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Pictured in the center behind her new grandaughter and surrounded by her family and friends following the award presentation at the WDS Annual Meeting Luncheon


The Rose Hirschler Award honors the first-known female dermatologist in the United States and is a prestigious award for someone who has clearly enhanced the role of women in dermatology.

The 2006 Rose Hirschler Award was presented to Lenore Kakita, MD in recognition of her tireless and tenacious efforts on behalf of women in dermatology through her leadership within the Women's Dermatologic Society.  Dr. Kakita has played a crucial role in shaping the strategic direction of the WDS over the past five years.  Not only did she have the vision to recognize opportunities and needs that support women's issues in dermatology, but she also put her determination and drive into making things happen. Under her leadership, new grant and award programs began, fundraising goals were continuously surpassed, and valuable, new benefits of membership became a reality.


We are honored to add Dr. Kakita's name to the list of Rose Hirschler Award Recipients:

2009 Ilona Frieden, MD
2008 Janet G. Hickman, MD
2007 E. Dorinda Shelley, MD
2006 Lenore Kakita, MD
2005 Patricia G. Engasser, MD
2004 Richard Odom, MD
2003 Elizabeth I. McBurney, MD
2002 Nia K. Terezakis, MD
2001 Gloria Graham, MD
2001 Ruth Freinkel, MD
2000 Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD
1999 Inga Silberberg-Sinakin, MD &
G. Jeanette Thorbecke, MD, PhD
1998 Antoinette F. Hood, MD
1997 Vera Price, MD
1996 Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD
1995 Ricky K. Schachter, MD
1993 Marie-Louise Johnson, MD
1992 Stephania Jablonska, MD
1991 Frances J. Storrs, MD
1990 Walter B. Shelley, MD
1989 Nancy Burton Esterly, MD &
Margaret Gray Wood, MD
1988 Miriam Chancy Reed, MD

Mark Your Calendar: WDS 35th Annual Meeting Luncheon in Miami, FL - Sunday, March 7, 2010 (Details...)

The Women's Dermatologic Society supports the careers and professional development of women dermatologists. The mission of the Women’s Dermatologic Society is to help women in dermatology achieve their greatest personal and professional potential by striving to foster, promote, and support women’s issues in dermatology; identify, train, and recognize women leaders in dermatology; provide a forum for developing relationships and the exchange of ideas and research relevant to women’s issues; and promote the highest possible standards of ethics, research, patient care and education, as well as public education. WDS is comprised of more than 1,500 members nationally and internationally, representing all sub-specialties in dermatology and work in private practice, academics and research.


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