Alice P. Pentland, MD

Alice P. Pentland, MD

ISID Secretary-Treasurer, 2014-2018

Dr. Pentland has served as Professor and Chair of Dermatology at the University of Rochester for 28 years. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan. She specializes in the treatment of Bullous diseases, such as Pemphigus and Bullous Pemphigoid. Dr. Pentland has dedicated her career to creating a rich, diverse, interdisciplinary clinical and research environment within the department at the University of Rochester.

Dr. Pentland’s research career has focused on prostaglandins in skin carcinogenesis, and bringing state-of-the-art technology to Dermatology. She is immediate past President of the American Professors of Dermatology. Dr. Pentland is also long-standing member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, where she served as President of the SID in 2006, and as Secretary-Treasurer from 2011-2017. She also served as Secretary Treasurer of the International Society of Investigative Dermatology, helping to shepherd its formation as an independent entity encompassing members from SID, JSID and ESDR.

Dr. Pentland deeply appreciates the benefits of bringing together people with diverse skills and points of view to solve problems. She strongly believes that the world, and science in particular, is made better by building bridges, supporting education and creating paths to better health together.