Committees

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
John Browning, MD

SPD FOUNDATION
Chair: Mary Wu Chang, MD - University of Connecticut
The SPD Foundation works to foster and enhance SPD’s education, research and training programs as well as fund new development and opportunities in these areas. It promotes a mechanism by which individual members can give back to the Society and support the next generation of pediatric dermatologists.

FUNDRAISING
Chair: Lisa Swanson, MD - Ada West Dermatology
The Fundraising Committee cultivates partnerships with members of industry and is primarily responsible for securing support for SPD programs and initiatives.

STRATEGIC PLANNING
Chair: Jennifer Schoch, MD - University of Florida
The Strategic Planning Committee is responsible for oversight of the SPD’s current strategic plan, planning, and execution of its triennial strategic planning retreat and is tasked with periodic review of the bylaws and procedures.

OPPORTUNITIES & ENGAGEMENT
Chair: Shane Swink, DO - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Opportunities & Engagement Committee is responsible for ensuring the Society honors its commitment to providing access to programs and initiatives within the organization and healthcare equity for all pediatric patients externally.

EDUCATION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
James Treat, MD

FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORS
Chair: Cheryl Bayart, MD - Cincinnati Children's Hospital & Medical Center
The Fellowship Program Directors Committee is dedicated to promoting and enhancing Graduate Medical Education in the field of pediatric dermatology. Its primary goal is to foster the exchange of ideas and information between program directors.

JUNIOR FACULTY/FELLOWS
Chairs: Anna Garza-Mayers, MD - Massachusetts General Hospital & Jennifer Mancuso, MD - University of Michigan
The Junior Faculty/Fellows Committee is charged with supporting the career development of SPD members recently out of training, providing valuable networking connections between junior and senior members and facilitating opportunities for junior members to participate within the organization.

MEETINGS (CME)
Chair: Ingrid Polcari, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Meetings Committee is responsible for providing high-quality educational meetings specifically for pediatric dermatologists and overseeing the content delivered at the SPD’s Pre-AAD and Annual Meetings.

MENTORSHIP
Chair: Robert Smith, MD - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The Mentorship Committee oversees programs that increase clinical education of younger members in individual or smaller group settings, including the online Peer Mentorship Groups and the Mentorship Awards.

EDUCATION (new initiatives)
Chair: Leah Lalor, MD - Medical College of Wisconsin
The Education Committee is responsible for producing patient education resources for both pediatric dermatologists (Patient Perspectives handouts) as well as creating and maintaining online education modules aimed at increasing basic knowledge in pediatric dermatology for primary care physicians, pediatricians, residents, and medical students.

WORKFORCE & SPECIALTY ADVOCACY
Joy Mosser, MD

NOMINATIONS/LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Denise Metry, MD - Driscoll Children's Hospital
The Nominations/Leadership Development Committee coordinates programs that help to recognize outstanding volunteers, identifies future society leadership, evaluates submitted nominations for Executive Committee positions, and presents an annual slate to the membership.

WORKFORCE
Chair: Maria Gnarra Buethe, MD, PhD - University of California Irvine/Children's Hospital of Orange County
The Workforce Committee is responsible for developing both short-term approaches and long-term strategies to address the pediatric dermatology workforce shortage both in the U.S. and abroad.

EXTERNAL NOMINATIONS/LIAISONS (AAD, AAP, AMA, COPS)
Chair: Jennifer Huang, MD - Boston Children's Hospital
The External Nominations/Liaisons Committee is charged with promoting SPD member leadership activity in external organizations that support SPD mission and core values, including the AAD, AAP, AMA, Derm Foundation, ILDS and CoPS.

INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH & GLOBAL ALLIANCES
Chair: Irene Lara-Corrales, MD - Hospital for Sick Children
The International Outreach and Global Alliances Committee works to support dermatologists globally in the care of their pediatric patients through building relationships and offering the annual Dermatologist from Developing Country Award.

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Stephen Humphrey, MD

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Editors: Andrea Zaenglein, MD, Penn State/Hershey Medical Center & Lionel Bercovitch, MD, Brown University
The Journal’s Editorial Staff is responsible for producing Pediatric Dermatology, the SPD’s primary resource presenting the latest on topics such as hemangiomas, atopic dermatitis, rare and unusual cases of childhood diseases, neonatal medicine, and therapeutic advances. As important progress is made in any area involving infants and children, Pediatric Dermatology is there to publish the findings.

MARKETING - EXTERNAL
Chair: Jennifer Ruth, MD - Dell Children's Medical Group
The Marketing – External Committee is responsible for developing and implementing a marketing plan that will increase visibility, outreach, and support of the organization, building relationships with professional and community-based partners, and enhancing media interest in the SPD.

NEWSLETTER
Chair: Milie Fang, DO - Seattle Children's Hospital
The Newsletter Committee produces a high-quality quarterly society newsletter for SPD members. Committee members contribute to the comprehensive literature review included in each newsletter and create summaries of the annual meetings.

WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA
Chair: Thy Huynh, MD - University of Mississippi
The Website & Social Media Committee works to develop and disseminate high-quality content to enhance communication via the web and social media between the SPD and members, other healthcare providers, patients, and families.

MEMBERSHIP & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD

MEMBERSHIP - RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
Chair: Molly Youssef, MD - Mayo Clinic
The Membership – Recruitment and Retention Committee is charged with developing strategies to target new members and programs and initiatives to retain current members.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Chair: Sierra Wolter, MD - Phoenix Children’s Hospital
The Practice Management Committee develops resources for pediatric dermatologists that will enable them to effectively manage all types of practices (academic, private, etc.).

PATIENT & PRACTICE ADVOCACY
Chair: George Hightower, MD, PhD - Southern California Permanente Group
The Patient & Practice Advocacy Committee is responsible for collaborating with patient advocacy groups and external organizations to advance important patient and practice issues.

SECTION & DIVISION CHIEFS
Chairs: Tracy Funk, MD - Oregon Health & Science University & Marissa Perman, MD - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Section & Division Chiefs Committee focuses on peer mentorship of pediatric dermatology chiefs, developing consensus on best practices for various needs of our specialty and advocating for resources and support needed for successful academic pediatric dermatology practice.

AWARDS
Chair: Regina-Celeste Ahmad, MD, PhD - University of California San Francisco
The Awards Committee provides funding opportunities for both early career development, recognition of service to the association and significant lifetime achievement in pediatric dermatology.

TELEDERMATOLOGY
Chair: Kate Foster, DO - Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
The Teledermatology Committee develops and promotes best practices for establishing pediatric teledermatology and identifies underserved and remote populations that could benefit from pediatric teledermatology outreach.

RESEARCH
Megha Tollefson, MD

PeDRA
President: Megha Tollefson, MD - Mayo Clinic
The Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) is the research arm of the SPD, with a mission to create, inspire, and sustain research to prevent, treat, and cure childhood skin disease.

If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact SPD at info@pedsderm.net.

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