About

Actionable Evidence for Clinical Excellence - That's RAD

RAD is where your mission to shape the future standard of care collides with actionable evidence, amping up your expertise and elevating your ability to enhance patients' quality of life. Our distinct focus paves the way for the most impactful discussions and cutting-edge concepts you'll encounter on atopic dermatitis, empowering your practice with novel insights that keep you ahead of the curve. This is where proof drives discussion and strategies that matter are conceived, providing an unparalleled platform for the continuous expansion of your clinical excellence.

RAD Mission Statement

Our mission is to develop and implement medical education activities devoted to increasing the understanding of atopic dermatitis and promoting its optimal management. RAD is devoted to educating dermatologists, allergists, primary care clinicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other allied health professionals, and patients about atopic dermatitis.

Jonathan I. Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH

Conference Chair
Professor of Dermatology
Director of Clinical Research | Director of Patch Testing
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC, USA

Dr. Silverberg is Professor of Dermatology at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He is the Director of Clinical Research and Director of Patch Testing.

Educated at the State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Silverberg received his doctorate in neuroimmunology along with his medical degree and Master of Public Health degree in biostatistics and epidemiology there. Following completion of his internship in internal medicine at SUNY Downstate, he completed his residency training in dermatology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.

Dr. Silverberg's area of clinical subspecialty is inflammatory skin disease, particularly atopic and contact dermatitis. In developing a multidisciplinary clinic for atopic dermatitis, he included providers from dermatology, allergy and immunology, neurology, and sleep medicine. His research interests include drug development, biomarkers, dermato-epidemiology, health services research, patient-reported outcomes, comorbidities and burden of inflammatory skin disease, and evidence-based dermatology. As a principal investigator at the local, national, and international levels, he has participated in numerous clinical trials evaluating novel treatments for atopic dermatitis and other inflammatory skin disorders. He is the author of more than 400 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, books, and book chapters.

Dr. Silverberg's expertise has been recognized with several honors, most recently the Young Leadership award from the American Dermatological Association, which he received in 2017. A respected educator, he received the Teacher of the Year award from the Department of Dermatology in 2015 and the Outstanding Teacher award from the Feinberg School of Medicine in 2016. He was the inaugural recipient of the Georg Rajka Medal from the International Society of Atopic Dermatitis in 2014.