Skin of Color Dermatology: The Interaction of Science & Society
October, 2024
The 71st Annual Symposium is “Skin of Color Dermatology: The Interaction of Science & Society.” Tamia Harris, MD PhD (UT Southwestern) will chair this Symposium. Dr. Okoye, Co-Editor of “The Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair” and Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Skin of Color Society is an expert in health disparities and cutaneous disorders that disproportionately affect people with pigmented skin including hidradenitis suppurativa and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Ginette A. Okoye, MD (Howard Univ), Angel Byrd, MD PhD (Howard), Donald Glass, MD PhD (UT Southwestern), and Shawn Kwatra, MD (Johns Hopkins) have committed to chair sessions.
Program Chair
Tamia Harris, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Co-organizers
Ginette A. Okoye, M.D.
Angel Byrd, M.D., Ph.D.
Donald Glass, M.D., Ph.D.
Shawn Kwatra, M.D.
Symposium Co-Directors
Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D.
Dennis Roop, PhD.
Symposium Director Emerita
Molly Kulesz-Martin Ph.D.