OUR MISSION The MDS is a community of dermatologists promoting education, advocacy, and professionalism in order to achieve the highest standard of patient care. |
OUR VISION Excellence and continued improvement in dermatology. |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers |
| Lynda Kauls, MDPresident | VacantPresident-Elect |
| Nessa Aghazadeh, MDVice President Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Kevin Gaddis, MDTreasurer/Secretary |
Directors
Connor Buechler, MDUniversity of Minnesota Resident Member |
| Lauren Van Hove, MDHealthPartners Institute Resident Member Dermatology Resident HealthPartners |
| Addison Demer, MDRepresentative to CAC of HCFA Mayo Clinic |
| Elizabeth Blixt, MDImmediate Past President CentraCare |
| Deborah Cull, MDMayo Clinic Resident Member Dermatology Resident |
| Catherine Newman, MDAdvocacy Committee Chair |
David Pearson, MDEducation Committee Chair University of Minnesota |
| Cindy Firkins Smith, MDHistorian Retired Senior Vice President Adjunct Professor of Dermatology University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
![]() | Whitney D. Tope, MPhil, MDRepresentative to Advisory Council American Academy of Dermatology |
| Julia Lehman, MD Membership Committee Chair Professor and Consultant |
| VacantMMA Liaison |
| VacantAlt Representative to CAC of HCFA |