The D.C. Derm Society would like to CONGRATULATE Dr. Lushniak on his PROMOTION:

Lushniak Promoted to Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral
Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., an assistant FDA commissioner, has been promoted to assistant surgeon general and to the rank of rear admiral in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service. Before coming to FDA in 2004 to work in counterterrorism policy, Lushniak spent 16 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention working in areas such as disaster response, medical epidemiology, and occupational skin diseases.

Dr. Mark Welch would like to thank those participating in this year’s skin cancer screenings on Capitol Hill. We could still use another two volunteers for May 10th screening at the Senate. The available shifts are 10am – 12pm and 12pm – 2pm. Please contact Dr. Welch at mlwelch@hotmail.com or 301-564-3131 to volunteer.

In addition, the AAD is attempting to set a World Record skin screen on Saturday, May 6th at Union Station in Washington, DC. Shifts to be determined. Volunteers should email the Academy at worldrecord@aad.org.

I am looking forward to enjoying the Atlantic Dermatological Conference with our D.C. Dermatology members on April 28th – 30th. This promises to be the “best Atlantic Derm Conference” ever. Many of our colleagues have participated at an extraordinary level to make our conference memorable. I thank all of the Chairs and their committee members and the Society’s members for their dedication and contributions. Now let’s enjoy the meeting!

Breaking News!!!
If you and/or your patients are having trouble with the IPledge program – please share the addresses below with your patients and write letters to the FDA commissioner, your Senators and Congresspersons – detailing what your experience has been. I’ m going to have this information available to my patients, in hopes that my patients are not denied access to an important medication and that their voice is heard.

Sandra Read, M.D.
President, Washington DC Dermatological Society

Here's the FDA & lawmaker contact information:

For the Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, contact
Andrew von Eschenbach, MD at commissioner@fda.gov

For DC, Maryland, and Virginia delegations, contact:

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