Dr. Phillip McKee qualified in medicine in 1972 at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. This was followed by pathology training at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and Membership in the Royal College of Pathologists in 1978. He then completed a Dermatopathology Fellowship at St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in London. He was appointed to the Faculty of St Thomas' Hospital Medical School in London in 1979 and subsequently to the Faculty of St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in 1992. In 1989 he was made Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and in 1992 was awarded his Doctorate in Medicine by Queen's University of Belfast In 1991.

Amy Paller received her undergraduate degree at Brown University in 1974 and her medical degree from Stanford University in 1978. Her pediatric and dermatology residencies were completed at Northwestern University. A Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of North Carolina followed. She quickly rose to become chair of the Department of Dermatology at Northwestern University where she leads one of the most comprehensive and extensive dermatology research and educational organizations in the world.

1905 – 1985

Hermann Pinkus was a highly influential figure in dermatology, known for his significant contributions to both academic and clinical dermatology.

1918 – 2001

Harvey Blank was one of the premier dermatologists of the last half of the twentieth century. He is renowned for his clinical acumen and his ability to treat patients effectively with simple methods.

1868 – 1947

Felix Pinkus was born in Berlin in 1868. He pursued medical studies in his home country, where he developed a keen interest in dermatology, particularly in the study of hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and skin pathology. After completing his medical education, he began his career in dermatology and soon became recognized for his meticulous research and clinical insights.

Lars Einar French was born on March 8, 1963, in Geneva, Switzerland, the child of a British father and a German mother.

1932 - 1990

Theodore (Ted) Tromovitch was born on April 1, 1932, in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1953 and received his medical degree from Boston University in 1957. After completing a period of research in dermatology at New York, he came to San Francisco where he interned at San Francisco General Hospital in 1957 and 1958. He then completed a residency year in dermatology at Charity Hospital, Tulane University in New Orleans in 1959. He returned to New York University Skin and Cancer Unit as a Research Fellow in 1959-1961.

1919-2003

Thomas B. Fitzpatrick received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1945 and a PhD from University the of Minnesota in 1951. He was a fellow in Dermatology and Syphilology at the Mayo Clinic 1948-51.

Richard B. Odom received his bachelor’s degree and MD from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He played varsity basketball at Wake Forest. He received dermatology residency training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC.

1933-2021

Malcolm Greaves received his medical degree from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School in 1957. He was a UK Medical Research Council Fellow for 3 years at the University College London where he received a PhD in pharmacology. He completed his dermatology training at St. John’s Institute of Dermatology and the Royal Victoria Infirmary.