Board of Directors

Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD

Connecticut Skin Institute

President (Term Ends 2027)

Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FACMS

Dermatology, Laser & Vein Specialists of Carolinas

President-Elect (Term Ends 2027)

Molly Wanner, MD, MBA

Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center

Vice President (Term Ends 2027)

Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, FAAD, FASLMS

Oak Dermatology

Past President (Term Ends 2027)

Kristen M. Kelly, MD

Beckman Laser Institute

Secretary (Term Ends 2027)

J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD

Beckman Laser Institute

Historian (Term Ends 2027)

H. Ray Jalian, MD

Rebecca Fitzgerald Dermatology

Treasurer (Term Ends 2029)

Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD

Wellman Center for Photomedicine

Basic Science (Term Ends 2027)

Guillermo Aguilar, PhD

Texas A&M University

Basic Science (Term Ends 2028)

Nashwa Cheema, PhD

Research Fellow; Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital

Biomedical Engineering (Term Ends 2029)

Alexander J. Makowski, PhD

Sciton

Industrial/Marketing (Term Ends 2027)

Vladimir Paul-Blanc

Industrial/R&D (Term Ends 2028)

Catherine M. DiGiorgio, MD

Laser Medicine (Term Ends 2028)

Jeremy A. Brauer, MD

Spectrum Skin and Laser

Laser Medicine (Term Ends 2028)

Zakia Rahman, MD

Stanford University

Laser Safety (Term Ends 2027)

Alissandro R. Castillo, MD, MBA

MD Laser Studio

Laser Surgery – Non-Dermatology (Term Ends 2029)

David Ozog, MD

Henry Ford Department of Dermatology

Laser Surgery (Term Ends 2028)

Kelly J. Stankiewicz, MD, FAAD

Laser Surgery (Term Ends 2027)

Christina M. Jordan, MSN, APN, FNP-C

Colorado Skin and Vein

Nursing/Allied Health (Term Ends 2029)

Jill S. Waibel, MD

Director of Government Communication and Education (Term Ends 2029)

John Hoopman, AAS, CMLSO

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Safety Director (Term Ends 2028)

Bahman Anvari, PhD

University of California Riverside

Editor-in-Chief (Term began 2025)

George J. Hruza, MD, MBA

Laser & Dermatologic Surgery Center

Public Policy Director (Term Ends 2028)

Giulia Mansutti, PhD

Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine

Early Career Scientist (Term Ends 2027)

Aria Vazirnia, MD, MAS

Apex Dermatology

Early Career Scientist (Term Ends 2029)

Briana Halle, MD

UC Irvine Dermatology

Resident/Fellow (Term Ends 2027)

Cemre Turk, MD

Resident/Fellow (Term Ends 2028)