. Gkini has been a principal and sub-investigator in more than 40 multicenter studies focusing on psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. She has participated as a speaker at many national and international congresses and published her research in international peer-reviewed journals. Finally, Dr. Gkini has been awarded numerous prizes and grants by prestigious institutions and organizations, such as the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, the British Association of Dermatologists, and the Royal College of Physicians.

Dr. Gkini will study with IPC Councilor Alice Gottlieb of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in the United States.