SSS 2025 Agenda

September 5th - 7th at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin TX

SSS 2025 Agenda

*Please note the agenda is subject to change.

Friday, September 5, 2025

7:00 am – 6:30 pm 

Registration Desk Open

Dermfluencer University Session

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:05 am

Opening Remarks
Patricia Farris, MD & Ted Lain, MD, MBA

8:05 am - 8:20 am

Social Media Trends and Medfluencer Responsibility
Mimi Banks and Leslie Ann Hall

8:20 am - 8:35 am

Real Talk: Medfluencer Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mimi Banks. Panelists: Lindsey Zubritsky, MD, Jenny Liu, MD, Mamina Turegano, MD

8:35 am - 8:50 am

Getting Started: What Do You Need?
Mamina Turegano, MD & Lindsey Zubritsky, MD

8:50 am - 9:05 am

Creating Trendy Videos
Lindsey Zubritsky, MD

9:05 am - 9:20 am

Ethical Considerations
Jenny Liu, MD

9:20 am - 9:35 am

Partnerships with Industry
Dustin Portela, MD

9:35 am - 9:50 am

Closing Remarks
Patricia Farris, MD & Ted Lain, MD, MBA

9:50 am - 10:10 am

Break with Exhibitors and Product Theater

Career Development Session

10:15 am - 10:35 am

Getting Started: Many Paths, One Destination Panel Discussion
Moderator: Hilary Baldwin, MD
Cheri Frey, MD, Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, Seemal R. Desai, MD

10:35 am - 10:50 am

Becoming an On-Air Expert
Patricia Farris, MD, Doris Day, MD, Whitney Bowe, MD

10:50 am - 11:10 am

Panel Discussion: Working with Industry, Becoming a KOL
Moderator: Kavita Mariwalla, MD

11:10 am - 11:25 am

Dermatology Leadership in 2025
Seemal Desai, MD

11:25 am - 11:45 am

The Future of the Dermatology Practice: Integrative, Regen, Longevity Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ted Lain, MD, MBA
Panelists: Peter Lio, MD, Saranya Wyles, MD, PhD, Stephanie Manson-Brown, MD

11:45 am - 11:55 am

Questions

11:55 am - 12:15 pm

Lunch With Exhibitors and Product Theaters

Business of Dermatology Session

12:20 pm - 12:25 pm

Opening Remarks
Patricia Farris, MD & Ted Lain, MD, MBA

12:25 pm – 12:45 pm

Skincare Industry 2025
Tina Fair

12:45 pm – 1:05 pm

Psychology of a Sale
TBD

1:05 pm – 1:20 pm

Regimen Building to Increase Patient Satisfaction and Improve Sales
Ruth Tedaldi, MD

1:20 pm – 1:40 pm

Panel Discussion: Physician-Esthetician Relationship
Moderator: Patricia Farris, MD
Panelists: Ruth Tedaldi, MD, Cheryl Barry, Carl Thornfeldt, MD, RSM

1:40 pm – 1:50 pm

Panel Discussion: Building Skincare Brand
Moderator: Whitney Bowe, MD
Panelists: Renee Rouleau, Carl D’Ruiz, MPH, Carl Thornfeldt, MD, RSM

1:50 pm – 2:00 pm

Questions

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm

Break with Exhibitors and Product Theaters

Focus on the Medical Patient Session

2:25 pm – 2:40 pm

Evidence based Rx Treatment for the Acne Patient
Julie Harper, MD

2:40 pm – 2:55 pm

Selecting Skincare for the Acne Patient
Jerry Tan, MD

2:55 pm – 3:10 pm

Evidence based Rx Treatment for Rosacea Patients
James Q. Del Rosso, DO

3:10 pm – 3:25 pm

Selecting Skincare for the Rosacea Patient
Hilary Baldwin, MD

3:25 pm – 3:40 pm

Evidence based treatment of Atopic Dermatitis
Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD

3:40 pm – 3:55 pm

Advances in Treatment for Pigmentary Disorders
Pearl Grimes, MD

3:55 pm – 4:10 pm

Evidence Based Treatment of Psoriasis
TBD

4:10 pm – 4:20 pm

Questions

Integrative Dermatology Session

4:20 pm – 4:35 pm

Understanding the Gut: Skin Connection
Raja Sivamani, MD, MS, AP

4:35 pm – 4:50 pm

Next Generation Skincare with Adaptogens
Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD

4:50 pm – 5:05 pm

Taking Advantage of Natural Ingredients
Apple Bodemer, MD

5:05 pm – 5:20 pm

CAM Treatments for Inflammatory Skin Disorders
Peter Lio, MD

5:20 pm – 5:30 pm

Questions

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

 

Saturday, September 6, 2025

7:00 am – 5:45 pm

Registration Desk Open

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Product Theaters

Longevity Session

9:05 am – 9:20 am

Targeting Cellular Senescence
Saranya Wyles, MD, PhD

9:20 am – 9:35 am

The Science of Aging
Stephanie Manson-Brown, MD

9:35 am – 9:50 am

Nutrient Sensing Dysregulation
Rahul Mehta, PhD

9:50 am – 10:05 am

Microbiome and Aging
Julia Oh, PhD

10:05 am – 10:20 am

Mitochondrial Function in Aging
Eugenia Trushina, PhD

10:20 am – 10:35 am

Panel Discussion: Incorporating Longevity Medicine into Your Practice
Moderator: Ted Lain, MD, MBA
Panelists: Doris Day, MD, Saranya Wyles, MD, PhD, Rahul Mehta, PhD

10:35 am – 10:50 am

Questions

10:50 am – 11:20 am

Break with Exhibitors and Product Theaters

Integrated Skincare Session

11:25 am – 11:40 am

Integrated Skincare for Skin of Color patients
Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH

11:40 am – 11:55 am

Integrated Skincare for Energy-Based Devices
Jill Waibel, MD

11:55 am – 12:10 pm

Integrated Skincare for your Post-Surgical Patients
Robert Kirsner, MD

12:10 pm – 12:30 pm

Panel Discussion: What's Hot for 2026 in Devices
Moderator: Jill Waibel, MD
Panelists: Suneel Chilukuri, MD, Karan Lal, DO, MS, Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD

12:30 pm – 12:40 pm

Questions

12:40 pm – 1:10 pm

Lunch and Product Theaters

Regenerative Session

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm

Exosomes
Saranya Wyles, MD, PhD

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm

PDRN
Suneel Chilukuri, MD

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Peptides
Cheri Frey, MD

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Stem Cell Rejuvenation
Ted Lain, MD, MBA

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

PRP
TBD

2:30 pm – 2:40 pm

Questions

2:40 pm – 3:10 pm

Break with Exhibitors and Product Theaters

Skincare Today Session

3:55 pm – 4:10 pm

Targeting OxInflammation with Antioxidants
Giuseppe Valacchi, PhD

4:10 pm – 4:25 pm

Understanding the INCI list
Zoe Draelos, MD

4:25 pm – 4:40 pm

Photoprotection Update
Steve Wang, MD

4:40 pm – 4:55 pm

Skincare for Skin of Color
Kavita Mariwalla, MD

4:55 pm – 5:05 pm

Questions

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Disco Party Reception

 

Sunday, September 7, 2025

7:30 am – 12:00 pm 

Registration Desk Open

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:15 am – 8:30 am

Product Theaters

Hair Health Session

9:05 am – 9:20 am

Hair Care Meets Skincare
Iris Rubin, MD

9:20 am – 9:35 am

Treatment Options for Hair Growth
Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD

9:35 am – 9:50 am

A Primer on Textured Hair
Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD

9:50 am – 10:05 am

Growth Supplements: A Review
Glynis Ablon, MD

10:05 am – 10:20 am

Procedures to Support Growth
TBD

10:20 am – 10:30 am

Questions

10:30 am – 10:50 am

Break with Exhibitors

Skincare by the Ages Session

10:50 am – 11:05 am

Skincare for Kids and Tweens
Karan Lal, DO, MS

11:05 am – 11:20 am

Skincare for the Preaging Population
Barbara Green, RPh, MS

11:20 am – 11:35 am

Skincare During Pregnancy
Mamina Turegano, MD

11:35 am – 11:50 am

Skincare in Menopause and Maturity
Doris Day, MD