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Join the Experts

Registration is open for the 2025 DF Clinical Symposium, taking place January 29 – February 1, 2025, at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. This year, we’ve brought together an exceptional lineup of 11 expert speakers ready to share the latest advancements across a wide range of dermatological topics. Co-chairs Drs. Janet A. Fairley, Yvonne E. Chiu, and…

Dates to Remember

DF Research Award Program application deadlines In 2024, thanks to the support of the Dermatology Foundation’s membership, $2.97 million in funding was provided to over 61 researchers from 23 academic institutions. This funding supported research in 38 different investigative topics across 14 categories. Put your ideas to the test and apply in one of the…

2024 DF Annual Meeting

The Dermatology Foundation marked the beginning of its year long 60th anniversary celebration at the Annual Meeting of Membership (AMM) on March 10 and the Annual Reception on March 11 in San Diego, “America’s Finest City,” and inaugurated a year-long celebration to commemorate its six decades of evolution, and impact.

2024 DF Clinical Symposium

The DF Clinical Symposium has a reputation for excellence that attracts hundreds yearly to receive a serious, in-depth medical educational experience and support the Foundation’s work.

Join the ranks of DF Research Award recipients

DF Research Award Program

The Program offers a broad selection of awards to support research that has significant potential to advance patient care.

Expert speakers make presentations on current-day topics at the DF Clinical Symposium

Register by December 22
2024 DF Clinical Symposium in Naples, Florida

The Clinical Symposium’s Continuing Medical Education program has a reputation for excellence.

Sanofi and Regeneron $1M donation supports health equity

$1M Donation to Support Health Equity

The DF SRDEI award will fund the research of three exceptional mid-career investigators working in diversity-, equity- and inclusion-related research.

Charles Stiefel was committed to the Foundation and dermatology researchers.

Remembering Charles W. Stiefel (1950–2023)

The Foundation is indebted to Charles and Daneen Stiefel for their generosity and we are grateful for their conviction in the value of our work.

New Orleans, Louisiana

2023 DF Annual Meeting

New Orleans is renowned for its music, food, and joie de vivre. And now it can add the Dermatology Foundation’s Annual Meeting of Membership to its roster of attractions. The Big Easy was host to an event where people reconnect, acknowledge the year’s successes, and celebrate the people who have received Foundation support.

2023 DF Clinical Symposium

The DF Clinical Symposium is the national medical education event that attracts dermatologists, residents, and non-physician clinicians seeking a serious, in-depth educational experience. In its 20th year, this peer-reviewed continuing medical education program delivers cutting-edge talks from today’s specialty experts on every aspect of dermatology.