Faculty
Ali Alikhan
MD
Sutter Medical Foundation
Stephen Ansell
MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Daniel Arkfeld
MD
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
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Hilary Baldwin
MD
The Acne Treatment and Research Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center
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Aditya Bardia
MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital
Dawn Beaulieu
MD, IFM-CP, FACG, AGAF
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Martin Bergman
MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Martin J Bergman, MD, FACR, FACP, FCPP, is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and has a private practice in Ridley Park, PA.
He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and Master’s degree in Bacteriology from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. Dr Bergman completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine and sub-specialty training in Rheumatology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
He has authored numerous publications, peer-reviewed journal articles, and presented at many national and international conferences. Among other honors, he has been recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Philadelphia Magazine and listed in the “Guide to America’s Top Physicians” by Consumers’ Research Council of America. Dr Bergman previously received the Quality of Life Professional Education Award from the Arthritis Foundation Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter. He is Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology, American College of Physicians, and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Tina Bhutani
MD, MAS, FAAD
Director, Dermatology Clinical Research Unit, University of California, San Francisco
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Andrew Blauvelt
MD, MBA
Oregon Medical Research Center
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James Buxbaum
MD, MS
Associate Professor or Medicine (Clinical Scholar), Keck Medicine of University of Southern California
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Jonathan Carter
MD
Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of California San Francisco
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Suneel Chilukuri
MD, FAAD
Chief of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery, Refresh Dermatology
Dr. Suneel Chilukuri is an internationally recognized cosmetic dermatologic surgeon specializing in the C-Lift, a non-surgical facelift technique. He is known for creating innovative techniques to fully restore and enhance the face and body without surgery. Most recently he received a national award for Nonsurgical Body Contouring utilizing his signature Silhouette Body Procedure.
Dr. Chilukuri fellowship-trained in advanced dermatologic surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, and laser surgery at Yale College of Medicine. He studied dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine where he was recognized as the Resident Teacher of the Year and chosen to be Chief Resident. Prior to Baylor, he trained in general and plastic surgery at University of California Los Angeles.
Dr. Chilukuri has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks in addition to publishing two books. As a sought after speaker at both international and national conferences regarding cosmetic surgery, he has taught at more than 200 aesthetic seminars. He has served as a volunteer clinical professor for cosmetic, surgical, and reconstructive surgery at renowned academic institutions including Yale University School of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baylor College of Medicine, and Albert Einstein Medical College.
In addition to running a private practice in Houston, Dr. Chilukuri has taught over 10,000 plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, and dermatologists advanced techniques in aesthetic surgery. He is a national trainer for companies including Allergan Cosmetics, Galderma Cosmetics, Suneva Cosmetics, Cynosure Lasers, BTL Aesthetics, Theraclear Lasers, Skin Medica, and PCA Skin.
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Michael Chiorean
MD
Swedish Medical Center
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Rishika Chugh
MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Curtis Cole
PhD
Sun & Skin Consulting, LLC
Dr. Cole is currently President/Principal Member of Sun & Skin Consulting, LLC, providing consulting services primarily in the area of sunscreen testing and training to sunscreen testing laboratories, and sunscreen development to sunscreen manufacturers and formulators. He has been a US delegate to ISO TC217 WG7 Committee developing sunscreen testing standards since 2007. He was project leader for the development of ISO24444:2019, ISO24443:2012, and ISO24442:2010 standards.
Before starting his consulting company, Curtis was the Vice President of Research and Development at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products SkinCare and worked for J&J for a over 27 years developing and evaluating sunscreen products, seeking innovation and discovery of therapeutic skin care technologies for J&J’s many skin care brands in all categories.
He received his undergraduate degree in Physics from Gordon College, and continued his education at Temple University in Biophysics while working full time in the Dermatology Department of the Temple Medical School researching the effects of ultraviolet light on skin, both acute (sunburn) and chronic (skin cancer). He published the first definitive action spectrum for squamous cell skin cancer induction as a result of the work there at the Temple Medical School in 1986.
After receiving his Doctoral Degree in Biophysics, he joined Johnson & Johnson and developed new test methods and instrumentation for sunscreens. His work during the 1990’s and 2000 eras resulted in the development and marketing of the first stabilized retinol products for photodamaged and aging skin, and development of the patented Neutrogena Helioplex™ photostabilized sunscreens. He has received 21 granted patents with another 30 pending patents in application. He has been active in Photobiology for over 40 years with many publications in the field of sunscreens, aging skin and skin treatment technologies, and an active member in the Photomedicine Society. He has participated in numerous industry collaborative initiatives in sunscreen evaluation method development.
Recently retired from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Curt is now doing private consulting work in the areas of sun protection, developing new technologies for sunscreen assessment, and new ISO standards.
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Donna Culton
MD, PhD
University of North Carolina
Dr. Culton completed her medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there she also received her PhD in Immunology where she studied autoreactive B cell development and regulation. She continued her training at UNC and following her Dermatology residency she began applying her knowledge of autoreactive B cell pathophysiology to pemphigus by studying B cells and autoantibodies from patients.
In her current position as Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she serves as the Director of the Clinical Immunofluorescence Laboratory and the Associate Director of the Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit and sees pemphigus and pemphigoid patients from North Carolina and neighboring states in her specialty Autoimmune Blistering Disorder clinic
She has served as an investigator in clinical trials in mucocutaneous autoimmune diseases, has contributed to consensus statement publications as part of the International Bullous Diseases Group, and supports outreach, education and advocacy through her involvement with the International Pemphigus and Pemphigoid Foundation.
Lily Dara
MD
Department of Medicine, Division of GI/Liver USC Research Center for Liver Disease
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Matthew Davids
MD, MMSc
Harvard Medical School/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Daniel DeAngelo
MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Evan Dellon
MD, MPH
UNC School of Medicine
Dr. Dellon’s main clinical focus is on disorders of swallowing, and in particular eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and the other eosinophilic gastrointesintal disorders (EGIDs). His main research interest is also in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of EoE and the EGIDs. The goal of his research is to improve the lives of patients with EoE and EGIDs by learning how to better diagnose, treat, and monitor the condition. He is widely published in this area, and collaborates with investigators all over the world. Dr. Dellon has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterologic Association, the CURED Foundation, UNC, and a number of industry partners to study EoE and other EGIDs.
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Anisha Dua
MD, MPH
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Shivani Dua
MD
Assistant Professor of PM&R, Rush University Medical Center
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Dawn Eichenfield
MD, PhD
Rady Children's Hospital and UC San Diego
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Lawrence Eichenfield
MD
Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Eichenfield is chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and professor of dermatology and pediatrics and vice-chair of the department of dermatology at UC San Diego School of Medicine. He is board certified in dermatology, pediatric dermatology and pediatrics.
After earning his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, Dr. Eichenfield was a pediatric resident and chief resident at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He then completed his dermatology residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Along with longstanding expertise in atopic dermatitis, acne, psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions, Dr. Eichenfield has interests in neonatal dermatology, vascular lesions, laser surgery and rare skin disorders. He has authored more than 400 journal articles, chapters, abstracts and books, and has served as the senior editor of "Neonatal and Infant Dermatology," published by Elsevier, as well as "The Eczemas." He served as editor-in-chief of Pediatric Dermatology for 12 years and currently serves on the editorial boards of multiple journals and periodicals.
Dr. Eichenfield has held multiple leadership positions, including co-founder and co-chair of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance, co-chair of the American Academy of Dermatology Guidelines for Atopic Dermatitis, co-chair of the American Acne and Rosacea Society/American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Acne Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment, member of the Expert Panel Member of the NIAID Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy, Scientific Advisory Board of the National Eczema Association, and director of the Rady Children's/UC San Diego Eczema and Inflammatory Skin Disease Center. Additionally, he has served in leadership roles on guidelines and consensus statements for multiple dermatological conditions, including acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
Dr. Eichenfield enjoys running, reading, and skiing.
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Colin Feuille
MD
University of California, San Francisco