About the Women's Dermatologic Society (WDS)

The Women's Dermatologic Society, founded in 1973, is dedicated to helping dermatologists fulfill their greatest potential and assisting them in making a contribution to our specialty and society.

To achieve this goal, the Society relies on the active participation of its members, who represent a diverse cross-section of professional subspecialties.

Vision Statement

The Women's Dermatologic Society is committed to issues relevant to women and their families.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Women's Dermatologic Society is to support dermatologists by striving to:

  1. Promote leadership

  2. Promote the development of relationships through mentoring and networking

  3. Demonstrate a commitment to service through community outreach and volunteerism

  4. Provide a forum for communications and research relevant to women’s and family issues

  5. Advocate excellence in patient care and education

  6. Promote the highest ethical standards

2013 Officers & Board of Directors



WDS 2013-2014 Board of Directors: First row, from left: Marianne O’Donoghue, MD, Historian; Julie Hodge, MD, Director; Kathleen Hectorne, MD, Vice President; Amy Paller, MD, WDS President (2013-2014); Janet Hickman, MD, Immediate Past President; Amy Derick, MD, Assistant Treasurer and Director; Adelaide Hebert, MD, Director. Second row, from left: Jane Margaret Grant-Kels, MD, Director; Marta Rendon, MD, Director; Kimberly Butterwick, MD, Director; Michel McDonald, MD, Director; Adrienne Stewart, MD, Director; Lauren Hughey, MD, Director; Jennifer Lucas, MD, Parliamentarian; Heidi Waldorf, MD, Director; Dedee Murrell, MA, B.M.B.Ch, MD, Director; Mona Gohara, MD, Director.

Officers

President
Amy S. Paller, MD (2013-2014)
Chicago, IL		 President-Elect
Valerie D. Callender, MD (2013-2014)
Glenn Dale, MD		 Vice-President
Kathleen J. Hectorne, MD (2013-2014)
Austin, MN
Secretary
Deirdre Hooper, MD (2013-2016)
New Orleans, LA		 Treasurer
Mary E. Maloney, MD (2011-2014)
Worcester, MA		 Assistant Treasurer
Amy J. Derick, MD (2013-2014)
Barrington, IL
Immediate Past President
Janet G. Hickman, MD (2013-2014)
Lynchburg, VA		 Historian
Marianne N. O'Donoghue, MD (2013-2015)
Oak Brook, IL		 Executive Director
Alexandra Springer, CMP
Mt. Royal, NJ

Board of Directors

Kimberly J. Butterwick, MD (2010-2014)
San Diego, CA

C. Ralph Daniel, III, MD (2013-2017)
Jackson, MS

Mona Amira Gohara, MD (2013-2017)
Woodbridge, CT

Jane Margaret Grant-Kels, MD (2012-2016)
Farmington, CT

Adelaide A. Hebert, MD (2010-2014)
Houston, TX

Julie A. Hodge, MD, MPH (2013-2017)
Fullerton, CA

Lauren C. Hughey, MD (2013-2017)
Birmingham, AL

Amy Derick, MD (2010-2014)
Barrington, IL		 Jenny Kim, MD, PhD (2011-2015)
Los Angeles, CA

Michel McDonald, MD (2012-2015)
Nashville, TN

Dedee F. Murrell, MA, BMBCh, MD (2012-2016)
Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Marta I. Rendon, MD (2010-2014)
Boca Raton, FL

Neil S. Sadick, MD, FACP (2011-2015)
New York, NY

Adrienne Stewart, MD (2012-2016)
Denver, CO

Rebecca Clare Tung, MD (2012-2016)
LaGrange, IL

Heidi A. Waldorf, MD (2011-2015)
Nanuet, NY

Historian Emeritus
E. Dorinda Shelley, MD
Grand Rapids, OH		 International Representative
Rashmi Sarkar, MD, MNAMS (2013-2014)
Noida, INDIA		 Parliamentarian
Jennifer Lucas, MD (2013-2014)
Cleveland, OH
Young Physicians Representative
Kristen Mia Stewart, MD (2013-2014)
Neptune Beach, FL
Resident Representative
Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD (2013-2014)
Southlake, TX