2025 Faculty Sarasota

Masterclasses in Dermatology is proud to host experts in gastroenterology, rheumatology, dermatology, surgery, and ophthalmology from all over the country.

Co-Chairs

Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD
Dermatology/Rheumatology

Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West Mount Sinai Brooklyn Mount Sinai Queens The Mount Sinai Hospital

Joseph F.  Merola, MD, MMSc
Dermatology/Rheumatology

Chair of Dermatology
Professor of Dermatology
Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology
UT Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center

Daniel Siegel, MD
Dermatology

Clinical Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Faculty

Andrew Alexis, MD
Dermatology

Mount Sinai Hospital, Director, Skin of Color Center

Catherine Bakewell, MD
Rheumatology

Rheumatology Specialist in Salt Lake City, UT and has over 18 years of experience in the medical field.

Jennifer Cao, MD
Ophthalmology

Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Doris Day, MD
Day Dermatology & Aesthetics

Katherine Economy, MD
OB/GYN

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School

Scott Elman, MD
Dermatology (Oncology)

Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

David Fisher, MD, PhD
Dermatology (Pediatrics and Oncology)

Chief of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Emma Guttman, MD, PhD
Dermatology

Professor and System Chair, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Meghan Heberton, MD
Dermatology/Rheumatology

Assistant Professor of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Mark Kaufmann, MD
Dermatology

Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Shawn Kwatra, MD

Leon Kircik, MD
Dermatology

Clinical Professor of Dermatology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

James Krueger, MD, PhD
Dermatology

D. Martin Carter Professor in clinical investigation
Co-director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Senior Attending Physician

Melissa Mauskar, MD
Dermatology/OB/GYN

Associate Professor Departments of Dermatology & Obstetrics and Gynecology UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dennis Orgill, MD, PhD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Medical Director Brigham and Women’s Hospital Wound Care Center

David Sloane MD
Allergy and Immunology

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending in Allergy and Immunology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Consultant in Allergy and Immunology for the Rapid Drug Desensitization service at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Medical Director of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, West Roxbury VA Medical Center,  all in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ryan Stidham, MD
Gastroenterology

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
University of Michigan Medical School

Manisha Thakuria, MD
Dermatology

Director, Merkel Cell Carcinoma Clinic, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
Director, Brigham Dermatology Associates at Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School