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2026 ADS Summer Symposium Agenda
This conference is currently being reviewed for a maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™and 13.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
| Time | Event | Speaker | Location |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference CME: Practice Management Forum |
Beachside | |
| 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception | Julep Point |
Friday, June 19, 2026
| Time | Session Name | Speaker | Location |
| 6:00 a.m. | Strolling Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall | Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 6:50 a.m. | Welcome | ADS Board | Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 - 7:50 a.m. | Pruritus |
Shawn Kwatra
|
Grand Ballroom |
| 7:50 – 8:15 a.m. |
Pediatrics |
University of California, San Francisco |
Grand Ballroom |
| 8:15 – 9:05 a.m. | Surgery |
University of Pennsylvania |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:05 – 9:30 a.m |
Navigating Psoriasis Systemic Therapy |
Blauvelt Consulting, LLC |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m |
Break in the Exhibit Hall | Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. |
Integrative Medicine |
Apple Bodemer
|
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:50 – 11:15 a.m |
HA Filler: The Scapegoat of Bad Technique |
Nicole Lee, MD, MPH, FAAD Epoch Dermatology |
Grand Ballroom |
| 11:15 – 12:05 p.m. | Towards a Cure for Psoriasis: Hit Hard, Hit Early |
Blauvelt Consulting, LLC |
Grand Ballroom |
| 12:05 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. | Keynote Speaker Presentation |
John O'Leary |
Grand Ballroom |
| 1:05 p.m. |
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Family Pool Cabanas | Grand Family Pool | |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Bucky's Firepits | Bucky's Lawn |
Saturday, June 20, 2026
| Time | Session Name | Speaker | Location |
| 6:00 a.m. | Strolling Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall | Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 6:50 a.m. | Welcome | ADS Board | Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 - 7:50 a.m. | CTCL |
Allison Jones
|
Grand Ballroom |
| 7:50 – 8:15 a.m. |
Diet and Skin Disease |
Apple Bodemer
|
Grand Ballroom |
| 8:15 – 9:05 a.m. |
Pigmentary, Vitiligo |
Seemal Desai |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:05 – 9:30 a.m. |
Surgery |
University of Pennsylvania |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Break in the Exhibit Hall Please take some time to view our resident and student posters. |
Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 10:00 – 10:25 a.m. |
Hormonal Acne |
ClearSkin Dermatology, Jain Hair Loss Institute |
Grand Ballroom |
| 10:25 – 11:15 a.m. |
The Metabolic Makeover: Longevity, Skin, and the GLP-1 Patient |
Nicole Lee, MD, MPH, FAAD Epoch Dermatology |
Grand Ballroom |
| 11:15 – 11:40 a.m. |
Prurigo Nodularis |
Shawn Kwatra
|
Grand Ballroom |
| 11:40 – 12:30 p.m. |
Pediatrics |
University of California, San Francisco |
Grand Ballroom |
| 12:30 - 12:55 p.m. | Top 10 of AAD Presidency |
Seemal Desai |
Grand Ballroom |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Family Pool Cabanas |
Grand Family Pool | |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Bucky's Firepits |
Bucky's Lawn |
|
| 5:00 p.m. |
ADS Family Night Bonfire
Enjoy a family-friendly dinner, lawn games, roasting marshmallows and more |
Grand Ballroom
Patio & Lawn |
Time |
Session Name | Faculty | Location |
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom | |
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. |
Board Review | ClearSkin Dermatology, Jain Hair Loss Institute |
Grand Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
Resident Oral Competition: University of Alabama at Birmingham & University of Mississippi |
Grand Ballroom |
All breakfasts, lunches and coffee breaks will be served in the Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa Conference Center. Proper attire (no swimsuits or bare feet) is required to enter the Conference Center as other business meetings not part of ADS will be taking place. Wristbands will be required for any attendee's guests that will be attending food and beverage functions in the Conference Center.
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