Agenda


Friday, August 22, 2025

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Product Theater Breakfast: Amgen
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions) 
Speaker TBA
*Non-CME accredited session

8:10 am - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks from CalDerm & PDA
Melissa Shive, MD - UC Irvine
Veena Vanchinathan, MD, FAAD - The Permanente Medical Group
April Armstrong, MD - UCLA

8:30 am - 8:50 am
Management Cutaneous Reactions from Immunotherpy
Steven Chen, MD - MGH

8:50 am - 9:10 am
Energy-Based Device Update
Kristen M. Kelly, MD - UC Irvine

9:10 am - 9:30 am
Challenging Dermoscopy Cases
Elizabeth Berry, MD - Oregon Health & Science University

9:30 am - 9:50 am
High-risk SCCs, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, Transplant Patients, and Prevention
Badri Modi, MD - City of Hope

9:50 am - 10:10 am
Panel Q&A

10:10 am - 10:35 am
AM Exhibitor & Poster Break
Exhibit Hall: Indigo ABEF

10:35 am - 10:40 am
Resident Case Presentation 1: CK20-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Grace Sora Ahn, MD - UC San Diego

10:40 am - 11:00 am
Tricky Biopsies and Such: Tips for Minor Procedures You Can Incorporate into Your Practice
Melissa Shive, MD, MPH - UC Irvine

11:00 am - 11:20 am
Androgenetic and Scarring Alopecia
Carolyn Goh, MD - UCLA

11:20 am - 11:40 am
Updates on Immunobullous Disease
Vanessa Holland, MD, UCLA

11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Panel Q&A

12:05 pm - 12:35 pm
Product Theater Luncheon: Johnson & Johnson
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions)
Speaker TBA
*Non-CME accredited session

12:40 pm - 1:10 pm
Product Theater Luncheon: Sanofi Regeneron
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions)
Speaker TBA
*Non-CME accredited session

1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU): Expanded Treatments for Dermatologists and Allergists
Jason Hawkes, MD, MS - Oregon Medical Research Center

1:50 pm - 2:10 pm
Evidence-Based Acne Management: Practical Pearls for Practice
Carol Cheng, MD - UCLA

2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
HS (Medical & Procedural)
Jennifer Hsiao, MD - USC
Akhil Wadhera, MD, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

2:40 pm - 2:55 pm
Panel Q&A

2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
PM Exhibitor & Poster Break
Exhibit Hall: Indigo ABEF

3:25 pm - 3:30 pm
Resident Case Presentation 2: A Case of Pembrolizumab-Induced Lichen Planus Pemphigoides Exacerbated After Dupilumab
Jennifer Y. Liu, MD, PhD - UCLA

3:30 pm - 3:50 pm
Recognizing and Managing Cosmetic Complications of Botox and Fillers
Swati Kannan, MD - UC San Diego

3:50 pm - 4:10 pm
Update on Melanoma Management
Jennifer Lin, MD - UC San Diego

4:10 pm - 4:20 pm
Panel Q&A

4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
James Song, MD - Frontier Dermatology

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
​​​​​​​Exhibit Hall: Indigo ABEF


Saturday, August 23, 2025

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Product Theater Breakfast: Lilly
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions)
Speaker TBA
*Non-CME accredited session

8:35 am - 8:50 am
Opening Remarks
Melissa Shive, MD - UC Irvine

8:50 am - 9:10 am
AAD President's Talk
Susan C. Taylor, MD - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

9:10 am - 9:50 am
Augmented Intelligence in Dermatology: 2025 Update
Ivy Lee, MD - Pasadena Premier Dermatology
Akhil Wadhera, MD - Kaiser Permanente Northern California

9:50 am - 10:10 am
Psoriasis Management Pearls: Oral & Biologics
April Armstrong, MD - UCLA

10:10 am - 10:25 am
Panel Q&A

10:25 am - 10:55 am
AM Exhibitor & Poster Break
​​​​​​​Exhibit Hall: Indigo ABEF

10:55 am - 11:00 am
Resident Case Presentation 3: A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Acral Vascular Syndrome
Danielle Yee, MD - UC Davis

11:00 am - 11:20 am
Updates and Insights in Infectious Disease Dermatology
Iris Ahronowitz, MD - UCLA

11:20 am - 11:45 am
CalDerm Legislative Update
Bryce Docherty
*non-CME accredited session

11:45 am - 12:05 am
Disorders of Hyperpigmentation: Melasma and Others
Susan C. Taylor, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

12:05 am - 12:25 pm
Surgical Pearls for the Medical Dermatologist
Jenny Hu, MD - USC

12:25 pm - 12:35 pm
Panel Q&A

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
PDA Executive Committee Meeting
Room: Aqua 310A

12:40 pm - 1:10 pm
Product Theater Luncheon: AbbVie
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions)
Speaker TBA
*Non-CME accredited session

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Product Theater Luncheon - Join Pfizer for a Presentation: Counseling a Patient with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions)
James Song, MD - Frontier Dermatology
*Non-CME accredited session

2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Newcomer Lecture: Rosacea and Cool Science Parts
Richard Gallo, MD - UC San Diego

2:20 pm - 2:50 pm
JAK Inhibitors: AD, AA, and Off-Label Use of JAKs
James Song, MD - Frontier Dermatology

2:50 pm - 3:00 pm
Panel Q&A

3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
PM Exhibitor & Poster Break
​​​​​​​Exhibit Hall: Indigo ABEF

3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Updates in Delusional Infestation
Jesse Keller, MD, MCR - Oregon Health & Science University

3:50 pm - 4:10 pm
Psoriasis, Obesity, and Diet
Sam T. Hwang, MD, PhD - UC Davis

4:10 pm - 4:20 pm
Panel Q&A

4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Veena Vanchinathan, MD, FAAD - The Permanente Medical Group

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Early Career Networking Reception
Room: Indigo 202A

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
President's Reception / VIP Reception with Sponsors
Room: Indigo 202B

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Family Celebration Reception
Location: Indigo Terrace


Sunday, August 24, 2025

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Product Theater Breakfast: Novartis
Indigo 202-204 (separate meeting room from CME sessions)
Speaker TBA
*Non-CME accredited session

7:30 am - 8:30 am
CLIA Histopath Exam
Bonnie A. Lee, MD - UC San Diego

8:30 am - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks
Jenny Hu, MD - USC

8:45 am - 9:05 am
Clinicopathologic Correlation: New Drugs, New Problems
Bonnie A. Lee, MD - UC Irvine

9:05 am - 9:25 am
Interesting Cases from the Rheum Derm Clinic
Nicole M. Fett, MD, MSCE - Oregon Health & Science University

9:25 am - 9:45 am
From Diapers to Droplets: Viral Exanthems and Diaper Rashes
Marcia Hogeling, MD - UCLA

9:45 am - 10:00 am
Panel Q&A

10:00 am - 10:30 am
AM Exhibitor & Poster Break
​​​​​​​Exhibit Hall: Indigo ABEF

10:30 am - 10:35 am
Resident Case Presentation 4: A Case of Zosteriform Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis
Soha Ghanian, MD - University of Arizona

10:35 am - 10:55 am
Biologic Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis: What's Here and What's Coming?
Neal Bhatia, MD - Therapeutics Clinical Research

10:55 am - 11:15 am
Incorporating Cosmeceuticals into Clinical Practice
Janine Luke, MD - Loma Linda University

11:15 am - 11:35 am
Topical Therapies in Dermatology: Endangered Species or New Beginnings?
Neal Bhatia, MD - Therapeutics Clinical Research

11:35 pm - 11:50 pm
Panel Q&A

11:50 pm - 12:00 pm
Closing Remarks from CalDerm & PDA
Melissa Shive, MD - UC Irvine
Veena Vanchinathan, MD, FAAD - The Permanente Medical Group

12:00 pm 
Adjourn