Scientific & Medical Advisory Council

The National Eczema Association is a national, patient-oriented organization which is governed by a Board of Directors and guided by a Scientific & Medical Advisory Council (SMAC) comprising physicians and scientists who donate their time and expertise.

The Scientific & Medical Advisory Council provides strategic insights and guiding leadership for NEA’s research and clinical programs in partnership with NEA staff. The Council is comprised of three committees: the Council Executive Committee (CEC), the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) and the Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC). The Council is composed of thought leaders and rising stars in research, clinical practice and advocacy who are committed to advancing eczema science, patient care and related outcomes through furthering the mission of NEA.

Council Executive Committee

Lawrence Eichenfield, MD, Chair
University of California, San Diego School
of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego, CA

Aaron Drucker, MD, Vice-Chair
University of Toronto and Women’s College Hospital
Toronto, Canada

Eric L. Simpson, MD, MCR, RAC Chair
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Robert Sidbury, MD, FAAD, CAC Chair
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA

Clinical Advisory Committee

Robert Sidbury, MD, FAAD, CAC Chair
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA

Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Adam Friedman, MD
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC

Candrice Heath, MD
Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Lynda Schneider, MD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Research Advisory Committee

Eric L. Simpson, MD, MCR, RAC Chair
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Katrina Abuabara, MD, MA, MSCE
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Emma Guttman, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY

Brian Kim, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Shawn Kwatra, MD
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC