Medical & Scientific Advisory Board
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
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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