Scientific Meetings Committee

The Scientific Meetings Committee is tasked with planning and delivering the Skin of Color Society's Annual Scientific Symposium, as well as coordinating educational programming for ancillary meetings held at the World Congress of Dermatology (WCD) and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV). The committee is dedicated to advancing education for dermatologists, residents, and non-physician scientists on dermatologic conditions that specifically impact individuals with skin of color. Through these efforts, the committee aims to foster greater understanding, promote the latest research, and enhance the quality of care provided to this diverse patient population. The committee plays a key role in ensuring that the meeting serves as a platform for sharing knowledge and improving dermatologic practice for individuals with skin of color.

Scientific Meetings Committee

  • Courtney M. Johnson, MD, PhD
    Johns Hopkins University
    Co-Chair
  • William Shipman III
    William Shipman III, MD, PhD
    Board-Certified Dermatologist Skin & Beauty Center
    Co-Chair
  • Bryan T Carroll, MD, PhD
    University Hospitals of Cleveland
    Committee Member
  • Noreen Galaria, MD
    Galaria Dermatology
    Committee Member
  • Marwa Hakimi
    University of California, San Francisco
    Committee Member
  • Alexander Jafari
    Alexander Jafari, MD, MPH
    University of Texas, Houston
    Committee Member
  • Efe Kakpovbia
    Efe Kakpovbia, MD, MSC
    NYU Langone Health - - New York, NY
    Committee Member
  • Nicole Negbenebor, MD
    University of Iowa
    Committee Member
  • Lynn McKinley-Grant, MD
    Howard University
    Committee Member
  • Julia Mhlaba Riley
    Julia Mhlaba Riley, MD
    Northwestern University
    Committee Member
  • Stavonnie Sheri Patterson, MD
    Northwest Community Healthcare Medical Group
    Committee Member
  • Jessica Shiu, MD, PhD
    University of California, Irvine
    Committee Member
  • Herbert Castillo Valladares, MD
    University of California, San Francisco
    Committee Member
  • Neelam Ajit Vashi, MD
    Boston University Dermatology
    Committee Member
  • Carmen Myrie Williams, FAAD, MD
    Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Pathology George Washington Univ. School of Med. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Committee Member
  • Amit Garg, MD
    Northwell Health Dermatology
    Committee Member