2026 AAD Annual Meeting | AAD

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Welcome to Denver, AAD!

Soar to new heights as you learn, network, and celebrate in the Mile High City.

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Soar to new heights at the 2026 AAD Annual Meeting!

Tools and Resources for the AAD Annual Meeting

Sarah N. Robinson, MD, FAAD, Stephen Raymond Humphrey, MD, FAAD, and Kate E. Kondratuk, MD, FAAD

It takes a village

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The ABCs of dysplastic nevi

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Giving shade

The growing importance of the field cancerization concept and therapies in preventing skin cancer.

Invest now, pay it forward

Themes from across the 2026 AAD Annual Meeting included collaboration, empowerment, and dedication — to oneself, one’s patients, the specialty, and global health.

DermWorld April | Exploring Spitz nevi in the molecular era

DermWorld April | Exploring Spitz nevi in the molecular era

Dermatopathologists discuss how to approach spitzoid lesions and how molecular testing can aid in assessing their potential malignancy.

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Put your best face forward

Dermatology experts call for overhaul in how inflammatory skin diseases are diagnosed and treated in skin of color.

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Risk stratification tools for cutaneous SCC

Nomograms, gene expression profiling, and ctDNA help personalize risk stratification, treatment, and follow-up protocols in high-risk cSCC.

Laser on, laser off

Annual Meeting sessions allowed dermatologists to gain ‘hands-on’ education and experience in laser surgery.

Iltefat H. Hamzavi, MD, FAAD

Helping, healing the unseen

Kenney lecturer Iltefat H. Hamzavi, MD, FAAD, inspired dermatologists to ‘run to the pain.’

Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD, FAAD

MCC progress across the board

Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD, FAAD, shared advancements in initial treatment, monitoring, and systemic therapy of Merkel cell carcinoma.

Johann E. Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, FAAD

Exploring pathways of inflammatory skin diseases

Johann E. Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, FAAD, honored for his groundbreaking research, presented the 2026 Marion B. Sulzberger, MD, Memorial Award and Lectureship.

Robert T. Brodell, MD, FAAD

Defeating dermatologic deserts

Robert T. Brodell, MD, FAAD, shared strategies for getting dermatologists to live and work in underserved rural areas.

Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, and Kevin D. Cooper, MD, FAAD

Taking care of dermatologists so they can take care of their patients, practices

In her outgoing presidential address, Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, emboldened members to keep showing up and delivering extraordinary care.

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Pitching in for a joint cause

Adam Zakaria and Krittin (Jay) Supapannachart

Could it be fate?

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See you next year in the Golden Gate City!

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Bright lights, bold ideas

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Two more days to discover and engage

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There’s more where that came from

Explore recorded sessions.

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Don’t leave CME behind

Claim CME credits.

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Flying high

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Don’t miss today’s Plenary

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A Sunday well spent

Kendall Billick, MD, FAAD; Nathaniel J. Jellinek, MD, FAAD; Bertrand Richert, MD, PhD, IFAAD; and Nilton Gioia Di Chiacchio, MD, PhD

Nailing the skills