Embracing diversity in dermatology: Creation of a culture of equity and inclusion in dermatology

• Seemal R. Desai, MD,
• Rayva Khanna, BA,
• Donald Glass, MD,
• Murad Alam,
• Vicky Barrio, MD,
• Lars E. French, MD,
• Mona Gohara, MD,
• Lynn McKinley-Grant, MD,
• Valerie Harvey, MD,
• Candrice Heath, MD,
• Kavita Mariwalla, MD,
• Alice Pentland, MD,
• Melissa Piliang, MD,
• Crystal Pourciau, MD,
• Susan Taylor, MD,
• Peggy Wu, MD,
• Pearl Grimes, MD,
• Henry W. Lim, MD

Affiliations

Seemal R. Desai, MD

Innovative Dermatology, Plano, Texas; Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Corresponding author.

Rayva Khanna, BA

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Donald Glass, MD

Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Murad Alam

Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Vicky Barrio, MD

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California

Lars E. French, MD

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Munich University of Ludwig Maximilian, Munich, Germany; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Mona Gohara, MD

Department of Dermatology, Yale University of School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Lynn McKinley-Grant, MD

Department of Dermatology, Howard University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Valerie Harvey, MD

Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group, Newport News, Virginia

Candrice Heath, MD

Department of Dermatology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kavita Mariwalla, MD

Mariwalla Dermatology, West Islip, New York

Alice Pentland, MD

Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York

Melissa Piliang, MD

Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Crystal Pourciau, MD

Department of Dermatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee

Susan Taylor, MD

Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Peggy Wu, MD

Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California

Pearl Grimes, MD

Vitiligo & Pigmentation Institute of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Henry W. Lim, MD

Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan