Edgar “Ben” Smith, MD is one of a handful of individuals who was president of the American Academy of Dermatology and also a recipient of the Academy’s Gold Medal. Born the son of a surgeon, he attended Rice University and graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He trained in dermatology at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Smith developed a lifelong interest in England after he spent a year there as a Fulbright Scholar.
An Ohio native, Dr. Boni Elewski is an international thought leader in fungal diseases and psoriasis. Dr. Elewski is currently a professor and the James E. Elder, MD Chair of the Department of Dermatology at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has been active both in academia and clinical research for over 43 years.
William A. Pusey, MD was a charter member of the Chicago Dermatological Society, a past president of the American Dermatological Association (ADA) and a past president of the American Medical Association (AMA). He was chair of the department of Dermatology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago which later became the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He was an expert in the study of syphilis and advocated for the use of radiation for the treatment of a variety of dermatologic conditions. In addition, he authored the first history of dermatology to be written in English.
Daniel Mark Siegel, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at SUNY Downstate and is a former President of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is also in private practice with Long Island Skin Cancer and Dermatologic Surgery in Smithtown, New York.
Joseph Lucius Jorizzo, MD was born the son of Italian immigrants in New York State. His father was a physician. He trained in dermatology at the University of North Carolina and received additional training at St. John’s Hospital for Disease of the Skin in London, England.
Clay Cockerell, MD was born the son of a dermatologist in Abilene, Texas. He trained in dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine before completing his dermatopathology fellowship in New York under A. Bernard Ackermann. Internationally recognized for his contributions to dermatology and dermatopathology, Dr. Cockerell expanded on the dermatopathology practice of Dr. Robert Freeman and created his own legacy, not just in Texas but across the world.
Roger Ceilley is a Cedar Falls, Iowa native who did his medical and dermatology training at the University of Iowa. He was a pioneer and early advocate of dermatologic surgery education and developed a Mohs training program that educated over 20 fellows in the technique.
Perry Robins, MD is a dermatologist, pioneer and promoter of Mohs and dermatologic surgery. He established the first formal training program in Mohs surgery.
Past president of 13 professional societies, including the AAD, ASDS, Mohs College, and the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Dr. C. William Hanke is distinguished as a leader among leaders. Before founding the Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana, Dr. Hanke served as Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Professor of Pathology at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Many consider Dr. Sulzberger to be the most influential dermatologist of the 20th century. He published over 400 scientific articles on a wide range of subjects. A chairman at NYU and a professor at UCSF he contributed greatly to the advancement of dermatology. He developed a special interest in contact allergy and published a paper on compound F which would later become topical hydrocortisone.
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