AMWA’s 98th Annual meeting is our largest networking event of the year and it will take place March 15-17, 2013 at the New York Palace Hotel.  If you aren’t registered yet, register now and bring a friend!

     This year we are honored to hear Dr. Amy Paller speak on inflammatory skin disorders at AMWA’s 98^th Annual Meeting on March 15-17 in NYC!

     Amy Paller, MS, MD is the Walter J. Hamlin Chair and Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Pediatrics, and Principal Investigator of the NIH-funded Skin Disease Research Center at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Brown University and her medical degree from Stanford University.  Dr. Paller completed residency training in both Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern University and her postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Paller has served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Society for Investigative Dermatology, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, the Women’s Dermatologic Society, and the American Dermatological Association. She has been President of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology as well as President of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, and is the President-Elect of the Women's Dermatologic Society. She is currently a Director of the American Board of Dermatology and Vice-chair of the Dermatology Residency Review Committee.  

     An author of more than 350 original publications, Dr. Paller is an NIH-funded investigator who has served on the NIH Board of Scientific Counselors (NIAMS).  Her clinical interests focus on genetic disorders of the skin and cutaneous immunologic disorders in children, including atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Her laboratory is focused on two major areas: a) the role of keratinocyte gangliosides in skin cancer and diabetic wound healing; and b) topical delivery of siRNA-nanoparticle gene suppression as therapy for skin disorders.

     Dr. Paller has also directed the Pediatric Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit at Northwestern for the past 20 years, and has been the lead investigator on several landmark trials in pediatric skin disease. She is co-editor of several leading textbooks of dermatology, among them Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine, Pediatric Dermatology, and Hurwitz’s Clinical Pediatric Dermatology. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals, including the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

     Dr. Paller is currently Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Eczema Association, President-Elect of the International Society for Atopic Dermatitis, and serves on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Boards of the Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association, International Psoriasis Council, and the Pachyonychia Congenita Project.

     We look forward to hearing Dr. Amy Paller speak on inflammatory skin disorders at AMWA's 98th Annual Meeting.  Join us for a weekend of education, rejuvenation and reflection at the stunning 5-star hotel in the heart of Manhattan.  High quality CME sessions will keep you abreast of new changes within the field of medicine, with a special focus on gender specific medicine and women’s health. You will also gain practical insights regarding medical legal issues, negotiation, career advancement, practice management, and career-life balance. There will be abundant opportunities for mentoring and networking. A special dinner cruise along the Hudson River will celebrate AMWA’s 98th Anniversary in style.  AMWA invites you and your colleagues to attend this meeting and learn from pre-eminent women physician leaders of today and tomorrow!  

     We look forward to helping you advance your career at AMWA’s 98th Annual meeting. Learn more about the conference itinerary and register here!   Let us know how we can help you this year!

 

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