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2025 NorCal Conference

April 25-27, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Friday, April 25    
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM Registration  
9:45 - 10:00 AM Opening Remarks  
10:00 - 10:30 AM Management of Vitiligo  Amit Pandya, MD, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
10:30 - 11:00 AM AI for Practice Management Fara Kamanger, MD, PAMF
11:00 - 11:30 AM Controversies in Sunscreen Melissa Shive, MD, UC Irvine
11:30-11:35AM Resident Forum Presentation #1  
11:35 - 11:55 AM Lightning Round Q&A   
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch Presentation hosted by Pfizer  
1:00 -1:30 PM Updates in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Maria Aleshin, MD
1:30 - 2:00 PM Financial Fitness for the Young Physician Jerome Potozkin, MD, Potozkin + Ellis Dermatology & Aesthetics
2:00 - 2:30 PM Fireside Chat 1: Navigating Career Pathways in Dermatology

Silvina Pugliese, MD, Stanford University Department of Dermatology

Jeffrey Sugarman MD, PhD Redwood Family Dermatology

Fara Kamanger, MD

2:30 - 3:00 PM Fireside Chat 2: Understanding Financial Management and Practice Ownership  Jerome Potozkin, MD, Potozkin + Ellis Dermatology & Aesthetics

Anna McNay, MD, FAAD, Pleasanton Dermatology

Jeffrey Sugarman MD, PhD, Redwood Family Dermatology

3:00 - 3:30PM Afternoon Break 
3:30 - 4:00 PM Management of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Ashy Dermatoses Amit Pandya, MD, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
4:00-4:30 PM Itch  Tim Berger, MD
4:30 - 5:00 PM Pigmented Lesion Challenges  Philip LeBoit, MD
5:00-5:05 PM Resident Forum Presentation #2  
5:05 - 5:30 PM Lightning Round Q&A   
5:30 - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception & Exhibit Viewing  
Saturday, April 26    
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration  
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet & Exhibit Viewing  
8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcome Remarks  
8:15 - 9:15 AM Keynote: Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology Roberto Novoa, MD, Stanford
9:15 - 9:45 AM Preventing and Managing Complications in Dermatologic Surgery M. Laurin Council, MD, MBA, FAAD, Washington University in St. Louis
9:45 - 10:15 AM It’s just a basal cell carcinoma: challenges of the most common human cancer Sumaira Aasi, MD, Stanford University
10:15- 10:25 AM Advisory Board-- New Update Jason Castillo, MD
10:30 - 11:00 AM Morning Break & Poster Viewing  
11:00 - 11:30 AM Filler Complications: The Ugly Truth and How to Prevent and Treat Them   Glynis Ablon, MD, FAAD, Ablon Skin Institute and Research Center
11:30 AM - 12:00PM AAD Update M. Laurin Council, MD, MBA, FAAD, Washington University in St. Louis
12:05 - 1:05 PM Lunch Presentation hosted by Regeneron
1:05 - 1:30 PM CalDerm Legislative Update Bryce Docherty, TDG Strategies
1:30 - 1:35 PM Resident Forum Presentation #3  
1:35 - 2:00 PM Lightning Round Q&A   
2:00 - 2:30 PM Exosomes: Just the Tip of the Iceberg! Glynis Ablon, MD, FAAD, Ablon Skin Institute and Research Center
2:30-3:00 PM Oncoderm/ImmunoRx toxicities Lisa Zaba, MD, PhD, Stanford
3:00- 3:30PM Utilizing Z-plasty and simple scar revision techniques Sumaira Aasi, MD
3:30– 4:00 PM GLP-1 Agonists in Dermatology Fara Kamanger, MD, PAMF
4:00- 4:30 PM Medicare Update Andrew Weinstein, MD, MPH
4:30-4:35PM Resident Forum Presentation #4  
4:35 - 5:00PM  Lightning Round Q&A   
5:00-6:30PM Family Celebration Reception  
Saturday, April 26 Administrative Track  
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Registration  
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet & Exhibit Viewing  
8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcome Remarks  
8:15 - 9:15 AM Keynote: Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology Roberto Novoa, MD, Stanford
9:15- 10:00 AM Managing Up  Debra Phairas, Practice & Liability Consultants, LLC
10:05- 10:50 AM It’s Not You, It’s Me…No, It’s You: Professional Liability Challenges and Risks
of the Physician/Patient Relationship
Yvette Ervin, Cooperative of American Physicians
10:50-11:20 AM Break   
11:20AM- 12:05PM Data and the Discovery of Chronic Revenue Loss Patterns Wayzen Lin, RevOps Health
12:05-1:05 PM Lunch Presentation hosted by Regeneron  
1:05-1:50 PM Corrective Action Plan: Compliance is the Glue  Mitchell Brie, Empower Healthcare and Compliance Partners 
1:55-2:40 PM Navigating the Growing Crisis: Effective Recruitment and Retention of
Healthcare Talent 
 
2:45-3:30 PM Physician Burnout: Solutions & Strategies  
3:35-4:25 PM Bio Logic Coordinators Role J&J 
4:30PM Closing Remarks  
5:00-6:30 PM Family Celebration Reception  
Sunday, April 27    
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration  
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet & Exhibit Viewing
 
8:00 - 8:05 AM Welcome Remarks  
8:10-8:40AM Vascular Lesions Joanna Tu, MD
8:40 - 9:10 AM Practical Surgical Pearls  Andrew Weinstein, MD, MPH 
9:10 - 9:40 AM DRESS Maria Aleshin, MD
 9:40 - 10:05 AM Resident Jeopardy  Michael Waul, MD as the Host 
10:05 - 10:25AM Lightning Round Q&A   
10:30 - 11:00 AM Morning Break   
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM Exhibit Hall Tear-Down  
11:00 - 11:30 AM Key Medical Office Financial Ratios to Improve Practice Profitability Debra Phairas, MBA, Practice & Liability Consultants, LLC
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Updates in Wart Management Tim Berger, MD
12:00 - 12:30 PM Merkel Cell  Lisa Zaba, MD, PhD, Stanford
12:30 - 1:00 PM Lightning Round Q&A   
1:00 - 1:15 PM Closing Remarks: CalDerm Past President  


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