The International Eczema Council continues to grow. 

The IEC Board of Directors is proud to announce the following new members were approved at the December 2024 and the April 2024 Board of Directors meeting. 

December 2024

Promoted to Councilor: 

• Raquel L. Orfali, MD PhD, Brazil
• Elke Weisshaar, MD PhD, Germany

New Councilors:

• Abhishek De, MBBS MD, India
• Akimichi Morita, MD PhD, Japan

New Associates:

• Benjamin Hidalgo Matlock, MD, Costa Rica
• Julia-Tatjana Maul, MD, Switzerland
• Trinidad Montero-Vilchez, PhD MD, Spain
• Amber Reck Atwater, MD, USA 

APRIL 2025

Promoted to Councilor: 

• Fernando Valenzuela, MD, Chile

New Councilors:

• John Common, PhD, United Kingdom 
• Yong Hyun Jang, MD PhD, Korea
• Lavinia Paternoster, PhD, United Kingdom
• Andrew Pink, BMedSci (Hons) BMBS PhD MRCP, United Kingdom
• Vimal H. Prajapati, MD FRCPC DABD, Canada

New Associates:

• Shuang Chen, MD PhD, China 
• Helen He, MD, United States 
• Walter Liszewski, MD, United States 
• Arbie Sofia P. Merilleno, MD DPDS, Philippines 
• Juan Tao, MD PhD, China 

Learn more about how you can become a councilor or associate.