Spring 2026 MDS Clinical Conference & Dinner hosted by the Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology

Description

Spring 2026 Clinical Conference and Maryland Dermatologic Society Meeting hosted by the Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology on Wednesday, May 6. Join your MDS colleagues in the morning in-person or virtually. Attend our evening membership dinner with colleagues and Dr. Saavedra at a local restaurant (TBD).

May 6 Schedule

Morning Session (Virtual or In-person)

• 7:30 AM - Live patient and patient photographs and pathology poster viewing will be held in the Department of Dermatology, 8th Floor, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center  
• 8:30 AM - Continental Breakfast 
• 9:00 AM - Review and discussion of cases
• 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Lecture from our guest speaker Arturo Saavedra*, MD, PhD, MBA, Dean of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine presents "Graft-vs-Host Disease: Mechanisms of Disease and Novel Treatment”

Evening Membership Dinner

• 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Join us for MDS Membership Dinner a local restaurant with a presentation by Dr. Saavedra.

The evening function will be a chance to unwind, share perspectives, and learn together. We hope you’ll leave feeling re-energized and glad you joined us.

Our special guest speaker is Arturo P. Saavedra, MD., PhD, MBA who has served as Dean of the VCU School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs for the VCU Health System from April 2023 until January 2026.  He currently serves as the Interim Executive Vice President and Provost for Virginia Commonwealth University. He specializes in the diagnosis and care of complex medical dermatology and is considered one of the national experts in the care, management and immunopathology of Graft-versus-host disease.