Now approaching its third year, the Maui Derm Caribbean meeting is slated to take place from January 8-11, 2025 at the Westin Hotel in St. Thomas, USVI. The four-day conference will feature treatment updates on psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne/rosacea, pigmentation disorders, blistering diseases, pediatric dermatology, and more.
Here’s the inside scoop on some of the don’t-miss sessions at the 2025 Maui Derm Caribbean meeting:
New Products & New Therapies
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Ted Rosen, MD, is a Professor of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical Editor of the Dermatology Digest, and Maui Derm Founder George Martin, MD, will discuss the newest drugs and therapies and how you will be using them in 2025 and beyond in this fan-favorite session. “Do you know which psoriasis drug appears to be useful for all forms of lupus? Do you know about the latest addition to our rosacea armamentarium?” Dr. Rosen asks. “There’s a common, cheap drug that may help manage some cicatricial alopecia! Want to learn more? Be sure to come to my Maui Derm Caribbean talks.”
Atopic Dermatitis and Itch Update 2025: Part 1 and 2
Friday, January 10, 2025, 10:00 am -10:45 am and 10:45 am – 11:45 am
Atopic dermatitis has been undergoing a revolution, and this two-part session offers expert insight about all the new players. This two-part session will be moderated by Dr. Martin, MD. “We’re going to be doing a tour-de-force of the new drugs for atopic dermatitis [including] topical ruxolitinib (Opzelura, Incyte), roflumilast (Zoryve, Arcutis), and soon perhaps tapinarof (Vtama, Organon), Oral abrocitinib and upadacitinib, subcutaneoustralokinumab (Adbry, Leo Pharma) and now lebrikizumab (Ebglyss, Lilly) with some discussion of Nemolizumab (Nemluvio, Galderma) as well,” says panelist Peter A. Lio, MD, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a partner at Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago, Il. “There will be A real focus on how to think about them and how and when to use them.”
Other panelists include:
Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD
Founder and Director
Center for Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research
Chicago, IL
Vikash S. Oza, MD
Associate Professor
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York NY
Gil Yosipovitch, MD
Professor, Dermatology
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
Director, Miami Itch Center
Miami, FL
The Next Pandemic and …What We Have Learned From COVID
Friday, January 10, 2025, 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
U.S. Surgeon General Boris Lushniak MD, MPH, Professor and Dean of the School of Public Health of the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, will share his perspective on America’s readiness for the next pandemic and where it may originate and lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. “We are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the story has evolved from one of complete and utter fear to where we are now,” he tells TDD. “The talk offers a look at the past, a look at right now, and a predictor of what’s going to happen.”
This is critical knowledge for all dermatologists. “No matter the disease, dermatologists play a key role in being at the forefront of medical care, and skin tends to be involved in many different things.”
Other hot topics at the 2025 Maui Derm Caribbean meeting include:
- Update Cutaneous Oncology 2025: Parts 1 and 2
- Pediatric Dermatology Update 2025
- Blistering Disease Update 2025
- Pigmented Lesion Clinic, plus much more
It’s not too late to register: https://nmgreg.com/mtg/99051
