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Annual Dermatology Symposium
The 2025 Dermatology Symposium took place on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel and Conference Center in Flowood, MS. A full agenda is provided below. We are sincerely thankful to all of our attendees and speakers for making this year's event a success. In addition, we especially thank our sponsors, listed below, who made this event possible.
2026 Dermatology Symposium dates will be provided in the coming weeks.
Sponsors:
- Platinum
- Abbvie
- Regeneron
- Gold
- Incyte
- MNK
- Pfizer
- Silver
- Acaria Health
- Almirall
- Boehringer-Ingelheim
- Chiesi
- Dermavant
- Galderma
- Hill Dermaceuticals
- Johnson & Johnson
- Leo Pharma
- Novartis
- Sun Pharma
- Therakos
- UCB
Agenda:
- 9:00am-9:25am: Registration, Coffee Station, and Visit Exhibitors
- 9:25am-9:30am: Welcome and Overview
- Stephen Helms, MD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC & Amy Flischel, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- Stephen Helms, MD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC & Amy Flischel, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- 9:30am-10:15am: Stephen E. Helms, MD Distinguished Lectureship Series - “The Game is Afoot”
- Tejesh Patel, MD, Professor and Anmonett-Rosenberg Chair, Department of Dermatology The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Tejesh Patel, MD, Professor and Anmonett-Rosenberg Chair, Department of Dermatology The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- 10:15am-11:00am: "Practical Dermoscopy"
- Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD, Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Associate Vice Chair, Faculty Group Practice, Department of Dermatology
- Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD, Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Associate Vice Chair, Faculty Group Practice, Department of Dermatology
- 11:00am-11:30am: "Hair and Nails in Forensics: How the Nails Helped Solve 2 Murder Cases"
- Carlton Ralph Daniel, MD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- Discuss nail findings and how they are used in forensic medicine
- Identify techniques used in forensic medicine
- Carlton Ralph Daniel, MD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- 11:30am-11:45am: Break & Visit Exhibitors
- 11:45am-12:15pm: "Atopic Dermatitis: Oldies & Newbies"
- Thy Huynh, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, UMMC
- Identify what’s new in Atopic Dermatitis
- Review updates on FDA-approved therapies in Atopic Dermatitis
- Discuss current and upcoming Atopic Dermatitis trials
- Thy Huynh, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, UMMC
- 12:15pm-12:45pm: Lunch & Visit Exhibitors
- 12:45pm-1:15pm: Multidisciplinary Lecture
- Charles E. Grogan II, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Allergy and Immunology, UMMC
- Review presentations of allergic disease in the skin
- Discuss diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with allergic skin disease
- Charles E. Grogan II, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Allergy and Immunology, UMMC
- 1:15pm-1:45pm: "Updates in the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa"
- Margaret “Molly” Webb, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- Review FDA approval updates in therapeutics for hidradenitis
- Discuss off-label use of medications and procedures for hidradenitis
- Margaret “Molly” Webb, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- 1:45pm-2:00pm: Break & Visit Exhibitors
- 2:00pm-2:30pm: "Updates in Psoriasis"
- Jeremy Jackson, MD, Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- Review updates on existing therapeutics
- Identify new therapies on the horizon
- Jeremy Jackson, MD, Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- 2:30pm-3:00pm: "Cases That Taught Me the Most During My Career"
- Robert T. Brodell, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- Discuss cases and how to avoid pitfalls in Dermatology
- Review clinical presentations and pathologic findings of Dermatologic cases
- Robert T. Brodell, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Founding Chair, Department of Dermatology, UMMC
- 3:00pm: Adjourn
For additional information, please email Dr. Amy Flischel (aflischel@umc.edu) and/or Olivia Hutto (ohutto@umc.edu).