About Us

Kari Wanat is currently on faculty as an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee where she practices complex medical dermatology, inpatient consults, and dermatopathology and is the Residency Program Director. She is passionate about increasing access to dermatology care to underserved populations both locally and abroad through work in global health, teledermatology, and medical education. She has collaborators in Tanzania and Niger.

A Professor of Dermatovenerology at Bahir Dar University, brings a 20 years wealth of experience and expertise to the field. With a Master in Public Health and a Ph.D. in Global Health and Dermatology, my career spans both clinician, academic and administrative roles.

I was actively involved in diverse areas such as outbreak management, community-based research, operational research, and clinical trials. My research contributions encompass 42 papers published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.

A Fellow for Ethiopian Academy of Sciences I am actively engaged in national and global health initiatives. I am serving as a member of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases. My leadership extends also to role as the vice-chair of the International Alliance for Global Health Dermatology (GLODERM) and as a member of the advisory board of Amref Ethiopia.

Additionally, I remains actively engaged in training initiatives, having been an alumnus of the TDR lead Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative and facilitating operational research training for South East Asia and Africa.

Dr. Esther Freeman M.D. Ph.D. is a dermatologist and epidemiologist, specializing in global health dermatology. She has worked to improve healthcare, especially those affectedby HIV, in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and southeast Asia since 2003.
She has collaborated with the World Health Organization since 2011, to establish guidelines for the treatment of HIV-associated skin conditions in the developing world.
She has won the American Academy of Dermatology’s Member Making a Difference Award, as well as the most highly cited author in the area of epidemiology in AIDS in 2009.

Her current work centers around Kaposi’s sarcoma, a potentially deadly tumor associated with HIV that first appears on the skin.
Her work has been supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the American Skin Association, the Harvard Center for AIDS Research, and the Medical Dermatology Society.

PD Dr. med. Helmut Beltraminelli, MD, is an Vice Chief at Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC). His research interests are Dermatology, Dermatopathology.