International Hyperhidrosis Society Announces Six Leading Healthcare Professionals as Founding Members of Board of Directors.

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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2003

The International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHHS), the non-profit advocacy group formed earlier this year to promote research into, and awareness of, excessive sweating, has announced the founding members of the organization's Board of Directors.

The distinguished group of leading healthcare professionals and hyperhidrosis experts on the board include Samuel S. Ahn, MD; Dee Anna Glaser, MD; Adelaide A. Herbert, MD; Markus Naumann, MD; David M. Pariser, MD, FACP; and Nowell Solish, MD, FRCP. Pariser will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of IHHS.

Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earlier this year, IHHS brings together physicians, academicians, and people with hyperhidrosis and those who care for them. The non-profit organization provides objective, accurate, and balanced information about hyperhidrosis and its treatment. IHHS programs and resources provide an independent source of scientific knowledge, while promoting research into and awareness of the physiological, psychological, and economic effects of excessive sweating. The organization's headquarters is in Philadelphia, with a satellite office in Washington, D.C.

David M. Pariser, MD, FACP is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia where he is also the senior physician in Pariser Dermatology Specialists, Ltd., a private group practice of 8 dermatologists with multiple locations in the Tidewater Virginia Area.

He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, MD degree form Medical College of Virginia and trained as a dermatology resident in Florida at the University of Miami. Dr. Pariser is Board Certified in both Dermatology and Dermatopathology.

He is an active clinician and teacher and has participated as a principal investigator in over 220 pharmaceutical industry sponsored clinical trials. Dr. Pariser has been a guest speaker at over 200 educational events, and was the co-director for 6 years of a national CME course in Dermatology for the Primary Care Physician that educated over 5000 Primary Care Physicians.

One of his special interests is in research, education and treatment of psoriasis. He serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation. His bibliography lists the authorship of 3 textbooks, multiple textbook chapters, 17 invited papers as well as 38 original works in peer-reviewed Journals and an additional co-authorship of 22 American Academy of Dermatology publications on Guidelines of Care.

Quite active in the affairs of the American Academy of Dermatology, Dr. Pariser has served on over 75 committees including the committee on Guidelines of Care, Managed Care, Task forces on Universal Health programs, Health Care Reform Issues and Regulatory Affairs, and the Advisory Board for which he served as Vice-Chair for two 4-year terms. He has been a representative to the Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee for Virginia, and is currently the immediate past Chair of the Committee on Organizational Structure of the American Academy of Dermatology and is the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and a Board member of the Academy.

Awards and honors presented to Dr. Pariser include the Gold Triangle Award from the American Academy of Dermatology in 2001 for advocacy issues surrounding isotretinoin and 3 Presidential Citations from the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Pariser is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and Managed Care magazine and is a reviewer for both of these publications and for Pediatric Dermatology the American Journal of Managed Care and the Archives of Dermatology.

Dr. Pariser holds fellowships from the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society of Dermatopathology and the American College of Physicians. He is Chairman of the board of directors of the International Hyperhidrosis Society, as well as a founding member.

Samuel S. Ahn, MD graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Dallas, TX) in 1978. He currently serves as Clinical Professor of Surgery and Director of Endovascular Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine in Los Angeles. Dr. Ahn has been the recipient of numerous honors for his work, including a National Institutes of Health Fellowship in Surgical Oncology (which he completed at the UCLA School of Medicine). He is active in the world of peer-reviewed medical journals, serving on the editorial boards, as Section Chief, for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Annals of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Journal of Endovascular Surgery. A prolific researcher, Dr. Ahn is currently, among other projects, mapping genes that contribute to hyperhidrosis.

Dee Anna Glaser, MD is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Vice Chairman, Department of Dermatology, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Glaser has been practicing dermatology for nearly 13 years. She attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, completed a residency in internal medicine at New York University & Bellevue Hospital, and then went on to complete a residency in dermatology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. A respected researcher whose studies have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Glaser's editorial responsibilities include acting as Assistant Section Editor for the journal Archives of Dermatology. She also serves on the editorial board and acts as a contributing editor for Skinmed: Dermatology for Children and Cosmetic Dermatology, respectively. In 2002, Dr. Glaser won the "Women Helping Women Award" from Soroptimist International. She has also been named as a "Top Young Physician" by Saint Louis Magazine and as a "Top Doctor" in Guide to Top Doctors.

Adelaide A. Hebert, MD is Vice Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. She is also a professor in the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics as well as an associate professor in the Division of Craniofacial Growth and Development/Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. Dr. Hebert received her medical training at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed her residency in dermatology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. In addition to her roles at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Dr. Hebert is a consulting staff member at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. During the nearly 20 years that she's been practicing dermatology, Dr. Hebert has won numerous awards. She's been listed as one of "The Best Doctors in America: Central Region" three times. In 2000, she was awarded the Dean's Excellence Award at the University of Texas Health Center Honors Convocation. Dr. Hebert serves on the editorial board for the journal Pediatric Dermatology.

Markus Naumann, MD is Professor of Neurology and Attending Neurologist at the Wurzburg University Hospital in Germany. Dr. Naumann received his medical training at the University of Erlangen School of Medicine, also in Germany. He is trained as both a neurologist and a neurosurgeon and has conducted extensive clinical research into movement disorders (such as those associated with Parkinson's disease) and into new indications for botulinum toxin. As a professor, Dr. Naumann has been teaching neurology to medical students and residents since 1994. As a researcher, he's published more than 110 original articles in international journals. He is also a coeditor of the Handbook of Botulinum Toxin. For his work, Dr. Naumann has won numerous awards, including the G. Mertens Award of the German Neurological Society for innovative treatment in neurology (2003). He is an active international speaker on related topics.

Nowell Solish, MD, FRCP (C) graduated as a dermatologist from the University of Toronto and subsequently specialized in surgical dermatology at the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. Dr. Solish is a recognized specialist in the fields of cosmetic dermatology and dermatologic surgery. In addition to being Director of the Cosmetic Care and Laser Surgery Centre, Dr. Solish is co-director of the Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Clinic and the Laser Surgery Unit at Women's College Hospital, and co-director of Dermatologic Surgery at the University of Toronto. He is also Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Toronto, and President of the Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Academically, Dr. Solish is responsible for planning the surgical dermatology curriculum at the University of Toronto. He has also published in peer-reviewed journals, and he lectures regularly on dermatologic surgery techniques at local, national, and international medical meetings.

About the International Hyperhidrosis Society:

The International Hyperhidrosis Society (IHHS) is a non-profit organization promoting the awareness of and research into the condition of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis). Through their advocacy and programming, IHHS provides sufferers with access to treatment, and educates physicians about hyperhidrosis. Founded in 2003, the goal of IHHS is to improve the quality of life and diminish the suffering of those affected by this medical condition. Additional information about IHHS is available on their web site at http://www.SweatHelp.org.