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, California
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, Oregon
Robert Sidbury, MD, FAAD, CAC Chair
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
Clinical Advisory Committee
Robert Sidbury, MD, FAAD, CAC Chair
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Stuart Cohen, MD, MPH, FAAP
Children’s Primary Care Medical Group Inc.
San Diego, California
Adam Friedman, MD
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Peter Lio, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Morgan Maier, PA-C
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Research Advisory Committee
Eric L. Simpson, MD, MCR, RAC Chair
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Emma Guttman, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
Brian Kim, MD
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
David Margolis, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Elaine Siegfried, MD
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Gil Yosipovitch, MD
Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Scientific & Medical Advisory Council Emeritus
Lisa A. Beck, MD
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
Kevin D. Cooper, MD
University Hospital of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Jon M. Hanifin, MD
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Amy S. Paller, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois