Resident Mentorship Program

The American Academy of Dermatology's Residents and Fellows Committee (RFC) has formed a mentorship program that is intended to serve as a resource for residents, young physicians, and all AAD members who have career or clinical questions in dermatology.

The Mentorship Program has been designed informally, and specific details, including the scope of the mentorship, are to be worked out on an individual basis. This program is aimed at all residents, fellows and young physicians.

Mentors include:

  • Michael J. Bernhardt, M.D., Jacksonville, FL
  • Gary J. Brauner, Ft. Lee, NJ
  • Alina G. Bridges, D.O., Rochester, MN
  • Howard Bueller, M.D., Delray Beach, FL
  • Richard Clark, M.D., Stony Brook, NY
  • Fran E. Cook-Bolden, M.D., New York, NY
  • Ray Cornelison, Jr., M.D., Oklahoma City, OK
  • Edward W. Cowen, M.D., Bethesda, MD
  • Theodore J. Daly, M.D., Garden City, NY
  • Lotfy Taha Aly Elsaaie, M.D., Cairo, EGYPT
  • Jaime Ferrer-Bernat, M.D., Mexico City, MEXICO
  • Philip Fleckman, M.D., Seattle, WA
  • Robert D. Greenberg, M.D., Vernon, CT
  • Carlos Guillen, M.D., Valencia, SPAIN
  • Thomas J. Hogarty, M.D., Sheridan, WY
  • Sandy Johnson, M.D., Dublin, OH
  • Luzheng (Lisa) Liu, M.D., Boston, MA
  • Jason Lockridge, M.D., Helena, AL
  • Eve Lowenstein, M.D., PhD, Oceanside, NY
  • Markham C. Luke, M.D., Rockville, MD
  • Laertes Manuelidis, M.D., Fort Myers, FL
  • Ricardo Mejia, M.D., Jupiter, FL
  • George Murakawa, M.D., Troy, MI
  • Victor Neel, M.D., Boston, MA
  • Alessandra B. Alio Saenz, M.D., San Diego, CA
  • Linda Spencer, M.D., Crawfordsville, IN
  • Virginia P. Sybert, M.D., Seattle, WA
  • Birgit K. Toome, M.D., Voorhees, NJ
  • LaKimerly Woods-Coates, M.D., Rockford, IL

Members who would like to participate as a mentor may fill out the questionnaire. For more information about the program, please contact Todd Anderson by phone at (847) 240-1258, or e-mail tanderson@aad.org.