About Us
Board of Directors:
- Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc - President
- Jose U. Scher, MD - Vice President
- Soumya M. Reddy, MD - Treasurer
- Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, MD, MSCE - Secretary
- Cheryl Rosen, MD - At Large
- Vinod Chandran, MB BS MD - At Large
Steering Committee:
Lihi Eder, MD
Elaine Husni, MD
Siba Raychaudhuri, MD
Evan Siegel, MD
Bruce Strober, MD
Jessica Walsh, MD
Elaine Husni, MD
Siba Raychaudhuri, MD
Evan Siegel, MD
Bruce Strober, MD
Jessica Walsh, MD
Advisory Board:
Kristina Callis-Duffin, MD, MS
Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD
Dafna Gladman, MD
Philip Mease, MD
Christopher Ritchlin, MD
Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD
Dafna Gladman, MD
Philip Mease, MD
Christopher Ritchlin, MD
Association Manager:
PPACMAN Mission:
"Optimize the clinical care of patients with psoriatic disease through multidisciplinary collaboration, education and innovative research."
Our Goals:
Having established a network of combined clinics, the GOALS of PPACMAN are now focused on:
- Improving education for trainees and practicing dermatologists and rheumatologists about the importance of early identification of psoriatic arthritis and value of collaborative care for patients with psoriatic disease;
- Support for formation of similar clinical models and regional derm-rheum partnerships; and
- Research demonstrating the effectiveness of these care models. This includes studies to identified mechanisms for improved PsA screening, comorbidity identification and management, and defining ideal care outcomes.