Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, Shares What He is Looking Forward to at Winter Clinical Hawaii

In an interview with Dermatology Times®, Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology, director of the Center for Eczema and Itch, medical director of the clinical trials unit in the department of dermatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and a Dermatology Times® editorial advisory board member, shares why he believes Winter Clinical Hawaii is one of the most exciting meetings of the year.

Chovatiya will be presenting at several sessions throughout the week, including:

• “Learn More About CIBINQO™ (abrocitinib): Expert Therapeutic Update Session” - Friday, January 13th, 7pm HST
• “Inflammatory Disease Management: Practice Tips” - Sunday, January 15th, 11:35am HST
• "A Clear Choice for Plaque Psoriasis Treatment: Expert Therapeutic Update Session” - Sunday, January 15th, 1:35pm HST
• “Satellite CME Symposium: Liberating Patients with Prurigo Nodularis One Itch at a Time” - Monday, January 16th, 11:40am EST

Transcript:

Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD: Hi there, I'm Dr. Raj Chovatiya coming to you from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. I serve as an assistant professor of dermatology, director of the Center for Eczema and Itch, and medical director of the clinical trials unit in the department of dermatology. I'm also an editorial advisory board member for Dermatology Times. Now, Winter Clinical Hawaii is one of the most exciting meetings of the year. First off, it's in Hawaii, you can't beat that, right? But secondly, and most importantly, it's really one of the only places you're going to get a chance to see highlights of everything that's happened to dermatology in the past year, treatment updates, diagnostic updates, really honing in on a differential diagnosis, understanding the burden of rare diseases better, and most importantly, catching up with your colleagues in a really fun and informal setting where you really get to ask those questions and make yourself a better clinician. At the end of the day, that's what it's really all about. Now, the nice thing is that you get sessions that are just the right length, plenty of time to ask questions, and really, there's a little bit of something for everyone. So, if you're into inflammatory diseases, you got your stuff. You like your autoimmune conditions? Totally there. You’re a skin check and skin cancer kind of person? You got yourself covered too. Really excited. We'll see you there.

Transcript edited for clarity