American Hair Research SocietyBoard of Directors
Board of Directors
AHRS OFFICERS:

President:
John T. Seykora, MD, PhD, 2025-2028
University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Secretary-Treasurer:
Paradi Mirmirani, MD, 2025-2028
The Permanente Medical Group
Senior Dermatologist; Interim Medical Director for the Regional Clinical Trials Program; Regional Director for Hair Disorders and Dermatology Research, The Permanente Medical Group,
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Immediate Past-President:
Angela M. Christiano, PhD, 2025-2028
Columbia University of Physicians & Surgeons
Richard & Mildred Rhodebeck Professor, Department of Dermatology and Genetics & Development; Vice-Chair and Director of Research, Department of Dermatology, Columbia University College of Physicians
New York, NY, USA
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AHRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Daniel Asz-Sigall, MD, 2023-2026
Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital
Director, Trichology Clinic, Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico

Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, 2024-2027
National Institutes of Health
Associate Research Physician, Co-Director of the Translational Dermatology Unit, and Staff Clinician at the National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA

Kristen I. Lo Sicco, MD, 2024-2027
New York University
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Health; Director, NYU Skin and Cancer Unit
New York, NY, USA
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Curtis T. Thompson, MD, 2024-2027
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Clinical (Affiliate) Professor, Department of Pathology and Dermatology, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, OR, USA
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Observer, IFHRS Chair (ex-officio, non-voting)
Wilma Bergfeld, MD, 2025-2028
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Senior Dermatologist; Co-Director Dermatopathology; Director, Dermatopathology Fellowship; Professor, Dermatology and Pathology; Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

Observer, Scientific Program Committee Chair (ex-officio, non-voting)
Maria K. Hordinsky, MD, 2025-2028
University of Minnesota
Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA