Dermatology Leadership
Remembering James O. Ertle, MD
James O. Ertle, MD was a steadfast and longstanding member of the Dermatology Foundation for forty years. He was a deeply respected leader in dermatology. A prolific fundraiser with an abiding belief in the Foundation’s mission — he was an Annenberg Sustaining and Visionary Society member — he will also be remembered for his many…
A Champion of Patient Safety and Education
Dr. James Taylor has dedicated his career to the Cleveland Clinic, embodying its mission of patient care, education, and research, the very values for which he received the Dermatology Foundation’s 2025 Practitioner of the Year Honorary Award. Taylor’s career is inextricably linked to the Clinic, where he has worked continually since graduating from the Indiana…
The Imperatives for Sustaining Academic Dermatology
Academic medicine, and dermatology in particular, is facing a critical inflection point, one that mirrors the broader social and political landscape. As financial pressures intensify, institutions across the country are seeking ways to continue to fulfill their missions in research, education, and clinical care. At Johns Hopkins University, we have undergone multiple rounds of deliberations…