Our Mentors
Aileen Chang
Homeless Health
Migrant and Refugee Health
Aileen Chang, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco and director of the dermatology consult service at San Francisco General Hospital.
Alaina James
Teledermatology
Medically marginalized communities
As a clinician-educator and researcher, Dr. Alaina James strives to improve access to dermatologic care by partnering with community practices in marginalized areas. Dr. James is a medical dermatologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. James is the founding director of the Skin Health Equity program, which addresses access, education, research, and workforce inequities in dermatology and medicine. Dr. James partners with free and federally qualified health practices in local and rural communities to deliver free dermatologic services in a program called MobileDerm.
Alexander Navarini
AI in medicine
autoimmune diseases
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
neglected tropical diseases
Teledermatology
sexually transmitted infections
scientific research
genetics
MD PhD clinician scientist, 1 year practice in Tanzania, interested in AI-supported dermatologist, and all immune-related dermatoses
Amy Forrestel
HIV and Infectious Disease
Migrant and Refugee Health
Teledermatology
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Amy Forrestel sees patients inpatient, outpatient, and via telemedicine. She is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her main international work has been in Botswana.
Ana Saenz
Teledermatology
autoimmune diseases
neglected tropical diseases
indigenous peoples
Ana Saenz is a dermatologist and pediatric dermatologist who has worked for 25 years at the Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Universidad Central de Venezuela.
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Anisa Mosam
Albinism
Autoimmune Diseases
Dermatopathology
Epidemiology
Anisa Mosam is currently Associate Professor and Head of Clinical Unit at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, South Africa.
Antonella Dusso
HIV and Infectious Disease
Malignancy and Cancer
Antonella Dusso finished her Dermatology Residence at Juan A. Fernandez Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She then worked as chief resident before becoming dermatology staff of this institution. She has had the opportunity to work on community dermatology projects in Argentine Patagonia, which motivated and encouraged her to carry out dermatological care activities in neighborhoods with difficult access to specialized medical care in Buenos Aires.
Archana Singal
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Archana Singal is currently teaching faculty in a medical college and an attached Government hospital for over 25 years that caters to the poor and economically underprivileged population of India. She is very passionate about Tropical dermatology (neglected tropical dermatoses) and nail disorders.
Beatrice Etemesi
dermatopathology
health policy
sexually transmitted infections
neglected tropical diseases
albinism
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
Beatrice Etemesi trained at the RDTC in Moshi, Tanzania and has worked with the government at different levels. She is currently a consultant dermatologist at the Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital in Nakuru, Kenya, where she also acts as a coordinator of HIV services and deputy medical superintendent. She has also been involved in the initial scaling up of ART in South Rift Valley as a Provinvial ART coordinator. In addition, Beatrice works as a Chief Officer in medical services and Accounting Officer for Health in Kakamega County.
Ben Stoff
dermatopathology
Teledermatology
Ben Stoff practices general dermatology and dermatopathology at Emory and teledermatology consultation, through the Atlanta VA Medical Center. He serves on the advisory board of the Emory Global Health Scholars Program and is Chair of the Health Volunteers Overseas Dermatology Steering Committee. He is also Chair of the Professionalism and Ethics committee of the American Academy of Dermatology, co-director of the ethics track for residents and fellows through the Emory Office of Graduate Medical Education and is a co-editor of the textbook Dermatoethics, 2nd Edition.
Bernard Naafs
autoimmune diseases
epidemiology
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
migrant and refugee health
neglected tropical diseases
Teledermatology
Nearly 50 years experience in Leprosy and over 40 years in Dermatology of which at least 30 years in LICS and MICS. Have writen over 250 articles and chapters in books.
Carrie Kovarik
AI in medicine
Dermatopathology
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
Malignancy and cancer
Sexual and gender minority health
Sexually transmitted infections
Teledermatology
Carrie Kovarik, MD is a Professor of Dermatology, Dermatopathology, and Infectious Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kovarik has a special interest in 1) global and community health, 2) infectious disease related skin conditions, and 3) improving access to health care through innovation and technology, including telemedicine and augmented intelligence. She has created the Penn Dermatology Global Health program, through which she works to provide clinical care and education in underserved communities.
Claire Fuller
Albinism
International Health Agencies
Malignancy and Cancer
Migrant and Refugee Health
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Teledermatology
Claire Fuller has been a consultant dermatologist for more than 20 years and is currently Chair of the International Foundation for Dermatology. She is also a board member of the International League of Dermatological Societies.
Cristina Galván-Casas
albinism
neglected tropical diseases
scientific research
Teledermatology
Cristina Galván-Casas is a senior dermatologist interested in global health, tropical medicine, Skin NTDs and research. She has work experience as a university dermatology teacher in Spanish public health hospitals and in the Sahrawi refugee camp. She works in the international dermatological health programme DerMalawi, as a promoter and leader where she campaigns for teledermatology.
Daudi Mavura
albinism
global health surgery
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
sexually transmitted infections
neglected tropical diseases
Daudi Mavura has been practising dermato-venereology for 14 years and dermato-surgery for 6 years. He is the current principal of the Regional Dermatology Training Center (RDTC) in Moshi, Tanzania, where he implemented the dermato-surgery unit and tropical medication compounding unit. He is also the President of the Tanzania Society of Dermatologists (TASOD), and an Associate Professor at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), a tertiary training institute of the Tumaini University and Muhimbili University of Health Sciences. He is a faculty member of the Dermatologic and Aesthetic Surgery International League (DASIL).
Dwarika Shrestha
Teledermatology
Dwarika Shrestha is a Professor of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu and a Team leader at Dermatological Care in Rural Nepal (DCRN). He has worked and conducted research in providing dermatological care in rural areas of Nepal, where there are no dermatologists, and more recently in providing dermatological care via mobile teledermatology to rural and remote areas.
Elizabeth Bailey
Dermatopathology
Elizabeth Bailey is the incoming Residency Program Director in dermatology at Stanford. Her global health work centers around a longitudinal partnership with Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal. She is also board-certified in dermatopathology, and her clinical teaching in Nepal focuses on dermatopathology skills.
Esther Freeman
HIV and Infectious Disease
Epidemiology
Malignancy and Cancer
Health Policy
International Health Agencies
Dr. Esther Freeman MD PhD FAAD is Chair of GLODERM and Director of Global Health Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She has worked to improve healthcare, especially those affected by HIV, in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and southeast Asia since 2003. She has collaborated with the World Health Organization. Most recently, her work includes COVID-19 as Principal Investigator of the international COVID-19 Dermatology Registry, which is a collaboration between the AAD and the ILDS.
Francisco Bravo
dermatopathology
neglected tropical diseases
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
Francisco Barvo is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist working in infectious and tropical diseases in Peru since 1991. As such, his main contribution is how, through a precise clinical and pathological correlation, we can improve the diagnosis of infectious and tropical diseases. Francisco has a private practice, where he treats general dermatology and patients with different kinds of skin cancer, in addition to also running a private dermatopathology laboratory.
Hassan Galadari
global health surgery
Procedural and cosmetic dermatology
American board certified dermatologist. Currently an associate professor at the UAEU. I have been involved with many societies and organizations, including the ILDS and ISD.
Hazel Oon
scientific research
Psoriasis
Dr Hazel Oon heads the Psoriasis Unit and Acne Clinic at the National Skin Centre, Singapore. She serves as Medical Advisor to the Psoriasis Association of Singapore, Regional Coordinator for the Global Psoriasis Atlas. She is also a Core Clinical Faculty Member in the dermatology residency programme, principal lead for dermatology at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Clinical Educator Lead (Medical) for LKC, YLL and Duke-NUS undergraduate medical schools. Her areas of interest are psoriasis, acne, hidradenitis suppurativa, rosacea photodermatology and medical education.
Helmut Beltramanelli
AI in Medicine
Autoimmune Diseases
Dermatopathology
Malignancy and Cancer
Migrant and Refugee Health
Teledermatology
Helmut Beltramanelli is Vice-Chairman of Dermatology and Dermatopathology at Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) in Switzerland.
Isabel Casas
Health Policy
Isabel Casas works in a Public Hospital that receives patients from different rural areas of Neuquen Province, Argentina where there is no access to dermatologists. She currently runs a Community Dermatology Programme that includes two main activities with the community: JORNADAS (dermatologic consults in low-resource areas) and WORKSHOPS for school children.
Johannes Dayrit
climate change
dermatopathology
epidemiology
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
indigenous peoples
neglected tropical diseases
scientific research
dermoscopy and lasers
Johannes Dayrit is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist by profession. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Dermatology and Asian Society for Pigment Cell Research. His topics of special interests are tropical dermatology, dermatopathology of infections, rosacea in brown skin, dermoscopy, and lasers
Kari Wanat
Autoimmune Diseases
Dermatopathology
HIV and Infectious Disease
Migrant and Refugee Health
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Teledermatology
Kari Wanat is currently on faculty as an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee where she practices complex medical dermatology, inpatient consults, and dermatopathology and is the Residency Program Director. She is passionate about increasing access to dermatology care to underserved populations both locally and abroad through work in global health, teledermatology, and medical education. She has collaborators in Tanzania and Niger.
Roni Dudiuk-Gad
Autoimmune Diseases
Genetics
Dr. Dodiuk-Gad is a global opinion leader in Dermatology, specifically on the topics of adverse cutaneous drug reactions and Darier disease. She is the head of the Inflammatory and Autoimmune Skin diseases Unit, Dermatology Department in Emek Medical Center, the head of the Dermatology Program in Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Institute of Technology, Israel and an Assistant Professor, status-only appointment, in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Lulyritha Kini
albinism
autoimmune diseases
dermatopathology
neglected tropical diseases
Dr. Luly Kini is the Vice-principal of the Regional Dermatology Training Center (RDTC) in Moshi, Tanzania. She is also a lecturer at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo). She is currently doing a fellowship in Dermatopathology and has also an expertise in community dermatology projects such as Albinism Program, Xeroderma Pigmentosum Program and Community outreach program in Massai Lands.
Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier
Teledermatology
scientific research
Allergic skin diseases (Eczema, Urticaria, Mastocytosis)
Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier is a Professor for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology since 2010 and has also worked in Peru (9 months), Tanzania (2 years) and Cambodia (1 month).
Rie Yotsu
AI in medicine
epidemiology
health policy
HIV and infectious disease in dermatology
international health agencies
neglected tropical diseases
scientific research
Teledermatology
Rie Yotsu is a dermatologist, and with her interest in global health, has cultivated her expertise in skin infections. She has acted as one of the pioneers in promoting skin NTD integration aiming at better disease control through resource and opportunity sharing, also was the author of the recently published skin NTDs framework - a first document by WHO on skin NTDs, putting skin health to the global agenda. Her research focus has been on the epidemiology, surveillance, and management of skin NTDs, especially recently, through the use of digital health tools.
Stephen Humphrey
Teledermatology
Pediatric Dermatology
Stephen Humphrey is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He is a fellowship-trained pediatric dermatologist. His clinical interests includes all things pediatric dermatology. He also serves as the Associate Program Director for the Dermatology Residency at MCW. He is passionate about medical education, increasing access to dermatologic care locally and abroad and tele dermatology.
Toby Maurer
Autoimmune Diseases
AI in Medicine
Epidemiology
Health Policy
Toby Maurer is a Professor of Clinical Dermatology at Indiana University. She is currently leading the global health program for AMPATH and working with refugee communities worldwide.
Venkataram Mysore
Dermatopathology
Dr Venkataram Mysore is a unique combination of Dermatologist, Dermatopathologist and Hair transplant surgeon. He is a Fellow of Royal College Physicians, Diplomate of Royal College of Pathologists, an International Mentor for American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, Fellow Asian Academy of dermatovenereology, and a Hon Fellow Int Society of hair Restoration Surgeons. He is a winner of ILDS appreciation award 2013; Lawrence Field Leadership medal ASDS 2016. He has 116 indexed papers, and is the author of 7 books.
Wingfield Rehmus
Indigenous Peoples
Migrant and Refugee health
Teledermatology
Wingfield Rehmus is currently the head of pediatric dermatology at BC Children's Hospital which provides dermatology services to children from throughout British Columbia including small remote communities. Her team also works in collaboration with a social pediatrics network in downtown Vancouver called RICHER, which is embedded into the community to support children and families living in vulnerable situations.
Wendemagegn Enbiale
AI in medicine
Climate change
Neglected tropical diseases
Scientific research
Wende Enbiale is a dermatologist with 15 years clinical, research and leadership experience. He is a medical doctor by training with Dermatovenerology specialty. He has a MPH from the Manchester Metropolitan University and a PhD in global health from the University of Amsterdam. He is a full Professor of Dermatology in Bahir dar University in Ethiopia.