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
Keck School fo Medicine, USC

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

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

9:05 – 9:25 AM

New Therapies in Pediatric Dermatology

Faculty: Minelly 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

Up your Game in the Management of Acne and Rosacea

Faculty: Carol Cheng, MD – UCLA

11:10 – 11:15 AM

Resident Forum Presenter #1

Presenter: TBD

11:15 – 11:35 AM

What is New in Vitiligo Management

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

11:35 – 11:55 AM

Surgical Reconstruction

Faculty: S. Brian Jiang, MD – University of California, San Diego

11:55 AM – 12:10 PM

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

12:15 – 1:15 PM

Product Theater Luncheon – Hosted by Regeneron

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

Dermpath

Faculty: Bonnie A. Lee, MD – UCI Health

2:10 – 2:15 PM

Resident Forum Presenter #2

Presenter: TBD

2:15 – 2:35 PM

Update on Treatment of Melasma

Faculty: Janiene Luke, MD – Loma Linda University Health

2:35 – 2:55 PM

Social Media in Dermatology

Faculty: Swati Kannan, MD, FACMS, FAAD

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

Updates on Management of SCC and BCC

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

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

Presenter: TBD

4:15 – 4:35 PM

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Faculty: TBD

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 – 6:30 PM

Welcome Reception & Exhibit Viewing

6:45 – 7:45 PM

Product Theater Dinner

This opportunity for a dinner product theater is still available. Please contact CalDerm at membership@calderm.org for details.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration Open

7:30 – 8:30 AM

Product Theater Breakfast – Hosted by Castle Biosciences

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 – Keck School of Medicine, USC

9:35 – 9:55 AM

What's New and Hot in Melanoma

Faculty: TBD

9:55 – 10:00 AM

Resident Forum Presenter #4

Presenter: TBD

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

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

Infectious Disease Update

Iris Ahronowitz, MD – Keck School of Medicine, USC

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Product Theater Luncheon – Hosted by Eli Lilly

1:45 – 2:30 PM

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

2:30 – 2:35 PM

Resident Forum Presenter #5

Presenter: TBD

2:35 – 2:55 PM

Periocular 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 attendeess (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 

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 – A Decade’s 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 Dermatology Cases from the Central Valley

Faculty: Leslie Storey, MD – Valley Skin Institute

9:50 – 10:10 AM

Dermpath CPC Lecture

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

10:10 – 10:30 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing

10:30 – 10:50 AM

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

Faculty: Melissa Shive, MD – UCI Health

10:50 – 11:10 AM

Updates on Lymphoma

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

11:10 – 11:30 AM

Updates in Cosmetic Dermatology

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