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Hosted by the Keloid Research Foundation with Hopital Saint-Louis. - [Hybrid Meeting](https://keloidsymposium.com/hybrid-meeting-2025/) - Hybrid attendance details for the 5th International Keloid Symposium (Shanghai, China · June 6–8, 2025) are not currently available on this page.For a full record of the event, please see the Program, the Speakers list, and the Meeting Videos — recordings from several sessions are available there.For any questions, please contact us at inquiries@keloidsymposium.com. - [Accommodations](https://keloidsymposium.com/accommodations-shanghai/) - Accommodation information for the 5th International Keloid Symposium (Shanghai, China · June 6–8, 2025) is not currently available on this page.For venue location and details, please see the Venue page.For any questions, please contact us at inquiries@keloidsymposium.com. - [2025 Abstract Book](https://keloidsymposium.com/call-for-abstracts-2025/) - The abstract book for the 5th International Keloid Symposium (Shanghai, China · June 6–8, 2025) is not currently available on this page.In the meantime, you can browse the confirmed Speakers and the full Program for the event.For any questions, please contact us at inquiries@keloidsymposium.com. - [Hybrid Meeting](https://keloidsymposium.com/symposium-2022-hybrid/) - Hybrid attendance details for the 4th International Keloid Symposium (Montpellier, France · October 7–9, 2022) are not currently available on this page.For a full record of the event, please see the Meeting Videos — recorded sessions from both days are available — and the Meeting Images gallery.For any questions, please contact us at inquiries@keloidsymposium.com. - [Accommodations](https://keloidsymposium.com/accommodations-2022/) - Accommodation information for the 4th International Keloid Symposium (Montpellier, France · October 7–9, 2022) is not currently available on this page.For venue location and details, please see the Venue page.For any questions, please contact us at inquiries@keloidsymposium.com. - [The Meeting Images – Shanghai](https://keloidsymposium.com/meeting-images-shanghai/) - Photos from the 5th International Keloid Symposium (Shanghai, China · June 6–8, 2025) are being processed and will be added here.In the meantime, you can watch recorded sessions on the Meeting Videos page. - [5th International Keloid Symposium - Shanghai - 2025](https://keloidsymposium.com/5th-international-keloid-symposium/) - The Symposium - [Symposium 2025](https://keloidsymposium.com/symposium-2025/) - [Meeting Videos 2026](https://keloidsymposium.com/meeting-videos-2026/) - Meeting Videos 6ᵗʰ International Keloid Symposium – Amsterdam 2026 Watch the recorded sessions from the 6th International Keloid Symposium, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands · June 11–13, 2026 Browse Sessions June 11–13, 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands 51 Recorded Sessions Day One · Thursday 11 June 2026 — Opening Day Setting the scene, genetic & translational biomarkers, overall - [Program 2027 - Paris](https://keloidsymposium.com/program-2027/) - View the full 3-day scientific program for the 7th International Keloid Symposium in Paris, June 17-19, 2027 - sessions, speakers, and schedule. - [Speakers 2027](https://keloidsymposium.com/speakers-2027/) - Meet the confirmed international faculty speaking at the 7th International Keloid Symposium in Paris, France, June 17-19, 2027. - [Meeting Videos 2025](https://keloidsymposium.com/meeting-videos-2025/) - Meeting Videos 5ᵗʰ International Keloid Symposium – Shanghai 2025 Watch the recorded sessions from the 5th International Keloid Symposium, held in Shanghai, China · June 6–8, 2025 Browse Sessions June 6–8, 2025 Shanghai, China 5 Recorded Sessions Day One · Friday 6 June 2025 — Opening Day Setting the scene, genetic & translational biomarkers, overall - [Alibert - An Encyclopedic Profile](https://keloidsymposium.com/alibert-an-encyclopedic-profile/) - An Encyclopedic ProfileThe Father of French DermatologyA village boy who became Baron, court physician, and the first to name keloids — Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert founded the world’s first hospital school of dermatology at the very institution that will host the symposium two centuries later.When the international keloid community gathers at Hôpital Saint-Louis in June 2027, it - [Venue - Paris](https://keloidsymposium.com/venue-paris/) - Venue · Paris 2027 Hôpital Saint-Louis · Musée des Moulages Paris, France · June 17–19, 2027 The 7th International Keloid Symposium will be held at the historic Musée des Moulages (Museum of Medical Wax Models), located within Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris, France. Founded in the late 19th century, the museum houses one of the world’s most remarkable collections of dermatologic wax - [speakers draft](https://keloidsymposium.com/speakers-draft/) - SPEAKERS • PARIS 2027 Meet Our Speakers A global faculty of leading clinicians, surgeons, and scientists shaping the future of keloid research and treatment at the 7th International Keloid Symposium. View All Speakers → Register Now 32 International Speakers 15+ Countries June 17–19, 2027 Total Speakers 32 Experts Global Reach 15+ Countries Host City Paris, - [Keloid Symposium](https://keloidsymposium.com/keloid-symposium/) - International Keloid Symposium Keloid Conference, Keloid Symposium, Keloid Meeting, Keloid Research, Keloid Innovation - [Alexandros Onoufriadis](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-alexandros-onoufriadis/) - Dr. Alexandros Onoufriadis is a research fellow at St John’s Institute of Dermatology (King’s College London). During his Ph.D. he identified the major gene for pustular psoriasis, IL36RN, paving the way for a new therapy for this disease. Upon completing his doctorate, he embarked on a successful gene hunting endeavor for various rare diseases including - [Speakers 2026](https://keloidsymposium.com/speakers-2026/) - Speakers 2026 – 6th International Keloid Symposium Speakers · Amsterdam 2026 Meet Our Speakers A global faculty of leading clinicians, surgeons, and scientists shaping the future of keloid research and treatment at the 6th International Keloid Symposium. View All Speakers Register Now 32 International Speakers 15+ Countries June 11–13, 2026 Total Speakers32 Experts Global Reach15+ - [Past Meetings](https://keloidsymposium.com/past-meetings/) - Early Bird Registration is Now Open! Click Here to Register https://youtu.be/oMMBRz4Y0_k - [Registration 2027](https://keloidsymposium.com/registration-2027/) - Register for the 7th International Keloid Symposium, Paris, June 17-19, 2027. Super Early Bird pricing available now through October 31, 2026. - [Abstract Submission Guidelines 2027](https://keloidsymposium.com/abstract-submission-guidelines-2027/) - Abstract Submission Guidelines 2027 – Letter from the President Letter from the President Abstract Submission Guidelines 2027 A message to the keloid research community ahead of the 7th International Keloid Symposium in Paris. Submission Details View Recommendations June 17–19, 2027 Paris, France Max 1,200 Words Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your participation in the 6th - [2027 – Call For Abstracts – Paris](https://keloidsymposium.com/2027-call-for-abstracts-paris/) - 2027 – Call For Abstracts – Paris Call For Abstracts 2027 – Call For Abstracts – Paris 7th International Keloid Symposium· Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France · June 17–19, 2027 Submit Your Abstract View Guidelines Deadline: May 10, 2027 Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris Microsoft Word · Max 1200 words Submission DeadlineMay 10, 2027 Decision Within8 Weeks Word - [Venue - Amsterdam](https://keloidsymposium.com/venue-amsterdam/) - The 6th International Keloid Symposium will be held at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (Amsterdam UMC), one of Europe’s leading academic medical institutions. Formed through the merger of the Academic Medical Center (AMC) and VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam UMC is internationally recognized for its excellence in patient care, biomedical research, and medical innovation.The 7th International Keloid Symposium, Paris, France, June 17–19, 2027 The 6th International Keloid Symposium, to be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 11–13, 2026. - [Program 2026 - Amsterdam](https://keloidsymposium.com/program-2026-amsterdam-2/) - DAY 1 Thursday June 11, 2026 08:00 – 08:30 Registration and Morning Coffee 08:30 – 09:00 Welcome to Amsterdam & Opening of the 6th International Keloid Symposium Time Speaker Title Session 1 09:00 – 10:30 Chair: Frank Niessen, MD, PhD Co-Chair: Michael H Tirgan, MD Setting the Scene: Basic Understanding of Keloid Disorder Michael H - [6th International Keloid Symposium 2026](https://keloidsymposium.com/6th-international-keloid-symposium-2026/) - The Symposium - [Symposium 2026](https://keloidsymposium.com/symposium-2026/) - Welcome to Amsterdam Dear Friends and Colleagues, On behalf of the Keloid Research Foundation, and in close collaboration with Dr. Frank Niessen of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, we are delighted to extend our warmest welcome and cordially invite you to attend the 6th International Keloid Symposium, - [Abstracts submitted to the 6th International Keloid Symposium](https://keloidsymposium.com/abstracts-submitted-to-the-6th-international-keloid-symposium/) - List of Speakers & Submitted Abstracts # Speaker Abstract Title 1Raul Caceres, MDNon-Surgical Management of Earlobe Keloids: A Patient-Centered, Multimodal Approach, Case Study and International Collaboration Experience 2Estelle Charvet, MDAtypical Post-Surgical Keloid-Like Scar of the Nasal Tip Mimicking Cutaneous Sarcoidosis 3Dan Deng, MD, PhDComparison of Quantitative Evaluation and Conventional Scar Scale Analysis for Pediatric Pathological - [Henry Weatherburn, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/henry-weatherburn-phd-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Dr. Weatherburn is a Consultant Medical Physicist and former Head of Physics at Cancer Centre London, having previously held positions as Director of Medic... - [Youbin Wang, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/wang-youbin-2/) - Dr. Youbin Wang is a plastic surgeon and a professor of Beijing Youyi Hospital Associated with Capital Medical University. - [Patricia Yap](https://keloidsymposium.com/patricia-yap/) - Dr. Patricia Yap realizes her passion for transforming skin and transforming lives through her dermatology practice and the products she creates that are s... - [Estelle Charvet, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/estelle-charvet-md/) - Dr Estelle Charvet is a dermatologist based in Paris at Hôpital Saint-Louis (AP-HP). - [Gwenael Rolin, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/gwenael-rolin-phd-2/) - Dr. Gwenaël Rolin is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences (Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Besançon, France), a senior scientist at... - [Lian Zhang, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/lian-zhang-md-phd/) - Lian Zhang, MD & PhD, is a clinical talent of Southern Medical University Dermatology Hospital, a Youth Talent in Guangzhou, a committee member of the... - [Qiqi Yin, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/qiqi-yin-md-phd/) - Q. (Qiqi) Yin, MD, is a PhD student at Amsterdam University Medical Centers, The Netherlands. Her supervisors are Dr. A. Wolkerstorfer (dermatologist), Dr. F.B. Niessen (plastic surgeon), Dr. O. Lapid (plastic surgeon), and Prof. Dr. S. Gibbs. Her PhD research focuses on the various aspects of intralesional corticosteroid administration in keloids. Even though being a - [Chunhui Xie, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/chunhui-xie-md/) - The head of the Scar Specialist Group in the Department of Burn Surgery at the First Hospital of Jilin University. - [Xiaoli Wu, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/xiaoli-wu-md/) - Dr. Xiaoli Wu is a professor in the Department of Reconstructive Surgery at the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School... - [Professor Fiona Wood AO, FRCS, FRACS](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-fiona-wood/) - Professor Fiona Wood has dedicated more than 35 years to advancing burns surgery and research, earning global recognition as one of the world’s leading pioneers in the field. She is Director of the Burns Service of Western Australia, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital, Winthrop Professor in the School - [Albert Wolkerstorfer](https://keloidsymposium.com/albert-wolkerstorfer/) - Albert Wolkerstorfer Albert Wolkerstorfer is a staff member at the Department of Dermatology and Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Netherlands). He earned his medical degree at the University of Vienna (Austria) and received his PhD at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam. He combines clinical and translational research with clinical - [Jonathan Tsao, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/jonathan-tsao/) - Jonathan Tsao, MD Dr. Jonathan Tsao was a senior radiation oncologist at the Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre, Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, Canada. After graduating from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1985 he completed his residency training in Toronto in 1991. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians - [Michael H. Tirgan, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/michael-h-tirgan-md-organizer-international-keloid-symposia/) - Michael H. Tirgan, MD Michael H. Tirgan, MD is a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment and clinical research of keloid disorder. Since 2008, Dr. Tirgan has focused his medical practice on the non-surgical treatment of keloid disorder and since then, he has treated over 2000 keloid patients, adults, and children, with all types - [Dorothy Supp, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-dorothy-supp-phd-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Dr. Supp received her Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed a fellowship in Neonatology at Cin... - [Ilham Oulhous, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/ilham-oulhous-md/) - Dr. Ilham Oulhous is a dermatologist and dermato-venereologist with more than 22 years of experience in private practice in Agadir, Morocco. - [Gisele Viana de Oliveira, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/gisele-viana-de-oliveira-md/) - Dermatologist- Luxemburgo/Mario Penna Hospitals GREMCIQ- Multicenter Group for studies of scars and keloids, Brazil Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD),... - [Laurence Michel, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/laurence-michel-phd/) - Dr Laurence Michel, Pharmacologist and PhD, Specialist in Translational Clinical Research in Dermatology French, Married, two children INSERM U1342- IRSL. Team 16. Skin Research Center. Attached to Dermatology Department. Hôpital Saint-Louis. 75475 PARIS Cedex. Tel. Office +33 (0)1 53 72 20 55. Tel. Mobile: +33 (0)6 75 04 62 03 Education: 2026 MBSR ITM ongoing - [Dr. Xurong Liu, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-xurong-liu-m-m/) - Dr. Xurong Liu is a physician and clinical researcher in the Department of Dermatologic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology at the Dermatology Hospital of So... - [Thomas Lihoreau, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/thomas-lihoreau-phd/) - Thomas Lihoreau is graduated with a biomedical engineering degree from «Institut Supérieur d’Ingénieurs de Franche-Comté» (ISIFC), Besançon, France. - [Jong Hee Lee MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/jong-hee-lee-md-phd/) - Prof. Jong Hee Lee is the Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. - [Lamont R. Jones, MD, MBA](https://keloidsymposium.com/jones-2/) - Lamont R. Jones, MD, MBA, is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and completed medical school and otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, training... - [Trecy Hemedi](https://keloidsymposium.com/trecy-hemedi/) - Trecy Hemedi is a graduate student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, whose interest in keloids emerged during his undergraduate studies in Biomedical Scienc... - [Xiaomei Han, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/xiaomei-han-md/) - Professional Summary Xiaomei Han, MM, is an Associate Chief Physician in the Department of Dermatology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Ch... - [John Glees MD FRCR DMRT](https://keloidsymposium.com/prod-john-glees-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Dr. John Glees MD FRCR DMRT Consultant Radiotherapist and Clinical Oncologist - The Cancer Centre London, Parkside, UK Dr John Glees was born in Oxford in... - [Dan Deng, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dan-deng-md-phd/) - Dr. Dan Deng is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Department of Dermatology at Shanghai Children's Medical Center, a leading institution affil... - [RAUL CACERES, M.D.](https://keloidsymposium.com/raul-caceres-m-d/) - Raul Caceres, MD, plastic surgeon and KRF Ambassador to Bolivia & Latin America, speaking at the 7th International Keloid Symposium, Paris, June 2027. - [Rui Chen, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/rui-chen-md-phd/) - Rui Chen, Ph.D. Director of Department of Plastic Surgery, Renji Hospital Party Branch Secretary Chief Physician Department of Plastic Surgery Renji Hospit... - [Registration 2026](https://keloidsymposium.com/registration-krf2026/) - Regular Registration To start your registration, please choose the category that best applies to you from the items listed below. The Regular Registration Ends May 31, 2026.Please scroll down to register. Key Registration Dates, Deadlines and Pricing Key Registration Dates and Deadlines and Pricing are as follows: Types of Registration Regular Late Now to May 31, The 6th International Keloid Symposium, to be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 11–13, 2026. - [Sajjad Rajpar, MBChB (Hons), MRCP, FRCP](https://keloidsymposium.com/sajjad-rajpar-mbchb-hons-mrcp-frcp/) - Dr Sajjad Rajpar is a Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatological Surgeon based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, where he is Medical Director of Midland Skin... - [Kai Munte](https://keloidsymposium.com/kai-munte/) - Work experience 1994 - 1997: Resident at the department of dermatology, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam 1997 - 1999: Resident at the department of de... - [Frank Niessen MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-frank-niessen-md-phd-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – The Netherlands Dr. Frank Niessen is an internationally recognized plastic and reconstructive surgeon with over two decades of clinical and research experience in the field of wound healing, scarring, and keloid disorder. He serves as Professor of Plastic Surgery at - [Speakers 2022](https://keloidsymposium.com/speakers-2022/) - University of Montpellier Montpellier, France Read More … University of LuxembourgEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Read More … UMR1098 RIGHT in BesançonBesançon, France Read More … Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéBurgundy, France Read More … Mark Fear, PhD University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Read More … Nuffield Health Cancer CentreLondon, UKRead More … Florida State UniversityFlorida, USA Read More - [Speakers 2025](https://keloidsymposium.com/speakers-2025/) - Zongan Chen Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Shanghai, China Read more... Jinglong Cai, MD, PhD Jinan Cai Jinglong ClinicJinan, China Read more... Tony Chan, MBChB, FCSHK Genesis Surgery Centre Hong Kong Read more... Xiao-Dong Chen, MD, PhD Nantong University Nantong, China Read more... Chengcheng Deng, PhD Southern Medical University Guangzhou, China Read more... Dan Deng, MD, - [Speakers 2019 – Beijing](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/speakers-3rd-international-keloid-symposium-beijing-china/) - PhD studentBeijing, China Read More … Plastic Surgeon New York, USA Read More … Jinglong Cai Cosmetic Medical ClinicBeijing, China Read More … Fourth Medical Center of PLA General HospitalBeijing, China Read More … Copenhagen UniversityCopenhagen, Denmark Read More … University of Western AustraliaPerth, Australia Read More … The Cancer Centre London, ParksideLondon, UKRead More - [Speakers 2018 Rome](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/speakers-2018/) - Keloid Symposium Speakers Haythem Ali, MD Henry Ford Hospital System Detroit, USA Read More … Ofir Artzi, MD Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv, Israel Read More … Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences Gauteng, South Africa Read More … Mark Fear, PhD University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Read More … John Glees MD FRCR - [Speakers - Marrakesh](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/speakers-marrakesh/) - Keloid Symposium Speakers Gulf Medical UniversityUnited Arab Emirates Read More … Montpellier France Read More … King Khalid University Abha, Saudi Arabia Read More … Gaston Berger University Saint Louis, Senegal Read More … Mark Fear, PhD University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Read More … Natalie Jumper, MB BCh, BAO, PhD University of ManchesterManchester, - [Speakers 2016 New York](https://keloidsymposium.com/1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-sept-2016/speakers-1st-international-keloid-symposium-speakers-2016-new-york/) - Keloid Symposium Speakers University of West IndiesKingston, Jamaica Read More … Ardeshir Bayat, MBBS PhD University of Manchester Manchester, UK Read More … University of MiamiFlorida, USA Read More … Jeremy Brauer, MD NYU Langone Medical Center New York, USA Read More … University of CopenhagenCopenhagen, Denmark Read More … Aziz Ghahary, MSc PhD - [Welcome to Shanghai](https://keloidsymposium.com/welcome-shanghai/) - June 6-8, 2025 – Shanghai, China Dear Colleague, On behalf of the Keloid Research Foundation, and in collaboration with Drs. Xiaoli Wu and Wei Liu of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, we are delighted to extend a warm welcome and cordially invite - [Wei LIU, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/wei-liu/) - Building up multi-level defense strategy for post-surgical keloid recurrence. - [Nanze Yu](https://keloidsymposium.com/nanze-yu/) - Keloids are benign fibroproliferative tumors that cause significant physical and mental morbidity owing to their disfiguring appearance, chronic symptoms,... - [Jouni Uitto, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/jouni-uitto-md-phd/) - Jouni Uitto, MD, PhD, has been Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, as well as the Chair of the Depart... - [Ernst Reichenberger, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/ernst-reichenberger/) - Dr. Ernst Reichenberger is Professor in the Department of Reconstructive Sciences and affiliated with the Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology... - [Tae Hwan Park, MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/tae-hwan-park-md-phd-speaker-2nd-international-keloid-symposium-rome-italy-2017/) - Dr. Tae Hwan Park is a board-certified plastic surgeon in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a professor at Dongtan Sacred Heart Hosp... - [Prof. Ferdinand Nangole](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-nangole/) - Dr. Nangole is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Department of the surgery University of Nairobi. - [Alain Mauviel, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/alain-mauviel-phd/) - [Tian-Hao Li, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/tian-hao-li-phd/) - Tian-Hao Li, is a PhD student at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beijing, China. His supervisor is Dr. Xiao Long. His interest has been lied in the field of application of adipose-derived stem cell and its appendages for keloid scars, wound healing, and localized scleroderma. His Ph.D. - [Xiao Long, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-xiao-long-md-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Dr. Xiao Long is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. - [Gottfried Lemperle, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-dr-gottfried-lemperle/) - Prof. Gottfried Lemperle has been a Voluntary Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery since 1998. In April 1999, Professor Lemperle co-founded Artes Medical Inc., a publicly held medical technology company based on his invention of the PMMA microsphere platform technology leading to - [Young In Lee, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/young-lee-md-phd/) - Young In Lee is a board-certified dermatologist in the Department of Dermatology and an assistant professor at Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Korea. Her interest has been lied in the field of keloid scars, wound healing, and laser combination treatment. Her Ph.D. research focuses on the cell-to-cell interaction in the pathophysiology of keloid scar formation, - [Koorosh Karimi](https://keloidsymposium.com/koorosh-karimi/) - Koorosh Karimi is a student at Semmelweis University, Budapest. He has worked as a demonstrator for the department of surgical techniques and in the department of anatomy at the university. He has been actively doing research since 2018, with a particular interest in keloids alongside Dr. Tirgan, and has a keen interest in the development - [Chao-Kai Hsu, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/chao-kai-hsu-md-phd-2/) - Dr. Chao-Kai Hsu is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology of National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan. He received Dermatology residency training in National Cheng Kung University Hospital, and he obtained the PhD degree in Institute of Clinical Medicine in National Cheng Kung University. He has been a research fellow in the - [Aflah Elouneg, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/aflah-elouneg-phd/) - Aflah Elouneg is a 4th-year PhD candidate in cotutelle between Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté and University du Luxembourg. His research focuses on characterizing the mechanical properties of keloids. He is particularly interested in developing open-source numerical tools to aid the surgeon in quantifying the stress field of keloids and their preferential tension direction to prevent their - [Zélie Dirand, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/zelie-dirand-phd/) - Zélie Dirand is a 3rd-year PhD student at the UMR1098 RIGHT in Besançon (France). Her research aims to better understand the involvement of the immune system, in particular macrophages, in keloids. Her research consists of developing an in vitro cell culture model, containing fibroblasts and macrophages, in order to assess the potential pro or anti-fibrotic - [Stéphane Bordas, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/stephane-bordas-phd/) - Stéphane Bordas is a Professor of Computational Mechanics at the University of Luxembourg and at Cardiff University. His goal is to develop computational and data science methods that are common to a variety of problems in science and engineering. Since 2009 when he became a Professor at Cardiff, he has set up a multi-disciplinary team - [Mohsen Alirezai, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/mohsen-alirezai-md/) - Dr.Alirezai, a specialist in dermatologie, studied medecine at the University of Teheran.He worked as the assistant of Professor Claude Gros, a pioneer in the field of Global Neurosurgery, for six years. Having graduated with a degree in Plastic Surgery and Reconstruction from the University of Montpellier, as well as obtaining a degree in Cancerology (Skin - [Bingrong Zhou, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/bingrong-zhou-md-phd/) - Honors & Talent Programs Distinguished Talent, Jiangsu Province "333 High-Level Talent Training Program" Young Medical Elite, Jiangsu Province "Xingwei... - [Yixin Zhang, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/yixin-zhang-md/) - Abstract submitted for the 5th International Keloid Symposium Keloids are problematic scars characterized by excessive fibroblast proliferation and collage... - [Tan Yingrou](https://keloidsymposium.com/tan-yingrou/) - I have a strong background in adapting and customising imaging and spatial technologies for research and clinical applications which are crucial for highly... - [Ruoqing Xu](https://keloidsymposium.com/ruoqing-xu/) - Education Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China Master of Science (MSc) in Medicine (Plastic an... - [Kanis Wong](https://keloidsymposium.com/kanis-wong/) - Kanis Wong is a registered occupational therapist in Hong Kong, who graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ... - [Junxian Wen, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/junxian-wen-phd/) - Junxian Wen, a joint PhD candidate in the department of plastic surgery at Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Nanyang Technological University, Sing... - [Wenbo Wang, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/wenbo-wang-md/) - Education Jul 2011 - Jun 2016 Shanghai Jiaotong University Plastic surgery（Doctorate Work Experience Jun 2019 - Dec 2024 Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital,... - [Chunmei Wang](https://keloidsymposium.com/chunmei-wang/) - Abstract submitted for the 5th International Keloid Symposium The treatment of keloid requires personalized strategies that integrate patient-specific fact... - [Xiqiao Wang, PHD](https://keloidsymposium.com/xiqiao-wang-phd/) - Wang Xiqiao Current Position: Associate Chief Physician, Department of Burn Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Acad... - [Yixin Sun, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/yixin-sun-md/) - 1. E DUCATION Eight-year Medical Doctor Program, Peking Union Medical College/Tsinghua University, Beijing 2017.8 – now 2. - [Mengjie Shan](https://keloidsymposium.com/mengjie-shan/) - A clinical postdoctor in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The research focuses on the immune microenvironment of keloid. - [Qian-Yu Ma, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/qian-yu-ma-md-phd/) - EDUCATION 2023.9- Ph.D. Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai China 2019.9-2022.6 M.D. - [Zhijin Li, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/zhijin-li-phd/) - Zhijin Li, PhD in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; currently serving as... - [Shuo Li](https://keloidsymposium.com/shuo-li/) - Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Postdoctoral Fellow in Peking Union Medical College Hospital Member of the Facial Reju... - [Bing Li, MD, PHD](https://keloidsymposium.com/bing-li-md-phd/) - EDUCATION: 2004-2009 Bachelor, M.D. Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China 2009-2012 Master, Plastic Surgery Xijing Hospital, Xi’an, China 2012-2... - [Xinwen Kuang](https://keloidsymposium.com/xinwen-kuang/) - Education 2022-2025 Plastic Surgery Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China 2019-2022 ... - [Chao Ji, MD, PHD, MPA](https://keloidsymposium.com/chao-ji-md-phd-mpa/) - Education and Work Experience: 1998.9 – 2003.7 Nanjing Medical University（M.D.，Clinical Medicine） 2004.9 – 2007. - [Yuting Huang](https://keloidsymposium.com/yuting-huang/) - Master’s Degree in Dermatology (Year 2), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China. - [Yan Hao, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/yan-hao-md/) - PERSONAL RESUME Education Sep 2020 - Jul 2023 Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Surgery (Plastic Surgery) Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical... - [Renliang He](https://keloidsymposium.com/renliang-he/) - He Renliang, Chief Physician, Master's Graduate Supervisor, Dermatology and Cosmetology Attending Physician. - [Shuchen Gu, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/shuchen-gu-md-phd/) - I received my Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine from Fudan University in 2019 and began my postgraduate studies in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery... - [Mark Fear, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/mark-fear-phd/) - Mark is a Senior Scientist at the Fiona Wood Foundation and Associate Professor at the Burn Injury Research Unit at the University of Western Australia. - [Chengcheng Deng, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/chengcheng-deng-phd/) - Dr. Cheng-Cheng Deng is an Associate Professor at Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University. - [Xiao-Dong Chen, MD, PHD](https://keloidsymposium.com/xiao-dong-chen-md-phd/) - Nucleoresection Combined with Punch Extraction: A Keloid Surgical Technique Worth Promoting The treatment of large-area keloids remains challenging. - [Jinglong Cai](https://keloidsymposium.com/jinglong-cai/) - Personal Information - Gender: Male - Age: 60 - Academic Titles: M.D., Chief Physician, Professor, Ph.D. - [Zongan Chen](https://keloidsymposium.com/zongan-chen/) - I am a physician-scientist at Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine), where I completed my MD-... - [Juliette Louter](https://keloidsymposium.com/juliette-louter/) - Juliette Louter is a Physician Assistant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Amsterdam UMC, where she is part of the Scar Clinic and specializes in th... - [Kannan Prema, MBBS, MCH, FRCS](https://keloidsymposium.com/kannan-prema-mbbs-mch-frcs/) - Dr. Kannan Prema is a consultant plastic surgeon with the Apollo Group of Hospitals in Chennai, India. 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Tirgan, MD Jouni Uitto, MD, PhD Welcome to University of Montpellier & Opening of the 4th International Keloid Symposium Session 1 09:00 – 10:30 Chair: - [Memories](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/memories-2017/) - [Social Photographs - Rome](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/photographs-2nd-international-keloid-symposium-rome-italy-2018/) - [The Meeting Images - Marrakesh](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/the-meeting-marrakesh/) - [The Meeting Images – Rome](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/meeting-images-rome/) - [Prof. Dr. Thomas Krieg](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-krieg/) - Prof. Dr. Thomas Krieg Thomas Krieg, chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Cologne from 1991 until 2017 was born in 1949 in Büderich near Düsseldorf. He studied medicine in Berlin and Vienna. Several fellowships enabled him to work at international universities and research institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for - [Venue-2022 Universite Montpellier  / Amphithéâtre d'anatomie / Faculté de Médecine](https://keloidsymposium.com/venue-4t-international-keloid-symposium-montpellier-france-2022/) - MEETING LOCATION Universite Montpellier / Amphithéâtre d’anatomie / Faculté de Médecine 2 Rue de l’École de Médecine 34090 Montpellier France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e10qW4liG7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPAv4p2FXtY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2BEGup4eBE 4th International Keloid Symposium, October 2022, Montpellier, Franace - [Rome Meeting Video](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/video-2nd-international-keloid-symposium-rome-italy-june-2018/) - https://youtu.be/oMMBRz4Y0_k - [Venue - Beijing](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/venue-beijing/) - This year’s symposium will be held on April 19-21, 2019 at: First BCC Plastic Surgery Hospital No.37 Guangqu Road Chaoyang District Beijing, China First BCC Plastic Surgery Hospital First BCC Plastic Surgery Hospital KRF is thankful to Prof. Shuzhong Guo and the First BCC Plastic Surgery - [Beijing-Video](https://keloidsymposium.com/video-of-the-3rd-international-keloid-symposium-beijing-china-april-2019/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsFAh-fJghc - [Symposium-2019](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/symposium-2019/) - Dear Friends and Colleagues, On behalf of the Keloid Research Foundation and the Plastic Surgery Department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, we are delighted to extend a warm welcome, and cordially invite you to join us for the 3rd International Keloid Symposium to be held in Beijing, the City of Dreams, on the 19th, - [Spring Symposium 2017](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/) - The Symposium Focus – Bedside to Bench The focus of the 3rd International Keloid Symposium is to provide a forum for open debate about basic science and clinical management of keloid disorder with the goal of establishing data-driven & evidence based clinical management guidelines. Call for Abstracts Our 2019 meeting will have a rich clinical - [2nd International Keloid Symposium 2018](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/) - The Symposium - [3rd International Keloid Symposium 2019](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/) - The Symposium - [Gwenael Rolin, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/gwenael-rolin-phd/) - Dr Gwenael Rolin, PhD in Cell and Tissue Engineering, Research Engineer, part of the INSERM Clinical Investigation Center INSERM CIC 1431 (University Hospital of Besançon) and part of Autoimmunity-Transplantation-Inflammation Team UMR1098. He has expertise in adult and stem cell biology, development of 3D model-organoïds, tissue equivalent (Patent WO2011001116 A1 and FR-2947562), wound healing, fibrosis, Regenerative - [Peter Temple-Smith, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-peter-temple-smith-phd-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Peter trained as a reproductive biologist with a Ph.D. from the Australian National University and a Ford Foundation postdoctoral fellow for three years in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Physiology at Cornell University Medical College in New York working on fertilization biology. He subsequently worked with Monash IVF to develop novel surgical and - [Swee T Tan, ONZM MBBS FRACS PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-swee-t-tan-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Founder and Executive Director, Gillies McIndoe Research Institute Consultant Plastic & Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeon, Hutt Hospital Wellington, New Zealand Dr Swee Tan completed his medical training at Melbourne University in 1985 and plastic surgery training in New Zealand in 1992. His post-fellowship training included a Craniofacial Fellowship at Oxford and Craniofacial Research Fellowship at Boston’s Children’s - [Jürg Hafner, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-jurg-hafner-md-speaker-2nd-international-keloid-symposium-rome-italy-2017/) - Jürg Hafner, MD Prof. Dr. Jürg Hafner is an internationally known dermatological surgeon at the University Hospital of Zurich in the Department of Dermatology. He was the founder Vice President of the Swiss Association of Wound Treatment and recipient of multiple awards from the Swiss Society of Phlebology, Swiss Society of Angiology and Austrian Society - [Dr Jonel May Breytenbach](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-jonel-may-breytenbach-speaker-2nd-international-keloid-symposium-rome-italy-2017/) - Dr. Jonel May Breytenbach is in her final year of Plastic Surgery Residency at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences in Gauteng, South Africa. The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences Plastic Surgery Department see a great number of patients with advanced keloids disorders due to trauma and burns. She has a special interest in the different treatment modalities - [Ofir Artzi, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/ofir-artzi-md-2nd-international-keloid-symposium/) - Ofir Artzi, MD Dr. Ofir Artzi is an internationally renowned expert in the field of lasers and aesthetic dermatology. After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion in Haifa, Israel, he went on to specialize in Dermatology at Tel Hashomer Medical Center in Israel. Dr. Artzi gained unique expertise among the leading laser - [Haythem Ali, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/haythem-ali-md-2nd-international-keloid-symposium/) - Haythem Ali, MD Dr. Haythem Ali is a medical oncologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit Michigan and a clinical assistant professor medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Ali’s Clinical and academic interests are in discovering the impact of ethnic disparities in the biology of different neoplastic processes. Dr. Ali became - [Maria J. Worsham Ph.D., FACMG](https://keloidsymposium.com/maria-j-worsham-ph-d-facmg-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Maria J. Worsham Ph.D., FACMG Fellow, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Senior Scientist Director of Research: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Head: Cancer Genetic Research, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Professor, Department of Pathology Wayne State School of Medicine Henry Ford Health System 1 Ford Place 1D, Detroit, MI 48202 Tel: - [Dr. Natalie Jumper, MB BCh BAO, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-natalie-jumper-mb-bch-bao-phd/) - Dr. Natalie Jumper is currently a plastic surgery registrar working in The Christie cancer treatment centre and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. She graduated with a degree in Medicine (MB BCh BAO) from the National University of Ireland before specialising in surgery with the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. Dr. Jumper received her PhD from - [Moussa Diallo, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-moussa-diallo-speaker-spring-keloid-symposium-marrakesh-morocco-2017/) - After obtaining a Medical Doctor degree at the University of Medicine of Dakar (Senegal), Professor Diallo completed his five-year residency in dermatology at teaching hospital of Dakar. Then, he pursued 3 years in France (Strasbourg and Paris teaching hospitals) in advanced clinical and especially histopathology training. He also acquired a good experience in hair pathology - [Mansour A. Alghamdi, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/mansour-a-alghamdi-phd-speaker-spring-keloid-symposium-marrakesh-morocco-2017/) - Dr. Alghamdi is an assistant professor at the Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia. He received his PhD degree in 2016 from the University of Western Australia investigating the role of epigenetic modification in keloid scar pathology. His research interests focus on understanding the molecular basis for keloid scarring, - [Hesham M Ahmad, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-hesham-m-ahmad-md-phd-speaker-spring-keloid-symposium-marrakesh-morocco-2017/) - Dr. Hesham M Ahmad completed his medical training at Minia University in Minia, Egypt where he obtained both his MD and PhD. He the did his postdoctoral studies at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. He is the clinical director of Health lake international Medical Centre, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, a Dermatology - [George Yang, MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/george-yang-md-phd-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - George Yang, MD, PhD went to undergraduate and medical school at Northwestern University. He earned his PhD in molecular genetics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his residency in general surgery at Stanford University. He remained on faculty at Stanford until coming to UAB in 2018. He is a member of the - [Jeanette Wilburn, MSc](https://keloidsymposium.com/jeanette-wilburn-msc-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Jeanette Wilburn is Senior Research Associate at Galen Research, based in Manchester, UK, where she is part of the research group that is the leading worldwide developer of disease-specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROs). As the first organization to operationalize the needs-based approach to measuring patient value, the company has unrivalled expertise in outcome measurement. Their - [Susan Volk VMD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/susan-volk-vmd-phd-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Dr. Susan Volk is an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She completed her VMD and PhD degrees, as well as a small animal surgical residency, at the University of Pennsylvania, and is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. As a clinician-scientist, she has - [Tai-Lan Tuan, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-tai-lan-tuan-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Dr. Tai-Lan Tuan is a member of the faculty at Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Tuan received her postdoctoral training in the area of Cell-ECM interactions from Dr. Fred Grinnell at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - [Edward Tredget, MD MSC FRCS(C)](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-edward-tredget-md-msc-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Dr. Edward (Ted) Tredget received his medical degree with distinction from the University of Alberta, Canada, and completed his internship, general surgery, and plastic surgery training from the University of Alberta. He undertook a Post Doctoral Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School where he received his Masters - [Christine Theoret, DVM PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-christine-theoret-dvm-phd-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - I teach macroscopic and surgical anatomy to undergraduate students of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. At the graduate level, I teach wound healing biology and supervise the studies of Master and PhD students. In 2006-2007 I was a visiting professor at the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon (France). In 2014-2015 I was a visiting - [Phan Toan Thang, MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-phan-toan-thang-md-phd-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Prof. Phan Toan Thang, MD PhD is Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of the Wound Healing and Stem Cell Research Group, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Professor Phan is a founding director and CSO of CellResearch Corporation Group of Companies. A graduate of the Military Medical University, - [Daniel Siegel, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-daniel-siegel-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Daniel Siegel, MD, is in private practice with Long Island Skin Cancer and Dermatologic Surgery in Smithtown, New York and is also Clinical Professor of Dermatology at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, New York and is a former President of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Dr. Siegel received his medical degree from Albany Medical College - [Chandan Sen, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-chandan-sen-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Dr. Chandan K. Sen is a J. Stanley Battersby Chair and Professor of Surgery, Director of the Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering (ICRME), and Executive Director of the Comprehensive Wound Care Center at IU Methodist Hospital. At IU, he serves as Associate Vice President of Research. At the IU School of Medicine, he - [Shirley Brody Russell, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-shirley-brody-russell-phd-speaker-international-keloid-symposium/) - Shirley Brody Russell, PhD Dr. Russell received her Ph.D. in Medical Genetics from the University of Wisconsin and did postdoctoral work at Harvard University. As a faculty member at Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University, her research focus has been the elucidation of the pathogenesis of keloids. She found that keloid fibroblasts express an epigenetically - [Thomas Mustoe, MD FACS](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-thomas-mustoe-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Dr. Thomas A. Mustoe is a Harvard-trained, double-board-certified plastic surgeon. The founder of TLKM Plastic Surgery in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Mustoe has garnered international renown for being a compassionate, highly qualified, and intelligent physician. He takes care to listen closely to every one of his plastic surgery patients to understand their motivations for treatment and - [Michael Longaker, MD MBA FACS](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-michael-t-longaker-md-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-2016/) - Michael T. Longaker earned his undergraduate degree at Michigan State University, (where he played varsity basketball and was a member of the 1979 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Team) and his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, a residency in Plastic Surgery at NYU - [James G. Krueger, MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-james-g-krueger-md-phd-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-rockefeller-university-new-york/) - Prof. Krueger’s group focuses on cutaneous inflammation and autoimmune mechanisms in human skin. Their research is fundamentally rooted in “bench-to-bedside” science, combining the clinical study of new medical therapeutics with laboratory research on relevant immunopathogenic mechanisms in human cells and tissues. The laboratory conducts clinical research on patients with psoriasis Vulgaris at The Rockefeller University - [Sundeep Keswani, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-sundeep-keswani-md-speaker-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york/) - Dr. Keswani, associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery, is a member of the pediatric surgery and fetal surgery team at Texas Children’s Hospital and the principal investigator for the Texas Children’s Laboratory for Regenerative Tissue Repair. Dr. Keswani completed his adult general surgery training at Louisiana State University in his hometown of New - [Jared Jagdeo, MD MS](https://keloidsymposium.com/jared-jagdeo-md-ms/) - Jared Jagdeo, M.D., M.S. received his undergraduate degree in Human Biology, masters of science in Pathobiology with a focus on oxidative stress skin injury about aging and cancer, and a doctorate in medicine from Brown University. Dr. Jagdeo completed his residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and his fellowship at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland - [Geoff Gurtner, MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/geoff-gurtner-md-phd/) - Geoffrey C. Gurtner, MD, Professor of Surgery and Inaugural Vice Chairman of Surgery for Innovation at Stanford University, is a magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical - [Donald Glass, MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/donald-glass-md-phd/) - Dr. Glass is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Originally from the Bahamas, he attended college at the University of Pennsylvania and earned both his M.D. and his Ph.D. in Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. He trained as a Dermatology resident and research fellow at the University - [Aziz Ghahary, MSc PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/prof-aziz-ghahary-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york/) - Dr. Ghahary works on the biology of wound healing, including burns and other non-healing wounds. He is researching a biological skin substitute for burn patients and ways to treat scarring. He is also working to develop a liquid skin material for use on non-healing wounds. Such a material would provide a scaffold for the patient’s - [Patricia L. Danielsen, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/patricia-l-danielsen-md-phd/) - Dr. Patricia L. Danielsen is a dermatologist at the Department of Dermatology and Copenhagen Wound Healing Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. - [Jeremy Brauer, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/jeremy-brauer-md/) - Jeremy A. Brauer, MD is an internationally recognized dermatologist with board certification and fellowship training in Mohs micrographic, laser, and cosmetic surgery. Dr. Brauer strives to provide the highest quality of care and an exceptional patient experience utilizing state-of-the-art technology and techniques. Dr. Brauer graduated with Highest Distinction from Cornell University and was named a - [Brian Berman, MD, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/brian-berman-m-d-ph-d/) - Dr. Brian Berman is a Professor Emeritus of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery at The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and has had the honor of serving as a member of the Board of Directors and is presently Vice President-Elect of the American Academy of Dermatology. He has served as Professor of Dermatology and - [Ardeshir Bayat, MBBS PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/ardeshir-bayat-mbbs-phd/) - My initial exposure to research was a project on the process of wound healing as a first-year medical student at UCL in London. This small study encouraged me to do a one-year project in tissue repair as part of an intercalated BSc. During my basic surgical training, I worked on several clinical projects; however, it - [Guyan DL Arscott, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/guyan-dl-arscott-md/) - Dr. Guyan Duncan Leopold Arscott, Chief Plastic Surgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies, (U.H.W.I.), Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), and the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), in Kingston, Jamaica. Born April 3, 1952, in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. I attended the Glenmuir High School before obtaining a Government Scholarship to pursue a - [Venue - New York 2016](https://keloidsymposium.com/1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-sept-2016/venue-1st-international-keloid-symposium/) - THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY Caspary Auditorium, 1230 York Ave, New York, NY 10065 USA September 8-9, 2016 - [2016 NY - Program](https://keloidsymposium.com/1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-sept-2016/1st-international-keloid-symposium-program/) - 1st INTERNATIONAL KELOID SYMPOSIUM at THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY New York, NY – September 8-9, 2016 Time Speaker Title DAY 1 Thursday, September 8th 2016 Welcome & Introduction 8:45 – 9:00 (8:45 AM-9:00 AM) James G. Krueger, MD PhD Michael H. Tirgan, MD & Ardeshir Bayat, MBBS PhD Welcome to The Rockefeller University & Opening of - [Memories-2016](https://keloidsymposium.com/1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-sept-2016/photograpahs-1st-international-keloid-symposium-new-york-usa-sept-2016/) - [Edward Macarak, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/edward-macarak/) - Dr. Macarak received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Cell Biology. His research interest in fibrosis came as a result of his association with the Connective Tissue Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania whose director was Dr. Nicholas A. Kefalides and where his laboratory was located for 14 years. He subsequently became - [Jonathan Ho MBBS](https://keloidsymposium.com/jonathan-ho-mbbs/) - Jonathan Ho is a Lecturer and Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist in the Departments of Medicine and Pathology at the University of the West Indies (U.W.I.), Mona Campus, Jamaica. Dr. Ho received his MBBS degree from the University of the West Indies, going on to complete his dermatology and dermatopathology training in the International Graduate Training - [Dr. Eva Kerby](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-eva-kerby/) - Dr. Eva Kerby received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her internship in internal medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and her dermatology residency at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at - [Jack L Arbiser](https://keloidsymposium.com/jack-l-arbiser/) - Jack L Arbiser, MD, Ph.D. is the Thomas Lawley Professor of Dermatology and member of the Winship Cancer Institute. He received a BS/MS in organic chemistry at Emory University and an MD/Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed internship at Bostons Beth Israel Hospital, dermatology residency at the Harvard program, and a Howard Hughes Postdoctoral - [Renato Iozzo](https://keloidsymposium.com/renato-iozzo/) - Renato Iozzo is the Gonzalo Aponte Endowed Chair Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Thomas Jefferson University. He was the chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Proteoglycans, and president of both the International and the American Societies for Matrix Biology. He has received Honorary Doctoral Degrees from Semmelveis University (2011) and University of - [Joel Rosenbloom](https://keloidsymposium.com/joel-rosenbloom/) - With more than 50 years of experience in the field of connective tissue biochemistry and molecular biology, Dr. Rosenbloom’s work in the field began as an undergraduate at Harvard where we studied the biosynthesis of elastin the laboratory of Dr. Paul Zameznik at Massachusetts General Hospital. After receiving his MD/PhD at the University of Pennsylvania - [David Yeo, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/david-yeo-phd/) - David (davidyeo@ntu.edu.sg) is a Research Fellow and Principal Instructor at the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological Unive... - [Chenjie Xu, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/chenjie-xu-phd/) - Chenjie Xu, PhD Dr. Xu Chenjie is an assistant professor of bioengineering at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). His research interest lies in the development of micro/nano-technologies for transdermal drug delivery. His representative technologies include the microneedle skin patch for keloid treatment, microneedle patch for the extraction of interstitial fluid, and transdermal nanosensors for keloid diagnosis. - [Chao-Kai Hsu MD PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/chao-kai-hsu-md-phd/) - Chao-Kai Hsu is the Associate Professor of Department of Dermatology in National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan. - [The Meeting Images – Beijing](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/meeting-photographs-3rd-international-keloid-symposium-beijing-china/) - [Venue-Rome](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-rome-italy-june-2018/) - The 2nd International Keloid Symposium to be held on June 7-8, 2018 at the Angelicum Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in the historic City of Rome. We look forward to seeing you all soon. - [Social Photographs - Beijing](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/photogrpahs-3rd-international-keloid-symposium-beijing-china-april-2019/) - [Program 2019 Beijing](https://keloidsymposium.com/3rd-international-keloid-symposium-2019/program-3rd-international-keloid-symposium-beijing-china-april-2019/) - PROGRAM – 3rd International Keloid Symposium – Beijing, China Time Speaker Title DAY 1 Friday April 19, 2019 08:00 – 09:00 Registration and Morning Coffee Welcome and Introduction 09:00 – 09:15 Michael H. Tirgan, MD Honorable Prof. Shuzhong Guo Xiaojun Wang, MD Xiao Long, MD Jonathan Tsao, MD Welcome to Peking Union Medical College Hospital - [Dr Anne Bowcock](https://keloidsymposium.com/dr-anne-bowcock/) - Dr. Anne Bowcock is currently a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York within the Departments of Oncological Sciences and Dermatology, and a secondary appointment in the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences. Before joining Mount Sinai in 2017, Dr. Bowcock served as Professor and Chair in Cancer Genomics - [Program](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/program-2017/) - Program Sunday, April 30, 2017 7:30 – 8:30 Registration and Breakfast Speaker 8:30 – 8:45 Welcome – opening ceremony 8:45 -10:30 Setting the Scene: Basic Understanding of Keloid Disorder Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Keloids in Africa. Moussa Diallo, MD Towards understanding the molecular and cellular cross-talk in keloid pathophysiology. Mark Fear, PhD Insights into - [Venue - Marrakesh](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/venue-marrakesh/) - Marrakesh, Morocco Our 2017 Spring Session took place on April 30 at: Kenzi Menara Palace Zone de l’Agdal, av. Mohamed VI - 40 000 Marrakech Tél : + 212 (0) 5 24 45 99 00 - Fax : + 212 (0) 5 24 45 99 01 resa-menarapalace@kenzi-hotels.com - www.kenzi-hotels.com - [Spring Symposium - Marrakesh](https://keloidsymposium.com/spring-symposium-2017/spring-symposium-marrakesh/) - Spring Symposium Marrakesh Keloid Research Foundation, in association with Groupe de Reflexion de Dermatologie Venereolgie du Sud (GRDVS) and in collaboration with Texas Institute of Dermatology, proudly announces that the 1st International Keloid Symposium - AFRICA was successfully held on April 30, 2017 in Marrakesh. This one-day symposium was well received by many who traveled - [Program-Rome-2018](https://keloidsymposium.com/2nd-international-keloid-symposium-2018/program-rome-2018/) - 2nd INTERNATIONAL KELOID SYMPOSIUM at PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITÀ SAN TOMMASO D’AQUINO Rome, Italy – June 7-8, 2018 DAY 1 – Thursday June 7, 2018 8:00 – 8:45 Registration and Morning Coffee 8:45 – 09:00 Welcome – Opening Ceremony 9:00 -10:30 Setting the Scene: Basic Understanding of Keloid Disorder Chair Co-Chair Michael H. Tirgan, MD Jürg Hafner, - [Zhou Boya, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/zhou-boya-md/) - Dr. Zhou Boya is a PhD student at the department of plastic surgery, Ninth People’s Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medici... - [Zhifei Liu, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/zhifei-liu-md/) - Prof. Zhifei Liu has worked as a plastic surgeon for nearly 30 years. - [Yingjun Su, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/yingjun-su-md/) - Prof. Yingjun Su specializes in treatment of burns, trauma, plastic surgery, skin tumors and chronic wound repair. - [Xin Xing, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/xin-xing-md/) - Prof. Xin Xing is the past Chief of the Shanghai Changhai Hospital. He has over 33 years of experience in plastic surgery. - [Xiaojun Wang, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/xiaojun-wang-md/) - Prof. Xiaojun Wang is the chief of plastic surgery department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. - [Wenbo Wang，PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/wenbo-wang-phd/) - Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE （2018. - [Wen Yun Ting, MD.](https://keloidsymposium.com/wen-yun-ting-md/) - Dr. Wen Yun Ting, is an outstanding physician in the department of plastic surgery in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. - [Shuzhong Guo，MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/shuzhong-guo-md/) - Honorable Prof. Shuzhong Guo is distinguished professor of plastic surgery at the Peking University and Nankai University. - [Seungmin Ham, PhD](https://keloidsymposium.com/seungmin-ham-phd/) - Seungmin Ham, PhD Dr. Seungmin Ham is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash Universi... - [Mingzi Zhang, M.D.](https://keloidsymposium.com/mingzi-zhang-m-d/) - Dr. Mingzi Zhang is a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital. - [Minliang Chen, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/minliang-chen-md/) - Prof. Minliang Chen is the director of department of burn and plastic surgery at the Forth Medical Center at Chinese PLA General Hospital. - [New Program Rome 2018](https://keloidsymposium.com/new-program-rome-2018/) - [Kexin Song, M.D](https://keloidsymposium.com/kexin-song-m-d/) - Dr. Kexin Song is an outstanding physician scientist at the department of plastic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital. - [Liu Haiyang, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/liu-haiyang-md/) - Dr. Liu Haiyang is a Plastic Surgery fellow at Weifang Medical College of Shandong province, studying with professor Liu Wei of plastic surgery in the Nint... - [Junli Shi, MD.](https://keloidsymposium.com/junli-shi-md/) - Dr. Junli Shi is an outstanding plastic surgeon, with special expertise in Rhinoplasty, repair and correction of lips and hard palate deformities. - [Jinglong Cai，MD.](https://keloidsymposium.com/jinglong-cai-md/) - Prof. Jinglong Cai is the director of Jinglong Cai Cosmetic Medical Clinic. - [Kaiwen Xue, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/kaiwen-xue-md/) - Dr. Kaiwen Xue is the Chief plastic surgeon at the Scar Treatment Center at the First BCC Plastic Surgery Hospital. She graduated from Dalian Medical University and trained at the department of plastic surgery, Air Force General Hospital. She was mentored by Prof. Shuzhong Guo in clinical and scientific practices. Over the years, Dr. Xue - [Jie Yang](https://keloidsymposium.com/jie-yang/) - The main work during my PhD study is the Angiogenesis Mechanism of Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist in Malignant Melanoma. - [Jie Shen, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/jie-shen-md/) - Dr. Jie Shen specializes in treating gynecologic cancers thoracic malignant tumor and benign disease. - [Hao Liu, MD](https://keloidsymposium.com/hao-liu-md/) - Dr. Liu is an outstanding physician in training at the department of plastic surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, mentored by professor Youbin W... ## Events - [General Admission, Physicians in Practice and PhD Scientists](https://keloidsymposium.com/event/general-admission/) - All conference attendees must register. 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