Our Speakers

  • Dr. Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD

    Chairman and Endowed Harvey Blank Professor, University of Miami Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery

    Director, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Wound Center

    Past Vice President, American Academy of Dermatology 2023-2024

    Topic: Advocacy from the lens of the American Academy of Dermatology

  • Dr. Eva Parker, MD

    Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University

    Core Faculty, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

    Faculty Lead for DEI, Department of Dermatology

    Associate Editor, Journal of Climate Change and Health

    Co-Chair, Expert Resource Group for Climate Change and Environmental Issues, American Academy of Dermatology

    Deputy Chair, World Congress Fund Review Task Force, American Academy of Dermatology

    External Advisor, International League of Dermatological Societies Official Relations World Health Organization Committee

    Member, Committee on Climate Change, International Society of Dermatology

    Former Member, Mayor of Nashville’s Sustainability Advisory Committee

    Topic: Climate change and the environmental impact on skin cancer

  • Dr. Brandon Burroway, MD, MBA

    PGY-4, University of Miami Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery

    Incoming Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellow, Vanderbilt University

    Topic: Resident Involvement in Advocacy during Training

  • Deb Girard, MA, MBA

    Executive Director, IMPACT Melanoma

    Founded Partners In Prevention and IMPACT Shade Initiatives

    Topic: Prevention and Education Programs Provided by IMPACT Melanoma

  • John Demezzo

    National Program Director, Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation

    Topic: Advocating for Sunsceen Dispensers on Florida campuses

  • Dr. Natalia Jaimes, MD

    Associate Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery

    Director, Pigmented Lesions Clinic

    Topic: Teaching Patients How to Perform Comprehensive Skin Self-Examinations

  • Dr. Rebecca I. Hartman, MD, MPH

    Chief of Dermatology, VA Boston Healthcare System

    Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

    Director, Melanoma Epidemiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Board Member, Melanoma Research Foundation Dermatology Advisory Council

    Topic: Melanoma Screening and Overdiagnosis

  • Alicia Rowell

    Vice President, AIM at Melanoma

    Topic: Advocacy, Nonprofits, and YOU!

  • Dr. Ralph Massullo, MD

    State Representative, Florida House of Representatives District 23

    Topic: Coverage for Skin Cancer Screenings Bill CS/HB 241

  • Dr. Amy Derick, MD

    Board-certified in Dermatology (ABD) and Obesity Medicine (ABOM)

    Founder, One Derm Alliance (ODA)

    Founder/Owner, Derick Dermatology (19 locations in Chicagoland, 4 in Tampa)

    Vice-Chair, Florida Board of Medicine

    PAC Chair, DermPAC of Florida

    President, Illinois Dermatological Society

    Trustee, Illinois State Medical Society

    PAC Chairwoman, Illinois DermPAC

    Past Chair, Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board

    Director, American Academy of Dermatology

    Chair, American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Board

    Topic: Advocacy at the State Level