International Lectures

  • Resurfacing procedures that are better than CO2, invited speaker at session “Veni, Vidi, Vici”, 24th World Congress of Dermatology, 10-15 June, 2019, Milan, Italy
  • Recognizing and managing self-harm, invited speaker at session “Psychodermatology for the busy dermatologist”, 24th World Congress of Dermatology, 10-15 June, 2019, Milan, Italy
  • Chair, Symposium New insights in the management of scars, keloids, and striae, 14th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, March 28-30, 2019, Lima, Peru
  • Scar Prevention, invited speaker at session “New insights in the management of scars, keloids, and striae”, 14th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, March 28-30, 2019, Lima, Peru
  • Cutaneous diseases and pregnancy, invited speaker at Symposium “Gender Dermatology”, 14th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, March 28-30, 2019, Lima, Peru
  • Scar prevention, invited speaker at Symposium “New insights in the management of scars, keloids, and striae”, 14th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, March 28-30, 2019, Lima, Peru
  • Keynote Speaker, Multimodality therapies for acne scarring, 22nd Congress of the Ibero-Latin American College of Dermatology (CILAD), November 14-17, 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Keynote Speaker, Skin infections in pregnancy, 22nd Congress of the Ibero-Latin American College of Dermatology (CILAD), November 14-17, 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Acne scars: what’s new, invited speaker at 22nd Congress of the Ibero-Latin American College of Dermatology (CILAD), November 14-17, 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Chair, Forum Genital Aesthetics, 13th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 28-July 1st, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Chair, Forum Acne Scar Management, 13th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 28-July 1st, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Feminine rejuvenation: an overview, invited speaker at session “Genital Aesthetics”, 13th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 28-July 1st, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Acne scarring management: overview / what’s the evidence, invited speaker at session “Acne Scar Management”, 13th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 28-July 1st, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Cutaneous diseases and pregnancy, invited speaker at session “Gender Dermatology – Part II”, 13th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 28-July 1st, 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Lectures

  • Mid-face volumization, invited speaker at “Fillers” symposium, World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, May 4-6, 2017, Bangalore, India
  • Management of acne scarring, invited speaker at Course “Post-Acne Scarring”, World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, May 4-6, 2017, Bangalore, India
  • Director, Master Class Scar Management, World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, May 4-6, 2017, Bangalore, India
  • Assessing scars and scar prophylaxis, invited speaker at Master Class “Scar Management”, World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, May 4-6, 2017, Bangalore, India
  •  Cutaneous diseases and pregnancy, invited speaker at Symposium “Gender Dermatology”, 12th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, May 4-6, 2017, Bangalore, India
  • Radiesse vs. Voluma, invited speaker at 11th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 23-25, 2016, Panama City, Panama
  • Lights and lasers for rosacea, invited speaker at 11th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 23-25, 2016, Panama City, Panama
  • Management of melasma and complications of treatment, invited speaker at 11th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 23-25, 2016, Panama City, Panama
  • Chair, Hyperpigmentation and pigmentation disorders, 11th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 23-25, 2016, Panama City, Panama
  • Director, “Pregnancy and Lactation” Symposium, 10th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, November 14-16, 2015, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Management of vascular changes, neuromodulators, and fillers, invited speaker at “Pregnancy and Lactation” Symposium, 10th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, November 14-16, 2015, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Co-chair, Pregnancy-related issues (Workshop), 23rd World Congress of Dermatology, June 8-13, 2015, Vancouver, Canada
  • Self harm, invited speaker at Symposium “Skin Signs of Drug and Physical Abuse”, 23rd World Congress of Dermatology, June 8-13, 2015, Vancouver, Canada
  • Cosmetic and surgical procedures, invited speaker at Symposium “Pregnancy-related issues”, 23rd World Congress of Dermatology, June 8-13, 2015, Vancouver, Canada
  • Nodular melanoma developing in pregnancy, invited speaker at Joint Meeting of International Society of Obstetric Medicine and North American Society of Obstetric Medicine, October 25-27, 2014, New Orleans, LA

  • Director, “Skin Diseases in Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Risks” Workshop, Joint Meeting of International Society of Obstetric Medicine and North American Society of Obstetric Medicine, October 25-27, 2014, New Orleans, LA
  • Management of pregnancy-related striae, keloids, hypertrophic scars, and excessive skin laxity, invited speaker at 9th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 27-30, 2013, Athens, Greece
  • Dyslipidemia in skin disease: a meta-analysis of new data, invited speaker at 3rd International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, April 15-17, 2013, Chicago, IL
  • Procedure-based management options for pregnancy-associated pigmentary abnormalities, invited speaker at 3rd International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, April 15-17, 2013, Chicago, IL
  • Cosmetics and cosmeceuticals in pregnancy: data, safety, and biases in pregnancy warnings, invited speaker at 8th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, February 1, 2012, Cancun, Mexico
  • Drug safety in pregnancy, invited speaker at 67th Congress (Centennial Celebration) of Brazilian Society of Dermatology, September 1-4, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Cosmeceutical safety in pregnancy, invited speaker at 67th Congress (Centennial Celebration) of Brazilian Society of Dermatology, September 1-4, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Dermatological Diseases, Clinical, Surgical and Cosmetic Dermatology (Tracks 1 and 3-5), Co-chair, 3rd International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, April 15-17, 2013, Chicago, IL
  • Advances in complex medical dermatology: a decade of new data, invited speaker at 3rd International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, April 15-17, 2013, Chicago, IL
  • Specific dermatoses and atopic dermatitis in pregnancy: research advances and controversies, invited speaker at the International Conference and Exhibition on Clinical Research: Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Cardiology, July 5, 2011, San Francisco, CA

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  • Medical dermatology (Track 4), Co-chair, International Conference and Exhibition on Clinical Research: Dermatology, Ophthalmology and Cardiology, July 5, 2011, San Francisco, CA
  • Crystallization of sebum: implications in comedogenesis, presented at the Annual Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, November 18, 2004, Florence, Italy
  • Pigmentation in pregnancy: pathophysiology and management, invited speaker at the 12th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, October 17, 2003, Barcelona, Spain
  • Other malignancies in 1371 patients with malignant melanoma, presented at the 15th International Pigment Cell Conference, September 29, 1993, London, England
  • P53 mutation and c-fos amplification are coexpressed in a panel of human melanoma cell lines and associated with expression of the “late” tumor progression molecule VLA-2, presented at 2nd Scientific Week, Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, 1993
  • Levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptors in patients with mycobacterial infections, presented at the 18th Annual Panhellenic Medical Meeting, May 12-16, 1992, Athens, Greece
  • Re-appraisal of the autoimmune response in leprosy, presented at the 18th Annual Panhellenic Medical Meeting, May 12-16, 1992, Athens, Greece
  • Autoantibody production in the clinical subsets of cutaneous LE; Correlations among various antibodies of the same isotype, presented at 2nd EADV Congress, October 10-13, 1991, Athens, Greece
  • Antibodies against glomerular and thyroid tissue elements in the spectrum of lupus erythematosus: Concordant presence with autoantibodies against characteristic lupus autoantigens, presented at 2nd EADV Congress, October 10-13, 1991, Athens, Greece
  • Contribution of the newer immunoenzymatic assays in the serodiagnostics of cutaneous lupus, presented at the 17th Annual Panhellenic Medical Meeting, May 7-11, 1991, Athens, Greece