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U.S. Virtual Magic Wand® (VMW) Participants
2024
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Bobak Hedayati, MD
- UC Irvine Dermatology

David Gao, MD
- Henry Ford Health

Azeen Sadeghian Gebhart, MD
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Stephen Lewellis, MD
- Above and Beyond Dermatology

Omobola Onikoyi, MD
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Pearl Ugwu-Dike, MD
- New York University

Miguel Aristizabal, MD
- Mayo Clinic Florida

Sejal Shah, MD
- Mount Sinai Hospital

Kelly Park, MD
- Illinois Dermatology Institute

Varun Ranpariya, MD
- Wake Forest School of Medicine

Caroline Zhu, MD
- University of Texas at Southwestern

Thomas Le, MD, MPH
- University of Pittsburgh

Sino Mehrmal, MD
- Saint Louis University

Isabella Camacho-Hubbard, MD
- MedStar Georgetown University
2023
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Adarsh Ravishankar, MD
- University of Minnesota

Ajay Nair Sharma, MD, MBA
- University of California, Irvine

Andjela Nemcevic, MD
- NYU Langone's Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology

Anisha Guda, MD
- UT Southwestern Medical Center

Benjamin Tran, MD
MedStar Georgetown University
Christine Pham, MD
- University of California, Irvine

Christopher Torres, MD
- New York University

Fatima Mirza, MD
- Brown University

Lily Park, DO
- Larkin Community Hospital | South Miami, FL

Melissa Laughter, MD
- NYU Langone's Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology

Neha Jariwala, MD
- University of Pennsylvania

Sonya Kenkare, MD, FAAD
- Rush University
2022

Allison Robbins, MD
- Brown University | Rhode Island Hospital

Andrew Park, MD, MBA
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Arlene Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD, MPH, MBA
- University of Chicago

Colleen Cotton, MD
- Medical University of South Carolina

Daniel Schlessinger, MD
Washington University
David Li, MD, MBA
- Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Dawn Zhang Eichenfield, MD, PhD
- Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego | UC San Diego School of Medicine

Elena Pope, MD, MSc, FRCPC
- University of Toronto | Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Eric Yang, MD
- Brown University

Ian Ferguson, MD
- Washington University

John S. Barbieri, MD, MBA
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Julia Arzeno, MD
- University of California,
- Los Angeles

Katharina S. Shaw, MD
- New York University

Kevin Patel, MD
- The University of Texas at Austin

Laura Gardner, MD
- Vanderbilt University

Morgan Murphrey, MD
- University of California,
- Davis

Nicole Gunasekera, MD, MBA
- Harvard Combined Dermatology Training Program

Nikolai Klebanov, MD
- Harvard Combined Dermatology Training Program

Sally Tan, MD, MPH
- University of California, San Francisco

Spyros Siscos, MD
- University of Kansas Medical Center

Sungat Grewal, MD
- University of California, San Francisco
2019

Tim Durso, MD
- Loyola University/Chicago
- SAUSHEC

Sara Hogan, MD, MHS, FAAD
- Loyola University/Chicago
- Cleveland Clinic

Inyoung Kim, MD, PhD
- University of Chicago
- Case Western University

Ming Lee, MD
- Emory University
- Boston University

Xiaoxiao Li, MD, PhD
- University of Texas/Southwestern
- University of Pittsburgh

Jean-Phillip Okhovat, MD, MPH
- University of California/Los Angeles
- University of Maryland

Jigar Patel, MD
- Eastern VA Medical School
- Duke University

Aditi Sharma, MD
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- University of California/Irvine

Divya Sharma, MD
- College of New Jersey/Rutgers
- Brown University

Kumar Sukhdeo, MD, PhD
- Case Western University
- New York University

Usama Syed, MD
- Imperial College/London
- Mount Sinai University

Olivia Twu, MD, PhD
- University of California/Los Angeles
- University of California/San Francisco

Raj Varma, MD
- University of Alabama/Birmingham
- University of Alabama/Birmingham

Reid Waldman, MD, PhD
- University of Missouri/Kansas City
- University of Connecticut
2017/2018

Olga Afanasiev, MD
- University of Washington
- Stanford University

Omar Badri, MD
- Harvard University
- BWH/Harvard Combined

Spencer Bezalel, MD
- University of South Florida
- Mayo Clinic

Afton Chavez, MD
- Dartmouth University
- Brown University

Matthew Hand, MD
- University of Washington
- University of Utah

Sheila Jalalat, MD
- University of Texas
- University of South Florida

Stephanie Klein, MD, FAAD
- University of Utah
- Medical College of Wisconsin

Kaveri Korgavkar, MD
- University of Michigan
- Brown University

Neal Kumar, MD
- Tufts University
- Rush University

Ivy Lee, MD, FAAD
- University of California/San Francisco
- Georgetown University

Kachiu Lee, MD, MPH
- Northwestern University
- Brown University

Neera Nathan, MD
- George Washington University
- Harvard Combined

Joshua Owen, MD
- University of Texas/Southwestern
- Northwestern University

Jennifer Powers, MD, FAAD
- Vanderbilt University
- Boston University

Priyanka Vedak, MD
- Boston University
- Harvard Combined

Joel Sunshine, MD
- Johns Hopkins University
- Northwestern University
Asian Virtual Magic Wand Participants
2024 Asian Virtual Magic Wand Scholars
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Speakers

Dr. Zhan Wang
- Shenzhen FBU Cosmetic Dermatology Clinic

Dr. Chien Ming Chen
- Laser and Photonics Medical Society of Taiwan

Dr. Kai Chih Hung
- PHISKIN Aesthetic Medical Center

Dr. Huang Hailong
- Chinese Medical Association Dermatology and Aesthetics Branch

Dr. Xiang Lei Wu
- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Dr. JunTian Liu
- Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical College

Dr. Wen Jun Liao
- Transformation for Reshaping and Combination Technology

Dr. Wei Fang
- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Dr. Xia Li
- Si Chuan Hua Mei Zi Xin Medical Beauty Hospital

Dr. Wenyun Ting
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Dr. Hang Wang
- Sichuan University

Dr. Pai Nian Chu
- Yoko Clinic

Dr. Yan Li Tian
- Fourth Military Medical University
Observers

Dr. Dong Zhu
- Wuhan MYLIKE Medical Beauty Hospital

Dr. Bin Liu
- Nanjing Medical University

Dr. Xiaoqiao Zi
- MYLIKE Yunnan

Dr. Wenwen Ji
- Nanjing Medical University

Dr. Ju Hyuk Park
- The Association of Korean Dermatologists

Dr. Min Yan
- Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Dr. Care Ling Ee
- KSMU

Dr. Yakun Zhang
- KSME
European Virtual Magic Wand® Participants
2022
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Anamaria Balić, MD
Christine C. Dierickx, MD
Giovanni Damiani, M

Josko Mise, MD

Liora Bik, MD

Lloyd Steele, MRCP

Martin Shahid, MD, PhD, BSc

Meelad Habib, MD, PhD

Razvigor Darlenski, MD, PhD

Teofila Caplanusi, MD, PhD

Tanya Maltseva, MD, PhD

Tiago Matos, MD, PhD
MWI Consultants/Speakers/Presenters
- James Allred, Dermatologist at Graves Gilbert Clinic, CEO & Founder Initium Innovations Inc.
- Maryam Asgari, Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
- Mathew Avram, Director, Mass General Laser, Cosmetics & Dermatologic Surgery
- Ashish Bhatia, Director of Dermatologic, Laser & Cosmetic Surgery at Oak Dermatology
- Angela Christiano, Professor at Columbia University Medical Center
- Jordan Cummins, Dermatologist and Clinical Director of MassDerm Associates
- Seemal Desai, Dermatologist and Owner, Innovative Dermatology
- John Doux, Member of the Program Committee for Dermatology Summit conferences from Advancing Innovation in Dermatology
- Lynn Drake, Lecturer in Dermatology, Mass General
- Dan Eisen, Director of Dermatologic Surgery and Head of the Micrographic and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Program, UC Davis
- Pat Fortune, VP Market Sectors, Mass General Brigham Innovation
- Barbara Gilchrest, Former President of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Investigative Dermatology
- Ernesto Gonzalez, Dermatologist and Professor in Dermatology at Mass General
- Eddie Hsia, VP, External Research & Innovation, Almirall
- Sylvia Hsu, Chair of Dermatology, Temple
- Jennifer Huang, Pediatric Dermatologist, specializing in cancer, Boston Childrens Hospital, Program Director, Harvard Dermatology Residency Program
- William James, Editor in Chief, Medscape Dermatology Reference, previous President of AAD Dermatologist and Professor of Dermatology, Penn Medicine
- Bill Ju, Co-founder, President, Trustee, Advancing Innovation in Dermatology
- Kasper Juul, Director, External Innovation, LEO Pharma
- Brandon Kirsch, Dermatologist in Naples FL, Kirsch Dermatology, President & CEO of ClearifiRX
- Justin Ko, Chief of Medical Dermatology, Dermatologist and Associate Professor of Dermatology, Stanford
- Daniela Kroshinsky, Director of Inpatient & Pediatric Dermatology, Mass General, Associate Professor of Dermatology at HMS
- Helena Kuhn, Assistant Professor, Brown Dermatology
- Joe Kvedar, Vice President, Connected Health, Mass General Brigham, Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Professor of Dermatology at HMS
- Duke Leahey, CEO Synthetic Vector Designs
- Adam Lipworth, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Chair of Lahey Health Dermatology
- Markham Luke, Supervisory Physician, US Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Dieter Manstein, co-Inventor of CoolSculpting & Fraxel Assistant Professor of Dermatology at HMS
- Suzanne Olbricht, Past president of the AAD, current Chief of Dermatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Associate Professor of Dermatology at HMS
- Clark Otley, Chief Medical Officer of Mayo Clinic Platform Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon at Mayo Clinic
- Tania Phillips, Professor of Dermatology, Boston University
- Elisabeth Richard, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins
- Ellen Roh, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, HMS
- Arturo Saavedra, Chief of Population Health and Health Policy and chair of the Department of Dermatology at UVA
- Chrysalyne Schmults, Director, Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery Center, Harvard, Associate Professor of Dermatology at HMS
- Michael Sierra, Vice President of LEO Science & Tech Hub
- Nicole Stakleff, Partner, Health Sciences Dept, Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Sandy Tsao, Dermatologist/Assistant Professor of Dermatology at HMS
- Neal Walker, President and CEO at Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
- Molly Wanner, Dermatologist, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, HMS
- Steve Xu, Dermatologist, Medical director of the Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University
- Clarrisa Yang, Dermatologist, Dermatologist-in-Chief, Tufts
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