Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President (Term Ends 2027) - Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD | Connecticut Skin Institute

President-Elect (Term Ends 2027) - Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FACMS | Dermatology, Laser & Vein Specialists of Carolinas

Vice President (Term Ends 2027) - Molly Wanner, MD, MBA | Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center

Past President (Term Ends 2027) - Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, FAAD, FASLMS | Oak Dermatology

Secretary (Term Ends 2027) - Kristen M. Kelly, MD | Beckman Laser Institute

Historian (Term Ends 2027) - J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD | Beckman Laser Institute

Treasurer (Term Ends 2029) - H. Ray Jalian, MD | Rebecca Fitzgerald Dermatology

Division Representatives

Basic Science (Term Ends 2027) - Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD | Wellman Center for Photomedicine

Basic Science (Term Ends 2028) - Guillermo Aguilar, PhD | Texas A&M University

Biomedical Engineering (Term Ends 2029) - Nashwa Cheema, PhD | Research Fellow; Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital

Industrial/Marketing (Term Ends 2027) - Alexander J. Makowski, PhD | Sciton

Industrial/R&D (Term Ends 2028) - Vladimir Paul-Blanc

Laser Medicine (Term Ends 2028) - Catherine M. DiGiorgio, MD

Laser Medicine (Term Ends 2028) - Jeremy A. Brauer, MD | Spectrum Skin and Laser

Laser Safety (Term Ends 2027) - Zakia Rahman, MD | Stanford University

Laser Surgery - Non-Dermatology (Term Ends 2029) - Alissandro R. Castillo, MD, MBA | MD Laser Studio

Laser Surgery (Term Ends 2028) - David Ozog, MD | Henry Ford Department of Dermatology

Laser Surgery (Term Ends 2027) - Kelly J. Stankiewicz, MD, FAAD

Nursing/Allied Health (Term Ends 2029) - Christina M. Jordan, MSN, APN, FNP-C | Colorado Skin and Vein

Non-Voting Directorships

Director of Government Communication and Education (Term Ends 2029) - Jill S. Waibel, MD

Safety Director (Term Ends 2028) - John Hoopman, AAS, CMLSO | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Editor-in-Chief (Term began 2025) - Bahman Anvari, PhD | University of California Riverside

Public Policy Director (Term Ends 2028) - George J. Hruza, MD, MBA | Laser & Dermatologic Surgery Center

Non-Voting Student Representatives

Early Career Scientist (Term Ends 2027) - Giulia Mansutti, PhD | Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine

Early Career Scientist (Term Ends 2029) - Aria Vazirnia, MD, MAS | Apex Dermatology

Resident/Fellow (Term Ends 2027) - Briana Halle, MD | UC Irvine Dermatology

Resident/Fellow (Term Ends 2028) - Cemre Turk, MD

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