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Netsanet Gebeyehu Headshot

Netsanet

Azene Gebeyehu

,

MD

Dermatologist
Saint Peter Hospital
Addis Ababa
,
Ethiopia
2023 Fellow
IPC Jr. Councilor
Dr. Netsanet Azene Gebeyehu is a Dermatovenereologist at the Department of Dermatovenereology at Saint Peter Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She completed her dermatovenereology residency in 2021 at Addis Ababa University School of Medicine, Ethiopia. Her work mainly focused on clinical patient care. Her clinical interests are psoriasis treatment and comorbidities, with a special interest in psoriasis and dermatopathology. She has two peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Gebeyehu was awarded the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) travel grant for 2022, the 2023 Strauss and Katz Scholarship from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), and the International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP) travel grant for 2023. For her IPC Fellowship, Dr. Gebeyehu studied with IPC Board Member Joel Gelfand at his clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She is a member of the IPC Digital Health Working Group.
Last Updated:
06/27/2025

Areas of Interest

Psoriasis treatment; Psoriasis in skin of color

IPC Committees / Groups

Africa Working Group, Digital Health Working Group

Languages Spoken

Amharic, English

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