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.
2020 FIRST Medical & Scientific Advisory Board

Moise Levy, MD, Chair
Dell Children's Medical Center

Sarah Asch, MD
HealthPartners & Park Nicollet Med Corps

Cheryl Bayart, MD
Cleveland Foundation Clinic
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Susan Bayliss, MD
Washington University
School of Medicine

Latanya Benjamin, MD
Florida Atlantic University

Heather Brandling-Bennett, MD
University of Washington
Seattle Children's Hospital
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John C. Browning, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Texas Dermatology & Laser Specialists

Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Anna Bruckner, MD
Children's Hospital Colorado

Keith Choate, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine

Brittany Craiglow, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
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John J. DiGiovanna, MD
Center for Cancer Research

Jonathan Dyer, MD
University of Missouri - Columbia
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Peter Elias, MD
V.A. Medical Center
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Philip Fleckman, MD
University of Washington
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Jennifer L. Hand, MD
Mayo Clinic
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Leslie Potter Lawley, MD
Emory University

Evelyn Lilly, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Anne Lucky, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Erin Mathes, MD
University of California, San Francisco
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Leonard Milstone, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
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Brandon Newell, MD
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinic
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Amy J. Nopper, MD
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinic
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Amy Paller, MD
Northwestern University

Gabriele Richard, MD
GeneDx, Inc.
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William Rizzo, MD
University of Nebraska
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Dennis Roop, PhD
University of Colorado
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Matthias Schmuth, MD
Innsbruck Medical University

Dawn Siegel, MD
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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Robert Silverman, MD
McLean, Virginia

Mary K. Spraker, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
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Joyce Teng, MD, PhD, FAAD
Stanford University
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Mary L. Williams, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Albert Yan, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Follow this link to view the latest research literature review submitted by members of FIRST's Medical & Scientific Advisory Board