Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology

Dr Jeffrey Weinberg

Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA

Dr. Jeffrey Weinberg, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. In addition, he is director of the Clinical Research Center/Dermatopharmacology at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and acting director of the Division of Dermatology at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, both in New York City. Prior to this he was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Dr. Weinberg graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed an internship in medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He then completed a residency in dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Weinberg is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, where he has served on several committees, and a member of the Dermatology Foundation. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology.

Dr. Weinberg is on the editorial board and is a senior editor of Cutis. He is on the international editorial board of the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology and the manuscript review board of Hospital Physician, and is a reviewer of Archives of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. His clinical research encompasses a variety of dermatology-related topics, including studies of diagnostic methods in the evaluation of onychomycosis. He has been principal or co-investigator for several clinical trials. In addition, he has written or co-authored numerous articles for professional journals such as Cutis, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and Blood, as well as reviews, book chapters and abstracts.

Dr Anne-Claire Fougerousse

Department Head, Dermatology Department, Military Teaching Hospital Bégin, Saint Mandé, France

Dr. Anne-Claire Fougerousse is the Head of Dermatology Department at the Bégin Hospital in Saint-Mandé, France, and scientific coordinator of a French network of dermatologists and allergists (Reso). She is the Editorial director of OMCCI (Observatoire des Maladies Cutanées Chroniques Inflammatoires) and Head of ResoUrticaire, member or Resopso, ResoVerneuil and ResoEczema.

The focus of her work is to improve the care of adolescent and adult patients with atopic dermatitis, a chronic, pruritic inflammatory skin disease that substantially impacts patient quality of life. Dr Fougerousse's topics of interest include psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, atopic dermatitis, and chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Dr Monica K. Li

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Dr. Monica K. Li is a double board-certified dermatologist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She completed her dermatology residency at the University of Calgary and fellowship training in cosmetic and laser surgery at the McDaniel Laser and Cosmetic Center, Virginia Beach, USA. She is currently also the Director of Vancouver Skin MD.

Dr. Li is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and American Society for Laser Medicine. She has, or currently serves, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Academy of Dermatology, Women's Dermatologic Society and the Canadian Dermatology Association. She has published many peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Dr. Li is on the editorial board of Skin Spectrum Quarterly: the Journal of Ethnodermatology, and a reviewer for the British Medical Journal, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and International Journal of Dermatology. Her clinical practice and research interests include laser medicine, dermatologic care in skin of color and acne.

Dr Michela Starace

Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Dr. Michela Starace is a Dermatologist at the Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Dermatology- IRCCS, Policlinico Sant’Orsola, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy. She is the Chair of EADV Hair task force, Chair of IDS trichoscopy and onychoscopy task force, and Treasurer of the European Hair Research Society (EHRS).

Dr. Starace is a board member of several International Societies, a Section Editor of Hair and Nail in different International Journals, and a reviewer for many international papers. Her major research activities are in Hair and Nail biology, Mycology and parasitology, Wound care Unit, and Cutaneous Toxicity. 

Dr. Starace is the author of 257 papers published in International and National Journals and has written 25 book chapters. 

Prof. Dr. Carlos A. Torres-Cabala

Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Dr. Torres-Cabala is a Professor of Pathology, Dermatology, and Translational Molecular Pathology, and Section Chief of the Dermatopathology Section at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He also serves as co-director of the Dermatopathology Research Laboratory, along with Dr. Jonathan Curry. He completed his Anatomic Pathology residency at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and his Dermatopathology Fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Torres-Cabala has authored and co-authored more than 225 peer-reviewed articles along with eighteen book chapters in Dermatopathology, Pathology, and Dermatology, and edited a book, Genetics of Melanoma (2016).

Dr. Torres-Cabala is a current member of the Appropriate Use Criteria Committee of the American Society of Dermatopathology where he contributes with his expertise in melanocytic lesions. He is also a panel member of the T and B Cutaneous Lymphomas Section of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, as one of the two MD Anderson representatives. He is a former consultant for the American Cancer Society (ACS) overseeing the English-Spanish translation of ACS educational documents. Dr. Torres-Cabala is a former member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Dermatopathology and acts as a reviewer for many scientific journals. Dr. Torres-Cabala has been invited as speaker, chair, and organizer of several Dermatopathology, Pathology, and Dermatopathology sessions at national and international meetings, such as those of the American Society of Dermatopathology, International Society of Dermatopathology, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, International Academy of Pathology, Latin American Dermatology Society (RADLA), among many others around the country and the world.

Prof. Dr. Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha

Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Prof. Dr. Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha is a dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon in Bangkok, Thailand. She completed her dermatology residency at Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. She has been serving as a faculty in Dermatosurgery Unit, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University since then.

Prof. Dr. Wanitphakdeedecha completed her research fellowship training in Procedural Dermatology at the University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer center, Houston, Texas, USA, and Laser and Cosmetic Surgery at Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington DC, USA. Currently, she is appointed as director of Siriraj Skin Laser Center and head Dermatosurgery Unit, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. 

She has lectured nationally and internationally on the topics of dermatologic surgery, laser, injectables and other cosmetic procedures. She has published many book chapters and manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.