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Skin of Color Society 21st Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium
Innovating for Equity
Presented and recorded on March 6, 2025 in Orlando, FL
This meeting was planned and organized by the 2024-2025 SOCS Scientific Committee co-chaired by Drs. Crystal Aguh and Cesar Antonio Virgen, MD, PhD, FAAD. View Final Program.
Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
President, American Academy of Dermatology
Founder & Medical Director, Innovative Dermatology
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Desai, a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and a Board-Certified Dermatologist, graduated with honors from Emory University. He received his medical training at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree, Magna Cum Laude with honors. Following medical school, Dr. Desai completed his medical internship in Internal Medicine. He then went on to complete his residency at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and served as Chief Resident for the Department of Dermatology.
Dr. Desai has been active on a local, state, and national level with numerous medical organizations, and is also actively involved in teaching and mentoring medical students and residents. He is the Founder & Medical Director of Innovative Dermatology, a state-of-the-art private practice in the Dallas area, and also serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Desai authored numerous publications and has been invited to present at countless national and international Dermatology events. His clinical expertise includes the treatment of vitiligo, and other disorders of pigmentation, psoriasis, acne, skin disease in skin of color, cosmeceuticals, and new drug therapies.