Dr. Linda Stein Gold is the Director of Dermatology Clinical Research for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. She is also Division Head of Dermatology for the Henry Ford Health System in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, completed an internship in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and served as Chief Resident in the Department of Dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Dr. Stein Gold is the incoming Vice President of the American Academy of Dermatology. She has completed her service on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Executive, Priorities, Corporate Relations, and Budget Committees. She has authored more than 75 articles published in journals including New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Stein Gold is a frequent national and international lecturer on the areas of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and fungal infections. Her recent research has focused on treatments for papulopustular rosacea, acne vulgaris, plaque-type psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and alopecia areata.