Vitiligo Specialists From Around the Globe

Medical Advisory Board

Medical Advisory Board (MAB) Purpose:

Composed of members from around the globe, the MAB is responsible for supporting the Foundation by providing medically relevant and accurate information to better inform the GVF Board and the greater vitiligo community.

Their activities include:

  • Share strategic advice and make recommendations to the Board regarding known and planned vitiligo research and development programs
  • Advise the Board regarding the scientific merit of technology, products, or medications for vitiligo
  • Provide strategic advice to the Board regarding emerging science and technology issues and trends in vitiligo
  • Act as ambassadors to others from the vitiligo and other skin disease communities
  • Work with other GVF committees to develop medically relevant resources for physician and patient communities
Amit G. Pandya, MD (MAB Chair)

Amit G. Pandya, MD (MAB Chair)

United States

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group
Department of Dermatology - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Marwa Abdallah, MD

Marwa Abdallah, MD

Egypt

Professor of Dermatology and Verereology, Ain Shams University
Head of Phototherapy & Vitiligo Clinic, Dermatology Department, Ain Shams University
Board Member & Founder “Cutis The Skin Clinic”

Jung Min Bae, MD, PhD

Jung Min Bae, MD, PhD

South Korea

Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital
College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

Markus Böhm, MD

Markus Böhm, MD

Germany

Associate Professor
-Head Outpatient Department-
-Head Laboratory for Neuroendocrinology of the Skin-
Dept. of Dermatology
University of Münster

Caio César Silva de Castro, MD, PhD

Caio César Silva de Castro, MD, PhD

Brazil

Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital
School of Medicine - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - Curitiba, Brazil.
Associate Professor

Khaled Ezzedine, MD, PhD

Khaled Ezzedine, MD, PhD

France

Department of Dermatology
Henri Mondor University Hospital

Somesh Gupta, MD

Somesh Gupta, MD

India

Professor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences - New Delhi, India

Giovanni Leone, MD

Giovanni Leone, MD

Italy

Vitiligo Center, Israelite Hospital, Rome, Italy

Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC

Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC

Canada

Medical Director of The Skin Care Centre
Medical Director of the Lions Laser Skin Centre
Medical Director of the Psoriasis & Phototherapy Clinic
Head of the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science
University of British Columbia.

Thierry Passeron, MD, PhD

Thierry Passeron, MD, PhD

France

Chairman and Professor
Department of Dermatology
University Hospital of Nice, France

Team leader of laboratory INSERM U1065, C3M, France

Noufal Raboobee, MD

Noufal Raboobee, MD

South Africa

President Vitiligo Society of South Africa

Michelle Rodrigues, MD

Michelle Rodrigues, MD

Australia

Director, Chroma Dermatology, Pigment and skin of colour Centre
Consultant Dermatologist, The Royal Children’s Hospital
Consultant Dermatologist, Skin Health Institute
Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne

Tamio Suzuki, MD, PhD

Tamio Suzuki, MD, PhD

Japan

Chairman and Professor
Department of Dermatology
Faculty of Medicine
Yamagata University

Steven Thng, MBBS, MRCP(UK)

Steven Thng, MBBS, MRCP(UK)

Singapore

Senior Consultant - National Skin Centre
Chief Dermatologist - Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS)
Clinical Director - Translational Research Office, National Healthcare Group (NHG)
A/Professor - Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Clin. A/Professor - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Andrea Tovar Garza, MD

Andrea Tovar Garza, MD

Mexico

Medical Director of Uniq Dermatology

Nanja van Geel, MD, PhD

Nanja van Geel, MD, PhD

Belgium

Professor
Department of Dermatology
Ghent University Hospital

Albert Wolkerstorfer, MD, PhD

Albert Wolkerstorfer, MD, PhD

Netherlands

Principal Investigator
Medical Specialist - Dermatology, Amsterdam University medical Center
Medical Specialist, AII - Inflammatory diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Center