Editors



Current Editors: Alekhya Gurram and Jun Park

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Past Editors: Madelyn Schmidt, Jane Onyemachi, Fareen Momin, Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

UTMB Students Present at the Annual Society for Investigative Dermatology 2026 Conference

Congratulations to the UTMB students who presented posters at the 2026 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Conference!

Poster Presentations:

Vitiligo is associated with an increased risk of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves’ disease
Kassianna Elizondo, Renat Ahatov, Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez

The emerging role of ertapenem in recalcitrant hidradenitis suppurativa: A systematic review
Alekhya Gurram, Jun H. Park, Amna Sidiq, Diego A. Ramos-Briceño, Mohamad Jabin, Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez. 

Evaluating the role of upadacitinib in refractory lichen planus: A systematic review
Jun H. Park, Alekhya Gurram, Amna Sidiq, Mohamad Jabin, Anthony Linfante. 

Assessing the relationship between vitamin D levels and risk of major adverse cardiovascular and thromboembolic events in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa
Diego A. Ramos-Briceño, Jun H. Park, David Garate, Narayana Swamy, Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez. 

Risk of alopecia areata among rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis patients treated with TNF inhibitors
Diego A. Ramos-Briceño, Jun H. Park, David Garate, Narayana Swamy, Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez. 

Intravascular pyogenic granuloma of the popliteal fossa: A rare clinical presentation
Jun H. Park, Diego A. Ramos-Briceño, Katherine Johnson, Brent Kelly, Ayezel Munoz Gonzalez.