Stewardship Report Volume 9 - Winter 2026

Education, Awareness and Prevention

Prevention Committee

Dermatology Alliance Council (DAC) Mission: To convene the academic and private practice dermatology community around prevention, early detection and research initiatives to foster collaboration in the field and inform and support the patient-focused programming of the MRF. The DAC welcomed 11 new members this year and the in-person and virtual meetings focused on research topics relevant to the melanoma dermatology community. The AAD in-person meeting highlighted AI research in melanoma detection.

Mission: To increase and steer the MRF’s influence within the greater melanoma prevention community. The Committee identifies and supports strategies to enhance the Foundation’s focus on melanoma prevention and early detection within its mission areas of research, education and advocacy.

Members

Members Rebecca Hartman, MD (Co-Chair) Veronica Rotemberg, MD, PhD (Co-Chair)* Crystal Aguh, MD Joshua Arbesman, MD* Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH Whitney Bowe, MD* Bruce Brod, MD Maria Gnarra Buethe, MD, PhD, FAAD* Jennifer Choi, MD Lilia Correa, MD Collin M. Costello, MD* Meghan Dickman, MD* Laura Ferris, MD, PhD (Past Co-Chair) James Grichnik, MD, PhD

Elise Barish (Chair) Leah Adams Stan Adler Addison Brush Lori Crane, PhD, MPH Laura Ferris, MD, PhD

Rebecca Hartman, MD, MPH, FAAD Michelle Henry, MD, FAAD Alison Martin, MD Nicole Werpachowski, MD

Michelle Henry, MD* Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD Orit Markowitz, MD, FAAD Ata Moshiri, MD Kelly Nelson, MD, FAAD Kelly K. Park, MD, MSL, FAAD, FACMS* Harper Price, MD (Past Co-Chair) Arlene Ruiz De Luzuriaga, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAD*

Michael R. Sargen, MD* Todd Schlesinger, MD Susan Swetter, MD Hensin Tsao, MD Hillary Tsibris, MD, FAAD* Mackenzie Wehner, MD Maria Wei, MD, PhD*

Allan Halpern, MD Elena Hawryluk, MD

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* New Members

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