Each year the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is given to a recipient in recognition of their lifetime of inspired patient care as a medical dermatologist, mentoring of future medical dermatologists, and research to advance medical dermatology.
On behalf of the
MEDICAL DERMATOLOGY SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
we are pleased to announce the
2025 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE
ALICE PENTLAND, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology
University of Rochester
Alice P. Pentland, MD has served as Professor and Chair of Dermatology at the University of Rochester for 26 years.
She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan. She specializes in the treatment of Bullous diseases, such as Pemphigus and Bullous Pemphigoid. Dr. Pentland’s research has been supported by funding from NIH, NSF, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Keck Foundation and Pharmaceutical Corporations.
Dr. Pentland has served as President as well as Secretary-Treasurer of the Society for Investigative Dermatology.
She also served as Secretary Treasurer of the International Society of Investigative Dermatology,
is now Past President of the American Professors of Dermatology.
Dr. Pentland deeply appreciates the benefits of bringing together people with diverse skills and points of view to solve problems.
Dr. Pentland has dedicated her career to creating a rich, diverse, interdisciplinary clinical and
research environment within the department at the University of Rochester.