Meet The Experts

IPC’s global network of experts, including Board Members, Councilors, Junior Councilors, and Councilors Emeritus, volunteer their time to advance patient care worldwide. Currently, there are over 200 individuals from 60 countries who specialize in various areas, including basic science, translational research, genetics, epidemiology, cardiology, psychology, clinical trials, and direct patient care. Learn more about our global volunteer network by searching the directory below.

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Results

Nawaf

Al-Mutairi

,

MD

Kuwait University

Farwaniya

,

Kuwait

IPC Councilor

Andrew

Alexis

,

MD, MPH

Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

New York

,

New York

,

United States

IPC Councilor

Mario

Amaya

,

MD

University of Monterrey

Monterrey

,

Mexico

IPC Councilor

Marwa

Amer

,

MD, PhD

Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University

Cairo

,

Egypt

IPC Councilor

Priscilla

Angwenyi

,

MD

Kenyatta National Hospital

Nairobi

,

Kenya

IPC Jr. Councilor

Daniela

Armijo

,

MD

Clínica Dermacross

Santiago

,

Chile

IPC Councilor

April

Armstrong

,

MD, MPH

University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles

,

California

,

United States

IPC Councilor

Pravit

Asawanonda

,

MD, MSc, DSc

Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok

,

Thailand

IPC Councilor

Darren

Ashcroft

,

BPharm, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS

University of Manchester

Manchester

,

United Kingdom

IPC Councilor

Malin

Assarsson

,

MD, PhD

Dermatology Clinic, Ryhov County Hospital

Jönköping

,

Sweden

IPC Jr. Councilor

Matthias

Augustin

,

MD

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg

,

Germany

IPC Councilor

Netsanet

Azene Gebeyehu

,

MD

Saint Peter Hospital

Addis Ababa

,

Ethiopia

IPC Jr. Councilor

Hervé

Bachelez

,

MD, PhD

Hôpital Saint-Louis, Imagine Institute for Human Genetic Diseases, Paris Cité University

Paris

,

France

IPC Councilor

Deepak

Balak

,

MD, PhD, MSc

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden

,

Netherlands

IPC Jr. Councilor

Jaquelini

Barboza da Silva

,

MD

Santa Cruz University

Santa Cruz do Sul

,

Brazil

IPC Councilor

Jonathan

Barker

,

MD

St John’s Institute of Dermatology, King’s College London

London

,

United Kingdom

IPC Councilor Emeritus

Cristina

Bertoli

,

MD

Arcispedale Sant’Anna

Ferrara

,

Italy

IPC Jr. Councilor

Robert

Bissonnette

,

MD

Indero

Montreal

,

Quebec

,

Canada

IPC Councilor

Andrew

Blauvelt

,

MD, MBA

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore

,

Maryland

,

United States

IPC Board Member

Wolf-Henning

Boehncke

,

MD, MA

Geneva University Hospital

Geneve

,

Switzerland

IPC Councilor

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