17th Annual Skin of Color Society Virtual Invited Speakers

Shaping the Future

Invited Speakers:

Howard Bauchner, MD
JAMA Editor-In-Chief
Title: Evolving Issues in Medical Journalism

Angel Byrd, BS, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor | Adjunct Assistant Professor
Departments of Dermatology
Howard University College of Medicine | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: My Educational and Career Journey from an HBCU to Ivy League and Back: Understanding the Role of Neutrophils in Hidradenitis suppurativa

Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
SOCS Immediate Past President
Innovative Dermatology
Title: Dermatology Advocacy Update

Pearl Grimes, MD, FAAD
Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA | The Grimes Center for Medical and Aesthetic Dermatology
Title: History of Skin of Color Dermatology, video presentation: “Founding Father: Dr. John A. Kenney, Jr. Portrait of a Pioneer, Visionary and Champion of Ethnic Dermatology”

Shawn G. Kwatra, MD, FAAD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Title: Racial Differences in Itch: From Bedside to Bench

Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD
Founding Director, Skin of Color Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center; Faculty, Perelman School of Medicine
Title: History of Skin of Color Dermatology, video presentation: “Founding Father: Dr. John A. Kenney, Jr. Portrait of a Pioneer, Visionary and Champion of Ethnic Dermatology”

Antonella Tosti, MD
University of Miami
Title: Trichoscopy in the Diagnosis of Hair Disorders: Why, When and How

Steven Wang, MD, FAAD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Title: Controversies in Sunscreens

Next Generation | Panel Discussion:

Title: Our Future

Candrice Heath, MD, FAAD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Dhaval G. Bhanusali, MD, FAAD
Hudson Dermatology and Laser Surgery

Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc, FAAD
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Jenna Lester, MD, FAAD
University of California, San Francisco

Janiene D. Luke, MD, FAAD
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director
Loma Linda University Department of Dermatology

17th Annual SOCS Virtual Scientific Symposium