Florida-based board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon Andrew H. Weinstein, MD, MPH, FAAD, is the President-elect of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).
He will be installed in this role in March 2026 and hold the office of president for one year beginning in March 2027.
“I am honored and humbled to have been chosen by my peers to be the next leader of the AAD,” says Dr. Weinstein in a news release. “There is a lot of work that needs to be done to continue boosting our specialty, particularly in the area of Medicare reimbursement, and I look forward to getting started on that work and fighting for the Academy and its members.”
Dr. Weinstein is a Board-certified Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon in private practice in Boynton Beach, FL, and is an Associate Volunteer Professor at the University of Miami. Dr. Weinstein served as Chair of the Academy’s Advisory Board and as a member of the AAD Board of Directors, and has served on a variety of Academy committees.
Thomas E. Rohrer, MD, FAAD, will be installed as Vice President-elect in March 2026 and hold the office of Vice President for one year beginning March 2027. Dr. Rohrer is a board-certified dermatologist in private practice in Chestnut Hill, MA, and is the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Director at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Rohrer previously served on the AAD Board of Directors and has served on several Academy committees. He has also served as president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and president of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
New AAD Board Members
Sandra M. Johnson, MD, FAAD, is a Board-certified Dermatologist in private practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas, as well as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock.
Maral K. Skelsey, MD, FAAD, is a Board-certified Dermatologist in private practice in Chevy Chase, MD, the Director of the Dermatology Surgery Center of Washington, and a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
Alina G. Bridges, DO, FAAD, is a Board-certified Dermatologist who is an Associate Professor and the Director of Dermatopathology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in New Hyde Park, NY.
John Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD, is a Board-certified Dermatologist and Clinical Faculty Member at Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, where he serves as Director of Underserved Communities.
Mark D. Kaufmann, MD, FAAD, is a Board-certified Dermatologist in private practice in the Miami area. Dr. Kaufmann is a past AAD President.
These officers and board members will also hold the same position for the American Academy of Dermatology Association, a sister organization to the AAD that focuses on government affairs, health policy, and practice information.