Speakers – World Vitiligo Day 2025

Members to the Order of World Vitiligo Day Canada

#WVD2025 Speakers

Our speakers range from doctors to technologists, and even vitiligo influencers! Learn more about them and their story!

Speakers

Aiesha Robinson

Student, Model, Vitiligo Influencer

Dr. Albert Chan

Clinical Psychologist, Psy.D.

Founder Paxwood Family Therapy

Alejandro J. Vera

MSc, Human Subject Research Specialist

University of Rochester Medical Center

Andrea Galindo

P.Eng. Chief Operating Officer

Bäune

Bibaswan Ghoshal

Senior Director Technology Adoption

Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization

Bill Arteca

CEO

BioSample Connect

Christine Lennon

General Manager

Incyte Biosciences Canada

Dr. Collin Hong

Plastic Surgeon

Scarborough Health Network

Dana Gies

Executive Director

Canadian Skin Patient Alliance

Erika Page

Founder + Editor-in-Chief

Living Dappled

Erin Chan

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Paxwood Family Therapy

Faddy Morgan

Chief Operating Officer

PharmaGuide

Dr. Geeta Yadav

Dermatologist

Founder of FACET Dermatology

Dr. Gillian Mandich

Happiness Expert

The Social TV Show on CTV

Dr. Hannah Chan

Chief Operating Officer

Skinopathy

Hessa Asmani

Vitiligo Voices Canada

Dr. Juthika Thakur

Dermatologist

Co-Founder of the DermInsight Symposium

Dr. Jerry Tan (Video Presentation)

Dermatologist

WVD-2025 Secretary

Keith Loo

CEO

Skinopathy and WVD-2025 President

Kyle Biggar

Chief Science Officer

Nuvobio

Lee Thomas

4 Time Emmy Award Winning Author & Anchor

Dr. Manasi Parikh

MD CCFP

Family Medicine Physician with Focused Practice Designation in Dermatology

Dr. Mireille Vega

Founder + Chemist & Skin Microbiome Specialist

VGAM Biome

Dr. Nanette Silverberg

Chief Pediatric Dermatology

Mount Sinai Health System

Dr. Nishani Rajakulendra

Director, Clinical Operations

Edesa Biotech

Omar Sharife

President & Co-founder, Vitiligo Voices Canada

Vitiligo Content Creator

Dr. Omer Elhussein

Faculty of Pharmacy

University of Khartoum

Orchid Jahanshahi

Founder, Advisor and Investor

ThinkrBelle, former Pharma and Digital Health Executive

Dr. Rakesh Joshi

Data Science Lead

Skinopathy

Dr. Sam Hanna

Dermatologist and Vitiligo Specialist

Dermatology on Bloor

Dr. Sangeetha Nadarajah

Board Certified Family Physician and Global Journalism Fellow in Health Impact at the University of Toronto

Sara Frankel

Chief Operating Officer

Zanderm

Serena Mandla

Chief Science Officer

Noa Therapeutics

Shahnawaz Towheed

Co-Founder

Vitiligo Voices Canada and McMaster University Med Student

Sigrun Watson

Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor

ThinkrBelle

Dr. Torello Lotti (Video Presentation)

Academician of the Italian Republic

Chairman Dermatology University Guglielmo Marconi

Yan Valle, MBA

Executive Director

Vitiligo Research Foundation