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DRESS Hero is our annual awards event that celebrates medical professionals from around the world who excel at providing treatment and care for DRESS Syndrome patients.
Open worldwide, DRESS Syndrome patients and loved ones can nominate more than one medical professional. They can be doctors, dermatologists, pharmacists, surgeons, or another medical professional who made a significant difference in your or a loved one's diagnosis and treatment of DRESS Syndrome.
2024 Nominations are now open!
Do you have a DRESS Hero who made a difference in your experience with DRESS Syndrome? Nominate them today to be a 2024 DRESS Hero! Nominations are open through July 16, 2024, on National DRESS Syndrome Day, and close at 11:59 pm pacific time.
In our 2023 DRESS Heroes awards event, individuals in our patient community nominated professionals who they feel made a difference in their or their loved one's life during their DRESS experience. From Argentina to France to the US and beyond, nominations came in from around the world and included doctors, dermatologists, and more!
Here's an example of how one doctor made a difference for a DRESS patient:
“They saved my life! I had been misdiagnosed and had gone to the ER 5 times before my case came before Dr. Coleman. He knew immediately I had DRESS Syndrome and how to treat it. He stayed on top of my case, saw me every week, and even provided his after-hours phone number. Dr. Coleman is what all doctors should strive to be like.”
– nominated by Jennifer Lorenz, USA
Announcing our 2023 DRESS Heroes
Dr. Collin Blattner
Dermatologist
Clearchoice Dermatoglogy
Oregon, USA
Dr. David Coleman
Physician
Henry Ford Hospital
Michigan, USA
Dr. Les Gavora
Physician
Inova Medical Group
Virginia, USA
Dr. Brad Graham
Physician
US Dermatology Partners
Texas, USA
Dr. Carol Latouff
Physician
Lauderdale Academic Dermatology
Florida, USA
Dr. Eliza Notaro
Dermatologist
The Polyclinic Madison Center
Washington, USA
Dr. James Treat
Pediatric Dermatologist
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, USA
Dra. María Cecilia Cavallo
Allergist
San Martin Hospital
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr. Vincent Descamps
Dermatologist
Assitance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris
Paris, France
Dr. Emily Gottenborg
Physician
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Colorado, USA
Dr. Serena Gundy
Physician
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Ontario, Canada
Dr. Anne Maitland
Physician
Metrodora Institute
Utah, USA
Dr. Aileen Tlamsa
Physician
Leonia Medical Associates
New Jersey, USA
Dr. Marsha Soni
Physician
Infectious Diseases Specialists of Virginia, LLC
Virginia, USA
Melody Wilkinson
Nurse Practitioner
Georgetown University
Washington, DC; USA
2022 DRESS Heroes
Meet the DRESS Heroes from our inaugural awards event!
Dr. Jonas A. Adalsteinsson
Dermatologist
Mount Sinai
New York, USA
Dr. Gregory J. Cox
Dermatologist
Forefront Dermatology
Atlanta, USA
Dr. Jaime Gordon
Physician
Manor House Surgery
Loughborough, UK
Dra. Leonor Leão
Physician
Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João
District of Porto, Portugal
Dr. Richard John Looney
Allergist/Clinical Immunologist
University of Rochester Medical System
New York, USA
Dr. Vanessa Vanepps Redd
Emergency Medicine Physician
University of Maryland St. Joseph's Medical Center
Maryland, USA
Dr. Kristen Richards
Dermatologist
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Texas, USA
Dr. Jacqueline Ross
Allergist
Allergy Partners
New Jersey, USA
Dr. Linda S. Book
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
University of Utah Health
Utah, USA
Dr. Stephen Duran
Dermatologist
Forefront Dermatology
Virginia, USA
Dr. Sarah Fox Horman
Physician
UC San Diego Health-La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals
California, USA
Agnes Lim
Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
Texas, USA
Dr. Pedro Lloret Luna
Dermatologist
Vithas
Alicante, Spain
Dr. Kristen R. Rice
Dermatologist
Ascension St. John Medical Center
Oklahoma, USA
Dr. Misha Rosenbach
Dermatologist
Penn Medicine
Pennsylvania, USA
Dr. Lena Sibulesky
Transplant Surgeon
UW Medicine
Washington, USA
Dr. Robert J. Smith
Dermatologist
Eastern Virginia Medical Center
Virginia, USA
Dr. Felipe Velásquez
Dermatologist
Clínica Delgado
Lima, Peru
Dr. Yul W. Yang
Dermatologist
Mayo Clinic
Arizona, USA