Mission — Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Harvard Dermatology community is committed to promoting equitable dermatologic care for our patients and ensuring that all members of our community are treated with fairness and respect. We will continue to evolve as a community until equity is achieved and diversity is embraced and celebrated across the multiple intersections of identity including but not limited to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and many others. We believe that every single person in our community should be held accountable to these standards in order to create a safe and inclusive environment.

We are proud to uphold the official Diversity Statement of Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is committed to convening and nurturing a diverse community of individuals dedicated to promoting excellence and leadership in medicine and science through education, research, clinical care and service. Our unique perspectives, talents, experiences and contributions as HMS students, trainees, faculty, staff and administrators are the foundation and drivers of our excellence.

In this series of videos, trainees and program leaders describe their experiences with diversity, Harvard-affiliated training programs, and life in Boston.

The Harvard Dermatology Diversity Committee is composed of residents and faculty across all six affiliated hospitals. Mayra Lorenzo, MD PhD, serves as the Chair of our Diversity Committee, and Sotonye Imadojemu, MD MBE, serves as our Faculty Director of Diversity. This committee oversees diversity and inclusion related aspects of our curriculum, selection and recruitment of URiM applicants, and the wellbeing of our URiM residents.

Mayra Lorenzo, MD PhD, Chair of Harvard Derm Diversity Committee receives 2019 Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award recognizing an HMS or HSDM faculty member who has made exceptional efforts in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion.

Jennifer Tan, MD, Class of 2010, receives 2019 HMS Dean’s Community Service Award for Her extraordinary service with Boston Health Care for the Homeless Collaboration.

Diversity Committee Leaders

Mayra Lorenzo, MD, PhD
Dermatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Sotonye Imadojemu, MD, MBE

Associate Program Director of DEI
Chair of the Harvard Combined Dermatology Program DEI Committee
Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Diversity Committee Members

Susan Burgin, MD

Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Margaret Cavanaugh-Hussey MD MPH

Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Foxborough HealthCare, and VA Boston Healthcare System
Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Hye Jin Chung, MD, MMSc

Dermatologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Nnenna Ezeh, MD

Resident, Harvard Combined Medicine-Dermatology Residency Training Program

Ernesto Gonzalez, MD

Dermatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Jennifer Huang, MD

Program Director, Advanced Dermatology and Combined Medicine-Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatologist, Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Dermatology & Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Victoria Simonne Humphrey, MD

Resident, Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Balaji Jothishankar, MD MBA

Resident, Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program

Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH

Dermatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Chelsea Heath Care Center
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Deborah Scott, MD

Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Vaneeta Sheth, MD

Dermatologist, Lahey Clinic

Robert Stavert, MD

Dermatologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Cambridge Health Alliance
Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Jennifer Tan, MD

Dermatologist, Boston HealthCare for the Homeless
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

John Trinidad, MD MPH

Dermatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School

Sandy Tsao, MD

Dermatologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Alice Watson, MD, MPH

Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School