People
Innovation and progress depend on the unique perspectives, experiences, and dedication of individuals. Here we shine the spotlight on specialty leaders who continuously work to forge the paths toward improved patient care.
An Infectious Commitment to Medical Education
James Troy, MD, is the recipient of the 2024 DF Clark W. Finnerud Award. This Dermatology Foundation award recognizes his devotion over the course of a long career to voluntarily teach and mentor residents while running a thriving dermatopathology private practice. Dr. Troy is Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in…
Dr. Marlys Fassett Receives the 2024 DF Bristol Myers Squibb Psoriasis Research Award
Marlys Fassett, MD, PhD, has received the 2024 DF Bristol Myers Squibb Psoriasis Research Award (BMSRA) from the Dermatology Foundation. Dr. Fassett is the second recipient of this prestigious award for extraordinary mid-career investigators. The award comes with $100,000 funding each year for three years to support her research into the role the cytokine IL-31…
A Country Doctor by Any Other Name
Dr. Robert Brodell, DF 2024 Practitioner of the Year, prides himself on being “just a country doctor.” Providing access to care in rural America has been the cornerstone of his career. Devoted to patient care, academics, his family, and volunteerism since he received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and…
The Art of Teaching Care Aesthetics
For more than 40 years, Dr. Lupo has dedicated her career to a robust cosmetic dermatology practice in New Orleans, as well as teaching and mentoring dermatology residents and fellows. “I’m honored to accept this award because the Foundation is so well-respected and their only agenda is to do good things for people,” Dr. Lupo…
The Journey to Becoming an Independent Researcher
The interest in dermatology continues to gain importance in the house of medicine with the recognition that skin diseases will impact nearly everyone. Unfortunately the declining availability of federal grants for medical research discourages promising investigators and threatens our ability to make continual progress. That’s when the Dermatology Foundation can help. The 1990s were a…
Through the Lens of Education
Timothy T. Berger, MD, has always been a visual person and likes the stories art can tell. He understands something in the clinic better when he can draw a picture of it. Dr. Berger was Professor of Clinical Dermatology in the Department of Dermatology at the UCSF School of Medicine and, for his dedication to…
60 Years of Discovery and Counting
In the 1950s, Dr. Stephen Rothman was among those who pioneered the idea of investigative dermatology, believing physicians should apply basic scientific research to the practice of our specialty. Dermatologists embraced the role of science in dermatology, including those who created the Dermatology Foundation in 1964. They based the Foundation on a simple idea: that…
In Step With Patients and Residents
For more than 40 years, whether in a clinical setting or within university walls, Dr. Jeffrey Herten, the 2023 DF Clark W. Finnerud Award recipient, has been able to convey his love of the specialty and his compassion towards patients. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of California, Irvine, (UCI) in 1972…
Remarkable Career Yields Long-term Benefits for Dermatology
In every field of medical science, there are a handful of leaders recognized by their peers as giants. Dr. John Voorhees, MD, FRCP (London), is one such leader. In an illustrious career spanning several decades, Dr. Voorhees has advanced medical knowledge through dermatologic research, developed innovative approaches to psoriasis treatment, taught and mentored dozens of…
Dr. Junko Takeshita Receives First BMS Psoriasis Research Award
Can educational videos reduce disparities in the research and treatment of psoriasis?