Associates

IEC is composed of 174 Councilors and Associates*, including the leading voices in the field of atopic dermatitis (AD) from around the globe. IEC’s 43 Associates are early-career clinicians or researchers in Atopic Dermatitis (AD) management who have completed their residency training, published at least two peer-reviewed articles, and already made meaningful contributions to the field.

• Marcella R. Aquino, MD, USA
• Francesca Barei, MD, Italy
• Daniel C. Butler, MD, USA 
• Shuang Chen, MD PhD, China
• Sarah S. Chisolm, MD FAAD, USA
• Anna De Benedetto, MD, USA
• Ester Del Duca, MD, USA
• Catherine Droitcourt, MD PhD, France
• James Elder, MD PhD, USA
• Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak, MD PhD DSc, Poland
• George Han, BS MD PhD, USA
• Helen He,  MD, USA
• Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, MD, Costa Rica
• Carol Hlela, MBChB FcDerm MSc GHS MMed Dphil, South Africa
• Carolyn Jack, MDCM PhD FRCPC, Canada
• Julieth Kalikwendwa Kabagire, MD DTMH MMED, Tanzania
• Elizabeth A. Kiracofe, MD FAAD, USA
• Akiharu Kubo, MD PhD, Japan
• Walter Liszewski, MD FAAD, USA
• Daniel Lorenzini, MD, Brazil
• Paula C. Luna, MD, Argentina
• Caroline  Marie Thérèse Mann, MD, Germany
• Yasaman Mansouri, MD MRCP, USA
• Julia-Tatjana Maul, MD, Switzerland
• Arbie Sofia P. Merilleno, MD DPDS, Philippines
• Trinidad Montero-Vilchesz, PhD MD, Spain
• Chan-Ho Na, MD PhD, South Korea
• Audrey Nosbaum, MD PhD, France
• Uffe Nygaard, MD PhD, Denmark
• Constanza Riquelme Mc Loughlin, MD PhD, Spain
• Amber Reck Atwater, MD, USA
• Ricardo Romiti, MD PhD, Brazil
• María Fernanda Ordóñez Rubiano, MD, Colombia
• Juan Ruano, MD MSc PhD, Spain
• Esther Serra-Baldrich, MD, Spain
• Marieke Seyger, MD PhD, Netherlands
• Vivian Shi, MD FAAD, USA
• Sahana Srinivas, MBBS DVD DNB FRGUHS, India
• Juan Tao, MD PhD, China
• Marie Tauber, MD PhD, France
• Mauricio Torres Pradilla, MD, Colombia
• Margarita Velasquez, MD PhD, Colombia
• Miriam Weinstein, BSc BScn MD FRCPC, Canada

Learn more about how you can become a councilor or associate.

If you are a Councilor or Associate and would like to submit a proposal for a manuscript, please complete the application form.  

Click on the image to download an infographic illustrating the global representation of IEC Councilors and Associates, who come from 34 countries across 6 regions. (Numbers as of April, 2025)

Meet our IEC Councilors and Associates

We invite you to "Meet the Councilors and Associates". Get a personal glimpse into the mindsets of the IEC’s leading experts and key opinion leaders in the field who are solving complex dermatological challenges and navigating evolving field opportunities in atopic dermatitis and beyond.  

MEET OUR MEMBERS 

*Numbers as of July, 2025