Program Co-chairs

CalDerm graciously thanks our 2023 Fall Symposium Program Co-Chairs for their hard work in producing a content-rich Symposium.

April W. Armstrong, MD MPH
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA

Anna T. McNay, MD
Pleasanton Dermatology 

Melissa Shive, MD, MPH
UCI Health

Program

Program is subject to change. Check back often for updates!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

7:00 – 10:00 AM Exhibitor & Poster Presenter Move-In
7:00 AM – 7:30 PM Registration Open

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Opening Remarks: CalDerm President and Fall Symposium Conference Co-Chairs

8:15 – 8:45 AM

Opening Keynote Session Featuring Manju Dawkins, MD – Founder, Thimble

8:45 – 9:05 AM

What Not to Miss: Tales from the Inpatient Dermatology Service at Los Angeles General Hospital & USC/Keck

Faculty: Scott Worswick, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

9:05 – 9:25 AM

New Therapies in Pediatric Dermatology

Faculty: Minnelly Luu, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

9:25 – 9:45 AM

Pearls from the Rheum-derm Clinic

Faculty: Ashley Crew, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

9:45 – 10:00 AM

Lightning Round Q&A Panel Featuring the Morning Speakers (Part 1)

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing

10:30 – 10:50 AM

Updates on the Management of Vascular Anomalies in Children

Faculty: Marcia Hogeling, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

10:50 – 11:10 AM

Acne & Rosacea Up Your Game!

Faculty: Carol Cheng, MD – UCLA

11:10 – 11:15 AM

Resident Forum Presenter #1: Nomogram and Online Risk Calculator to estimate Probability of Regional or Distant Metastatic Disease in Sebaceous Carcinoma

Presenter: Nolan Maloney, MD – Stanford

11:15 – 11:35 AM

What's Hot in Melanoma

Faculty: Gino In, MD, MPH – Keck School of Medicine, USC

11:35 – 11:55 AM

Gloves, Germs, and Steel: Easy Tips to Improve your Procedural Practice

Faculty: Melissa Shive, MD – UCI Health

11:55 AM – 12:10 PM

Lightning Round Q&A Panel Featuring the Morning Speakers (Part 2)

12:15 – 1:15 PM

Luncheon Presentation: DUPIXENT: Change Is Achievable In Itch and Lesions Of Uncontrolled Atopic Dermatitis and Itch and Nodules Of Prurigo Nodularis – Presented by Neal Bhatia, MD, Therapeutics Dermatology

This lunch hosted by Regeneron. Only current dermatology residents, dermatologists, and other medical professionals (non-student) are permitted to attend. A meal ticket will be provided to those who are permitted to attend. Medical students, industry supporters and exhibitors may not participate.

1:30 – 1:50 PM

State of Art Lasers and Light Treatments for Vascular Lesions in Adults

Faculty: Kristen Kelly, MD – UCI Health

1:50 – 2:10 PM

New Tools and Pitfalls in Melanoma Management

Faculty: Bonnie A. Lee, MD – UCI Health

2:10 – 2:15 PM

Resident Forum Presenter #2: When Blackheads Are Not Benign – A Case of Comedonal Graft-Versus-Host-Disease

Presenter: Jessica Wu, MD – UCLA

2:15 – 2:35 PM

Update on Treatment of Melasma

Faculty: Janiene Luke, MD – Loma Linda University Health

2:35 – 2:55 PM

Infectious Disease Update

Iris Ahronowitz, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

2:55 – 3:10 PM

Lightning Round Q&A Panel Featuring the Afternoon Speakers (Part 1)

3:10 – 3:30 PM

Afternoon Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing

3:30 – 3:50 PM

Dermpath CPC

Faculty: Steven Kolker, MD – Saint John's Cancer Institute

3:50 – 4:10 PM

Pearls on Facial Analysis, Toxins and Fillers

Faculty: Seaver Lee Soon, MD – The Skin Clinic MD

4:10 – 4:15 PM

Resident Forum Presenter #3: Aesthetic Outcome of Layered Closure versus Layered Closure followed by 2-octyl Cyanoacrylate: A Randomized Evaluator-Blinding Split-Wound Comparative Effectiveness Trial

Presenter: Zachary Kwapnoski, MD – UC Davis

4:15 – 4:35 PM

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Faculty: Jenny Hsiao, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

4:35 – 4:55 PM

Practical Approaches to Evaluation and Management of Contact Dermatitis

Faculty: Brandon Adler, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

4:55 – 5:10 PM Lightning Round Q&A Panel Featuring the Afternoon Speakers (Part 2)
5:10 – 5:20 PM Closing Remarks & Final Thoughts – Day 1

5:30 – 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception & Exhibit Viewing

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration Open

7:30 – 8:30 AM

Breakfast Presentation: New Approaches & the Role of Gene Expression Profiling for the Management of Skin Cancer – Presented by David Cotter, MD, PhD

This breakfast is sponsored by Castle Biosciences. Only current dermatology residents, dermatologists, and other medical professionals (non-student) are permitted to attend. A meal ticket will be provided to those who are permitted to attend. Medical students, industry supporters and exhibitors may not participate.

8:45 – 8:55 AM

Welcome Remarks

8:55 – 9:15 AM

New Approaches to Hair Loss

Faculty: Carolyn Goh, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine

9:15 – 9:35 AM

What's New Psoriasis Management?

Faculty: April Armstrong, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

9:35 – 9:55 AM

What is New in Vitiligo Management

Faculty: Delphine Lee, MD, PhD – The Lundquist Institute

9:55 – 10:00 AM

Resident Forum Presenter #4: Pediatric Patient with Generalized Pustular Psoriasis and MEFV Gene Mutation

Presenter: David Kirwin, MD – Naval Medical Center San Diego

10:00 – 10:15 AM

Lightning Round Q&A Panel Featuring the Morning Speakers

10:15 – 10:45 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing

10:45 – 11:30 AM

CalDerm – State of the Association

During this session, attendees will hear updates from the following:

  • CalDerm PAC Update from Jerome Potozkin, MD, CalDerm PAC President
  • Legislative Update from Ann Haas, MD, CalDerm Legislative & Regulatory Committee Chair and Don Schinske, Government Relations Director
  • AAD Update from April Armstrong, MD, CalDerm Board Member and American Academy of Dermatology Board Member

11:30 – 11:50 AM

Frontiers of Wound Healing and Cutaneous Regeneration

Faculty: Philip Scumpia, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

11:50 AM – 12:20 PM

Social Media in Dermatology

Faculty: Swati Kannan, MD, FACMS, FAAD

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Product Theater Luncheon – Pfizer, Inc.

This lunch hosted by Pfizer, Inc. Only current dermatology residents, dermatologists, and other medical professionals (non-student) are permitted to attend. A meal ticket will be provided to those who are permitted to attend. Medical students, industry supporters and exhibitors may not participate.

1:45 – 2:30 PM

Keynote Session Featuring Katie Rodan, MD – Co-Founder, Proactiv

2:30 – 2:35 PM

Resident Forum Presenter #5: A Painful Red Plaque after Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant: An Unusual Presentation of Stewart-Treves syndrome

Presenter: Julie Ramseier, MD – Stanford

2:35 – 2:55 PM

Brightening Your Eyes: Techniques on Perioocular Aesthetics

Faculty: John Park, MD – John Park MD Plastic Surgery

2:55 – 3:15 PM

Updates on Immunobullous Disease

Faculty: Vanessa Holland, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

3:15 – 3:30 PM

Lightning Round Q&A Panel Featuring the Afternoon Speakers

5:00 – 7:00 PM

CalDerm Family Celebration Reception

All attendees (including exhibitors), plus their guests are invited to attend the reception, serving heavy hors d'eouvres, refreshments, and entertainment.

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration Open

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Product Theater Breakfast  – Hosted by Bristol Myers Squibb

This breakfast is hosted by Bristol Myers Squibb. Only current dermatology residents, dermatologists, and other medical professionals (non-student) are permitted to attend. A meal ticket will be provided to those who are permitted to attend. Medical students, industry supporters and exhibitors may not participate.

7:30 – 8:30 AM

CLIA Histopatch Exam

Faculty: Brian Hinds, MD – UC San Diego

8:30 – 9:15 AM

Victor Newcomer, MD Memorial Lecture – Two Decades Worth of Pearls and Pitfalls

Presentation provided by: David Peng, MD, MPH – Keck School of Medicine, USC

9:15 – 9:35 AM

Role of Allergens: Contact, Food, and Environmental Effects in Eczema and Related Inflammatory Skin Disorders

Faculty: Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska MD PhD – UCI Health

9:35 – 9:50 AM

Great Medical and Surgical Cases from the Central Valley

Faculty: Leslie Storey, MD – Valley Skin Institute

9:50 – 10:10 AM

Reconstructive Options for Surgical Defects

Faculty: Swati Kannan, MD, FACMS, FAAD

10:10 – 10:30 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing

10:30 – 10:50 AM

Updates on Management of SCC and BCC

Faculty: Jenny C. Hu, MD, MPH  –  Keck School of Medicine, USC

10:50 – 11:10 AM

What’s New in Mycosis Fungoides

Faculty: Brittney K. DeClerck, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

11:10 – 11:30 AM

Segmental Chemical Peeling of the Face

Faculty: Seaver Lee Soon, MD – The Skin Clinic MD

11:30 – 11:45 AM Lightning Round Q&A Panel

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Closing Remarks from the CalDerm President-Elect