Poster awards announced; see them in Orlando!
Awards have been conferred for posters that are being exhibited at the 2025 AAD Annual Meeting on March 7-11.

“Yet another banner year with an outstanding number of impressive abstract submissions, making our workgroup accept the challenge to live up to the designation of a true ‘working’ group,” said AAD Poster Exhibit Chair Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD. “I have no doubt the accepted abstracts will have a far-reaching impact on patients, peers, and the community alike. Do not miss all the great actionable data that will be highlighted at the 2025 AAD Annual Meeting.”
1st Place Winner:
Poster ID # 62680
Poster Abstract Title: Association Between Hidradenitis Suppurativa and New-Onset Inflammatory Arthropathies: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study
Primary Author: Henry Herrera, BS
Primary Author Email: [email protected]
Institution: Case Western School of Medicine
Presentation date/time/location: March 7 at 10:40-10:45 a.m. in Orange County Convention Center (West Building, Exhibit Hall B4, Poster Center 2)
2nd Place Winner:
Poster ID # 62416
Poster Abstract Title: Developing a Traction Alopecia Prevention Program for Middle School Students: Increasing Awareness and Promoting Healthy Hair Practices in At-Risk Communities
Primary Author: Aliyyat Afolabi, BS
Primary Author Email: [email protected]
Institution: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Presentation date/time/location: March 7 at 10:15-10:20 a.m. in Orange County Convention Center (West Building, Exhibit Hall B4, Poster Center 2)
3rd Place Winner:
Poster ID # 63617
Poster Abstract Title: Serious infections in patients with atopic dermatitis who started a JAK-inhibitor vs. cytokine-inhibitor: a nationwide propensity-score matched cohort study
Primary Author: Maria Schneeweiss, MD
Primary Author Email: [email protected]
Institution: Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital
Presentation date/time/location: March 7 at 1:35-1:40 p.m. in Orange County Convention Center (West Building, Exhibit Hall B4, Poster Center 2)
4th Place Winner:
Poster ID # 64210
Poster Abstract Title: A cross-sectional evaluation of dermatologist management strategies for lichen planus
Primary Author: Savanna Vidal, BS
Primary Author Email: [email protected]
Institution: Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Presentation date/time/location: March 9 at 3:30-3:35 p.m. in Orange County Convention Center (West Building, Exhibit Hall B4, Poster Center 1)
Honorable Mention:
Poster ID # 61979
Poster Abstract Title: Comparative RNA Sequencing Analysis of IL-17 and IL-23 Inhibitors in Psoriasis: Suppression of IL-8 Pathway and Immune Modulation
Primary Author: I-Chang Lai, MD
Primary Author Email: [email protected]
Institution: Department of Education, China Medical University Hospital
Presentation date/time/location: March 9 at 2:55-3 p.m. in Orange County Convention Center (West Building, Exhibit Hall B4, Poster Center 1)