Medical & Scientific Advisory Board
FIRST is fortunate to have an elite group of nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field of dermatology on its board of medical advisors. This group of dermatologists serves as a referral source for members, edits publications, supplies and edits articles for the newsletter, Ichthyosis Focus, and keeps FIRST and its members abreast of current research and treatments.
2026 FIRST Medical & Scientific Advisory Board
Amy Paller, MD, Chair
Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Cheryl Bayart,
MD, MPH Vice-Chair
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
MD, MPH Vice-Chair
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Latanya Benjamin, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University
John C. Browning, MD, FAAD, FAAP
Texas Dermatology & Laser Specialists
Texas Dermatology & Laser Specialists
Anna Bruckner, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Keith Choate, MD, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Jonathan Dyer, MD
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of Missouri – Columbia
Jinia El-Feghaly MD
University of Rochester Medical Center
University of Rochester Medical Center
Jennifer L. Hand, MD
University of Buffalo
University of Buffalo
Leslie Lawley, MD
Emory University
Emory University
Moise Levy, MD
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Dell Children’s Medical Center
Evelyn Lilly, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Erin Mathes, MD
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Leonard Milstone, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Brandon Newell, MD
Children’s Mercy Hospital & Clinic
Children’s Mercy Hospital & Clinic
Gabriele Richard, MD, FACMG GeneDx, LLC
William Rizzo, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Matthias Schmuth, MD
Innsbruck Medical University
Innsbruck Medical University
Dawn Siegel, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Cory Simpson, MD, PhD
University of Washington
University of Washington
Mary K. Spraker, MD
Emory University School of Medicin
Emory University School of Medicin
Joyce Teng, MD, PhD, FAAD Stanford University
Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD
MUSC Health-University Medical Center
MUSC Health-University Medical Center
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