IPC’s International Fellowship program provides young dermatologists and researchers interested in psoriasis full access to the knowledge of our network of experts and represents our commitment to cultivating expertise in the field.
Awarded fellows are matched with IPC Board Members or Councilors to observe and participate in clinical practice and laboratory research of patients with psoriasis. This opportunity provides real-world practice in the investigation, diagnosis, and development of treatment plans for psoriasis. In addition, the program provides an opportunity for IPC Fellows to develop ongoing relationships with key opinion leaders by participating in IPC programs and activities throughout a one-year period. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IPC 2022 Fellows will participate in virtual 1:1 mentoring and workshops with IPC's global network of psoriasis experts.
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Chayada Chaiyabutr, MD Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand 2022 Fellow
Dr. Chayada Chaiyabutr, MD, is a dermatologist at the Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Thailand. Her work is focused on clinical patient care, teaching, and research in psoriasis and photodermatology. She has special interests in comorbidities of psoriasis and has published many articles in this area. Dr. Chaiyabutr will study with IPC Councilor Ruth Murphy at her clinic in Sheffield, England.
Last Updated: Nov 23, 2021
Albert Duvetorp, MD, PhD Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Sweden 2022 Fellow
Albert Duvetorp, MD, PhD, works as a dermatologist at the Department of Dermatology at the Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden. He has a leading role in the department's psoriasis outpatient clinic. He is the medical director of the Swedish Psoriasis Associations phototherapy unit in Malmö-Vellinge, where he also works as a consultant part-time. He received his PhD in psoriasis in 2021 at the University of Linköping with research focusing on psoriasis disease biomarkers, psoriasis and depression, and psoriasis and comedication. Currently, he is studying the psychosocial impact of climatotherapy on young people with psoriasis in collaboration with the “Youth with psoriasis” patient organization. He is a member of The Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology’s psoriasis group. Special areas of interest include the implementation of research findings in clinical practice, patient education/empowerment, and the holistic approach to psoriasis care (understanding the impact of the disease beyond the skin). Dr. Duvetorp will study with IPC Councilor Fernando Valenzuela at his clinic in Santiago, Chile.
Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD Cairo University Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine and Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital Cairo, Egypt 2022 Fellow
Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD, works as a Lecturer and Consultant at the Department of Dermatology at Cairo University Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt, and at the Kasr Al-Ainy Psoriasis Unit (KAPU) in the same institute. Her current job combines clinical practice with research and teaching/training doctors. She completed her dermatology residency, master's degree, and doctorate degree at the same university. She is one of the founding members of the Kasr Al-Ainy Psoriasis Unit, which has served more than 4,000 registered psoriasis patients since 2015. She works there with the unit team to provide psoriasis patients with tailored integrated care. She contributes to the psoriasis management protocol and the patient registry research in the unit. She has also presented as a speaker and trainer at national conferences and workshops about psoriasis. Her work focuses on psoriasis epidemiology, psoriasis burden, comorbidities, and pustular psoriasis. She has fourteen peer-reviewed publications, and she is a recipient of the 2019 Strauss and Katz Scholarship from the AAD and the 2019 John Stratigos Memorial Scholarship from the EADV. Dr. El-Kalioby will study with IPC Councilor Amy Paller at her clinic in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Lucas Galimany-Navajas, MSc, MD Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Santiago, Chile 2022 Fellow
Dr. Galimany is an instructor and postgraduate academic coordinator of the Department of Dermatology at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, where he combines patient care and academic tasks. He completed his Dermatology Residency at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, and afterward, he obtained a master’s degree in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases at Universidad de Barcelona, Spain. He has special interests in immunodermatology and psoriasis, being one of the co-leaders of the psoriasis clinic in his academic unit. He has worked in clinical research since his residency with an emphasis in psoriasis, participating as an investigator in Dermacross Clinic collaborating with clinical trials. He expects to work in new evidence-based databases for psoriasis and improve the medical care of patients with the use of digital technologies. Dr. Galimany will study with IPC Councilor Jo Lambert at her clinic in Ghent, Belgium.
Leandro Leite, MD, MSc Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS Porto Alegre, Brazil 2022 Fellow
Dr. Leite is a dermatologist with a special interest in psoriasis and autoimmune skin diseases. Since completing his dermatology residency in 2017, he has been head in a public care clinic for patients with psoriasis at the Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, where he conducts lectures and instructs residents in clinical practice and research. He also works in an outpatient private care clinic at the Hospital Moinhos de Vento focused on immune-mediated diseases. Dr. Leite has finished his MSc in Medical Sciences in 2019 and was one of the authors and researchers behind the Clinical Guideline of Psoriasis of the Brazilian Ministry of Health (Protocolo de Diretrizes e Tratamento de Psoríase), which resulted in the inclusion of biologics for severe psoriasis in the Brazilian Public Health Care System and, subsequently, in the list of drugs provided by the Health Insurance companies. He also has published four peer-reviewed manuscripts as the lead author. His clinical interests are focused on the management of patients with complex cases of autoimmune and inflammatory skin diseases, and he has a scientific interest in the development and evaluation of targeted therapies for these diseases. Dr. Leite will study with IPC Board Member Catherine Smith at her clinic in London, UK.
Natalia Merino, MD Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital Lima, Peru 2022 Fellow
Natalia Merino, MD, is a dermatologist at Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, from Lima – Peru, where she completed her fellowship in dermatology. Currently, she is part of the team in charge of psoriasis patients with biological treatment, where they treat the largest group of these patients in Peru. Her work is focused on clinical patient care, teaching, and research in psoriasis and oncodermatology. She has special interests in the management and comorbidities of psoriasis. She will study with IPC Board Member Claudia de la Cruz at her clinic in Santiago, Chile.
Last Updated: Jan 25, 2022
Juul van den Reek, MD, PhD Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Netherlands 2022 Fellow
Dr. van den Reek works as an MD/epidemiologist at the Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, where she combines research with patient care in the specialized psoriasis clinic. Her research interest is focused on clinical epidemiology, and more specifically, on evaluating real-world data of patients treated with biologics for inflammatory diseases. She coordinates the BioCAPTURE registry, a national psoriasis registry for biologics, and the BeNeBio consortium, a Dutch-Belgium study on dose reduction of biologics for psoriasis. She is the medical advisor for the Dutch Psoriasis Foundation journal and a member of the Dutch psoriasis guideline committee. Dr. van den Reek will study with IPC Councilor Joel Gelfand at his clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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