Presidential citations AAD

Murad Alam, MD, FAAD
Murad Alam, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as chair of the ICD-10 Workgroup.

Eugene A. Bauer, MD, FAAD
Eugene A. Bauer, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in education, and pharmaceutical innovation.

Daniel D. Bennett, MD, FAAD
Daniel D Bennett, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as co-chair of the Ad Hoc Task Force to reimagine Camp Discovery.
In recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Brian Berman, MD, PhD, FAAD
Brian Berman, MD, PhD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of dermatology research.

Neal D. Bhatia, MD, FAAD
Neal D. Bhatia, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in improving AAD corporate relations.

Erin E. Boh, MD, PhD, FAAD
Erin E. Boh, MD, PhD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in education and in the field of psoriasis treatment.

Alina G. Bridges, DO, FAAD
Alina G. Bridges, DO, FAAD, in recognition as a member of the Dermatology Relative Value Scale Update Committee team, of its exemplary service and tireless, unrelenting dedication protecting the specialty.

Bruce A. Brod, MD, MHCI, FAAD
Bruce A. Brod, MD, MHCI, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Marc D. Brown, MD, FAAD
Marc D. Brown, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as faculty of the University of Rochester, NY treating skin cancer patients with humble and exquisite skill and personally representing the AAD’s goals of educational and clinical excellence.

Anne Burdick Berman, MD, MPH, FAAD
Anne Burdick Berman, MD, MPH, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of telehealth.

Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD
Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the treatment of patients with skin of color.

Roger I. Ceilley, MD, FAAD
Roger I. Ceilley, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of Mohs surgery.

Vinh Quoc Chung, MD, FAAD
Vinh Quoc Chung, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of burnout.

Clay J. Cockerell, MD, FAAD
Clay J. Cockerell, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of dermatopathology.

Scott A. B. Collins, MD, FAAD
Scott A. B. Collins, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as the AAD Member to the Relative Value Scale Update Committee.

Terrence A. Cronin, Jr., MD, FAAD
Terrence A. Cronin, Jr., MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in improving industry relationships.

Mark V. Dahl, MD, FAAD
Mark V. Dahl, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in starting Camp Discovery thirty years ago.

Steven D. Daveluy, MD, FAAD
Steven D. Daveluy, MD, FAAD, in recognition as a member of the Dermatology Relative Value Scale Update Committee team, of its exemplary service and tireless, unrelenting dedication protecting the specialty.

Doris J. Day, MD, FAAD
Doris J. Day, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of aesthetic dermatology.

James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAAD
James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of clinical trials of innovative treatments.

Amy J. Derick, MD, FAAD
Amy J. Derick, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership serving on the Florida State Medical Board and representing the volunteerism and service of our AAD members in good stead.

Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of vitiligo and in the treatment of patients with skin of color.
Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your leadership as chair of the Specialty Positioning workgroup spearheading the effort to promote a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

David W. Dorton, DO, FAAD
David W. Dorton, DO, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as the director of dermatologic surgery at the Largo Medical Center dermatology residency program.

Charles Dunn, MD
Charles Dunn, MD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in continuing the mission of Camp Discovery.

Karen E. Edison, MD, FAAD
Karen E. Edison, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your leadership as immediate past chair of the Specialty Positioning workgroup spearheading the effort to promote a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Alison Ehrlich, MD, MHS, FAAD
Alison Ehrlich, MD, MHS, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Patricia Farris, MD, FAAD
Patricia Farris, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in education and aesthetic dermatology.

Michael Fisher, MD, FAAD
Michael Fisher, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership training future generations of dermatologists while founder, chair, and teacher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Dermatology.

Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD
Alexandra Flamm, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as the AAD Advisor to the Relative Value Scale Update Committee team.

Adam J. Friedman, MD, FAAD
Adam J. Friedman, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication partnering with the Temple of Praise to set up a free telehealth clinic in an area of Washington DC with no access to dermatologists.

Dee Anna Glaser, MD, FAAD
Dee Anna Glaser, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of hyperhidrosis.

Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD
Brad P. Glick, DO, MPH, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as chair of the Individual Giving Committee.

Lynne J. Goldberg, MD, FAAD
Lynne J. Goldberg, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of alopecia.

Gary Goldenberg, MD, FAAD
Gary Goldenberg, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as deputy chair of the Melanoma/Skin Cancer Community Programs Committee.

Lawrence J. Green, MD, FAAD
Lawrence J. Green, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of clinical research in dermatology.

Charles A. Gropper, MD, FAAD
Charles A. Gropper, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in training residents in areas of disparity in healthcare.

Alexander S. Gross, MD, FAAD
Alexander S. Gross, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership serving on the Georgia State medical board and representing the volunteerism and service of our AAD members in good stead.

Emma Guttman, MD, PhD, FAAD
Emma Guttman, MD, PhD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of dermatology research.

George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD
George Han, MD, PhD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of dermatology research.

Ryan W. Hick, MD, FAAD
Ryan W. Hick, MD, FAAD, in recognition as a member of the Dermatology Relative Value Scale Update Committee team, of its exemplary service and tireless, unrelenting dedication protecting the specialty.

Deirdre Hooper, MD, FAAD
Deirdre Hooper, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of practice management.

George J. Hruza, MD, MBA, FAAD
George J. Hruza, MD, MBA, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership to the AAD’s Ad Hoc Task Force on Monkeypox serving as chair during this emergent crisis.

Francis W. Iacobellis, MD, FAAD
Francis W. Iacobellis, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in resident education.

John Joyce, MD, FAAD
John Joyce, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication, service, and outstanding leadership advocating for dermatology to the United States House of Representatives.

Baruch H. Kaplan, MD, IFAAD
Baruch H. Kaplan, MD, IFAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in dermatology education in the State of Israel.

Patricia Heiden Kaufmann
Patricia Heiden Kaufmann, in recognition of your dedication in planning the President’s Gala.

Leon H. Kircik, MD, FAAD
Leon H. Kircik, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of clinical trials of innovative treatments.

Abraham M. Korman, MD, FAAD
Abraham M. Korman, MD, FAADAbraham M. Korman, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH, FAAD
Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership to the AAD’s Ad Hoc Task Force on Human Trafficking serving as chair during this continuing crisis.

Carrie L. Kovarik, MD, FAAD
Carrie L. Kovarik, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Andrew P. Lazar, MD, FAAD
Andrew P. Lazar, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your many years of service representing our specialty and the American Academy of Dermatology Association on the Dermatology Section Council of the American Medical Association.

Matt L. Leavitt, DO, FAAD
Matt L. Leavitt, DO, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership to the field of alopecia, and your service to the Individual Giving Committee.

Mark Lebwohl, MD, FAAD
Mark Lebwohl, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in helping reshape the future of Camp Discovery.

Sandra Siew Pin Lee, MD, FAAD
Sandra Siew Pin Lee, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your leadership in the field of clinical trials of innovative treatments.

Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD
Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as board member of the International League of Dermatological Societies.

Clifford W. Lober, MD, JD, FAAD
Clifford W. Lober, MD, JD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as a lifetime advocate of the specialty.

Mollie A. MacCormack, MD, FAAD
Mollie A. MacCormack, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as the AAD Alternate to the Relative Value Scale Update Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Practice Expense Subcommittee of the Relative Value Scale Update Committee.

Kavita Mariwalla, MD, FAAD
Kavita Mariwalla, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of dermatologic surgery and diversity.

Orit Markowitz, MD, FAAD
Orit Markowitz, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of imaging in Dermatology.

George M. Martin, MD, FAAD
George M. Martin, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in education and in advocating against Maui County to try and preserve sunscreen availability in Maui.

Ralph E. Massullo, MD, FAAD
Ralph E. Massullo, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership serving as a Florida state representative and representing the volunteerism and service of our AAD members in good stead.

Barbara M. Mathes, MD, FAAD
Barbara M. Mathes, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Qing-Sheng Mi, MD, PhD
Qing-Sheng Mi, MD, PhD, in recognition of your outstanding contributions to dermatologic science including epigenetic (miRNAs/HDACs) immune regulation (especially in NKT cells and epidermal langerhans cells) and miRNA biomarkers for human diseases, which are currently funded by NIH 3 RO1s and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF). Your work has made a major impact in improving our specialty.

Bruce Michaels
Bruce Michaels, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the area of industry professional relations.

Alexander Miller, MD, FAAD
Alexander Miller, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as AAD Advisor to the AAD CPT Team.

Brent R. Moody, MD, FAAD
Brent R. Moody, MD, FAAD, in recognition as a member of the Dermatology Relative Value Scale Update Committee team, of its exemplary service and tireless, unrelenting dedication protecting the specialty.

Caroline Nelson, MD, FAAD
Caroline Nelson, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Mark S. Nestor, MD, PhD, FAAD
Mark S. Nestor, MD, PhD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of superficial radiation therapy.

Oluwatobi Ogbechie-Godec, MD, MBA, FAAD
Oluwatobi Ogbechie-Godec, MD, MBA, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in reclaiming quality in dermatology.

Alex Gerardo Ortega-Loayza, MD, MCR
Alex Gerardo Ortega-Loayza, MD, MCR, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Anisha Patel, MD, FAAD
Anisha Patel, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Chad L. Prather, MD, FAAD
Chad L. Prather, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your service as a member of the Specialty Positioning workgroup contributing to promoting a positive perception of dermatology among federal policymakers via the SkinSerious campaign.

Darrell S. Rigel, MD, FAAD
Darrell S. Rigel, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the continued education of the importance of the early detection of Melanoma.

Adrian O. Rodriguez, MD, FAAD
Adrian O. Rodriguez, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as past president of both the Nashville Dermatology Society, as well as the Tennessee Dermatology Society.

Howard W. Rogers, MD, PhD, FAAD
Howard W. Rogers, MD, PhD, FAAD, in recognition as a member of the Dermatology Relative Value Scale Update Committee team, of its exemplary service and tireless, unrelenting dedication protecting the specialty.

Theodore Rosen, MD, FAAD
Theodore Rosen, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication to a career of dermatologic education.

Adam Ian Rubin, MD, FAAD
Adam Ian Rubin, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of nails.

Neil S. Sadick, MD, FAAD
Neil S. Sadick, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as a researcher in aesthetic procedures and devices.

Mariusz Sapijaszko, MD, FAAD
Mariusz Sapijaszko, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of aesthetic dermatology, and in the Canadian Dermatology Association.

Neil A. Shah, MD, FAAD
Neil A. Shah, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership running as a candidate for governor of Minnesota and representing the volunteerism and service of our AAD members in good stead.

Linda F. Stein Gold, MD, FAAD
Linda F. Stein Gold, MD, FAAD,in recognition of your dedication and leadership as Chair of the Ad Hoc Task Force on Patient Guidance for State Regulations Regarding Reproductive Health.

Jeffrey M. Suchniak, MD, FAAD
Jeffrey M. Suchniak, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication in the practice of dermatology in rural America.

Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD
Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication, leadership, and mentorship to countless members of the AAD.

Marta J. Van Beek, MD, MPH, FAAD
Marta J. Van Beek, MD, MPH, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership as chair of the DataDerm Oversight Committee.

Susan H. Weinkle, MD, FAAD
Susan H. Weinkle, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in teaching the art of aesthetics to generations of AAD members.

Andrew H. Weinstein, MD, MPH, FAAD
Andrew H. Weinstein, MD, MPH, FAAD, in recognition of your outstanding commitment and leadership to the American Academy of Dermatology’s Advisory Board serving as chair.

Betsy J. Wernli, MD, FAAD
Betsy J. Wernli, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your leadership in the continued fundraising for SkinPAC.

Cyndi J. Yag-Howard, MD, FAAD
Cyndi J. Yag-Howard, MD, FAAD, in recognition of your outstanding commitment and leadership as the chair of the AMA’s Dermatology section representing the leadership and service of our AAD members in a way to be emulated.

Gil Yosipovitch, MD
Gil Yosipovitch, MD, in recognition of your dedication and leadership in the field of itch.

Li Zhou, MD
Li Zhou, MD, in recognition of your outstanding commitment to furthering our understanding of immunologic disease in dermatology. Your research has helped advance the science in complicated dermatologic diseases.
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