Board of Directors
Plans & Policies Committee
2024 – 2025
The purpose of the Chicago Dermatological Society is to advance education and research in the field of dermatology throughout the Chicago area. The leadership of the CDS is responsible for directing the policies and activities of the Society. Dermatologists serve in these volunteer positions; all board members serve without compensation.

Claudia Hernandez, MD, MEPH
President
Rush University, Chicago, IL
Jesse Brown VA, Chicago, IL

Edidiong Kaminska, MD, MBS
Vice-President
Kaminska Dermatology, Chicago, IL

Giacomo Maggiolino, MD
Secretary
Forefront Dermatology

Kristen Lee, MD
Treasurer
Tareen Dermatology, Maplewood, MN

Morayo Adisa, MD
Immediate-past President
DOCS Dermatology, Glenview, IL

Nisha Desai, MD
Member-at-Large
Endeavor Medical Group

Roger Haber, MD
Member-at-Large
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Michael O'Donoghue, MD
Member-at-Large and AAD Advisory Board Liason
Illinois Dermatology Institute, Michigan City, IN

Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA
Alternate AAD Advisory Board Liason
Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL

Murad Alam, MD
IDS Representative AAD President-ELECT
Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Dermatology Academic Department Chairs

Amy Paller, MD
Chair, Northwestern University
Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

David Reid, MD
Chair, Rush University
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Diana Bolotin, MD, PhD
Chair, University of Chicago
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD
Interim Chair, Cook County Hospital

Maria Tsoukas, MD, PhD
Chair, UIC
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Wendy Kim, DO
Chair, Loyola University
Loyola University Medical Center, Villa Park, IL
CDS Committee Chairs

Arlene Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD, MPH, MBA
Scientific Chair
The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Giacomo Maggiolino, MD
Membership Engagement Committee Co-Chair
Forefront Dermatology

Sacharitha Bowers, MD
Membership Engagement Committee Co-Chair
Loyola University Medical Center

Edidiong Kaminska, MD, MBS
Industry Relations Co-Chair
Kaminska Dermatology, Chicago, IL

Vakharia Paras, MD, PharmD
Industry Relations Co-Chair
Northwestern University

Stavonnie Patterson, MD
DEI Committee Chair
Advanced Dermatology & Aesthetic Medicine

Seema Apichai, MD
Dermpath Committee Chair
Southwest Dermatology
CDS Staff

Taylor O'Sullivan
Executive Director

Sue O'Sullivan
Managing Director

Iris Holland
Administrative Director