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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Xiao-Yong

Man

,

MD, PhD

Director
The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou
,
China
Councilor Since: March 8, 2024
IPC Councilor
Professor Xiao-Yong Manis is the head of Dermatology and Venereology at Zhejiang University and Director of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. He graduated from Zhejiang University and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Canada, from 2008 to 2010. He has board certification in Dermatology and Venereology. His main areas of clinical and research interest include dermatology, with a special focus on psoriasis, dermatology, and skin surgery. He is a board member of the Committee of the Chinese Society of Dermatology (CSD) within the Chinese Medicine Association (CMA), and a member of the Immunology Committee, CSD, CMA, and the Chinese Medical Doctor Association. He also serves as the associate director of the Zhejiang Dermatology Association Youth Committee. He has authored more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed, SCI-cited journals.
Last Updated:
04/03/2024

Areas of Interest

Clinical trials

IPC Committees / Groups

Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP) Working Group

Languages Spoken

English

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

Professor Xiao-Yong Manis advocated the establishment of the Chinese Psoriasis Real World Evidence Research Group (CPRWERG) in 2020.

What's New

Videos Now Available from the IPC Symposium at SID Chicago

Did you miss the IPC symposium at the 83rd Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting? Select session videos are now available. The Arc of Disease Control in Psoriasis: Early Interception – Deep Pathway Blockade – Treatment Failure covered early intervention strategies, treatment selection, immune pathway targeting, PsA prevention, clinical escape, and real-world cases that inform long-term psoriasis care.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Take Ten: Mio Nakamura – Psoriasis and Mental Health

Depression affects approximately 20% of patients with psoriasis, five times the rate seen in the general population. IPC Jr. Councilor Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, FAAD, walks through the bidirectional relationship between psoriasis and depression, the shared inflammatory pathways driving both conditions, and practical guidance on screening and incorporating multidisciplinary mental health support into psoriasis management.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026