Alexa B Kimball MD, MPH

A Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kimball’s areas of research include psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa. She has published over 275 papers, is the author of the book "100 Questions and Answers about Psoriasis," which has been translated into Spanish, Greek, and Korean, and editor of "Dermatologic Diseases and Cumulative Life Course Impairment." Dr. Kimball is widely recognized for her research on physician workforce economics, quality of life, and outcomes, for which she was awarded the American Skin Association Research Award for Health Policy and Medical Education and the Mass General Hospital Bowditch Prize for increasing quality of care while reducing costs. Dr. Kimball has served on multiple non-profit Boards including: the Society for Investigative Dermatology, where she was elected Vice President, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, and the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation.  She was the former President of the International Psoriasis Council.