Speaker

Dr. Boni Elewski, an Ohio native, started her career at Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she earned her medical degree with honors. She completed an internship in internal medicine and residency in dermatology at University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, and she held faculty positions at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, before joining UAB faculty in 1999. Currently, Dr. Elewski serves as the Chair for UAB’s Department of Dermatology where she has been a professor for the past twenty-five years. She holds the James E. Elder M.D. Endowed Professorship for Graduate Education. As an international leader in fungal and psoriasis research and dermatological clinical trials, she has conducted clinical trials through her entire career and has received over 200 clinical trial study grants to pursue therapies for many dermatologic conditions. Dr. Boni Elewski is the author of more than 350 publications and has an esteemed history of serving in numerous national societies and professional organizations, including president of the American Academy of Dermatology from 2004-2005.