The Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Inc.® is fortunate to have an elite group of nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field of dermatology on its board of medical advisors. This group of dermatologists and researchers meets annually in conjunction with the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting, serves as a referral source for members, edits publications, supplies and edits articles for the newsletter, Ichthyosis Focus, and keeps FIRST and its members abreast of current research and state-of-the-art treatments for ichthyosis.

2025 FIRST Medical & Scientific Advisory Board


Amy Paller, MD, Chair
Northwestern University


Cheryl Bayart, MD, MPH Vice-Chair
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center


Latanya Benjamin, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Florida Atlantic University



Heather Brandling-Bennett, MD
Seattle Children's Hospital


John C. Browning, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Texas Dermatology & Laser Specialists


Anna Bruckner, MD
Children's Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine



Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine


Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia


Keith Choate, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine



Jonathan Dyer, MD
University of Missouri - Columbia


Jinia El-Feghaly MD
University of Rochester Medical Center


Peter Elias, MD



Jennifer L. Hand, MD
Mayo Clinic


Leslie Lawley, MD
Emory University


Moise Levy, MD
Dell Children's Medical Center



Evelyn Lilly, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital


Erin Mathes, MD
University of California, San Francisco


Leonard Milstone, MD
Yale University School of Medicine



Brandon Newell, MD
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinic


Amy J. Nopper, MD
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinic


Gabriele Richard, MD
GeneDx, Inc.



William Rizzo, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center


Matthias Schmuth, MD
Innsbruck Medical University


Dawn Siegel, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine



Cory Simpson, MD, PhD
University of Washington


Mary K. Spraker, MD
Emory University School of Medicine


Joyce Teng, MD, PhD, FAAD
Stanford University



Mary L. Williams, MD


Albert Yan, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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  • Follow this link to view the latest research literature review submitted by members of FIRST's Medical & Scientific Advisory Board

 

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