Scientific Symposiums International Dermatopathology in Paradise 2026

Dermatopathology in Paradise 2026 focuses on diagnostic challenges ranging from inflammatory skin disease to melanocytic tumors. The four-day SSI program, held October 12–15 at Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui, includes 20 scheduled lectures on infections, vascular lesions, alopecia, lymphoma, pediatric tumors and immunobullous disease. Course director Philip E. LeBoit, MD, is joined by Maxwell A. Fung, MD, Joyce S. Lee, MD, and Daniel D. Miller, MD. The emphasis is on pattern recognition, clinicopathologic correlation, testing choices and diagnostic pitfalls. The lecture list below preserves each title, speaker and day without adding a repeated explanation to every session.

Package scope: The package is described as videos, PDFs, presentation slides and English subtitles. The 20 scheduled lectures do not verify the number or completeness of supplied recordings, documents or subtitle tracks. SSI registration and official conference attendance are separate from this file purchase.

Learning Objectives

After reviewing the educational program, learners should be better able to:

1. Recognize major inflammatory reaction patterns, including spongiotic and psoriasiform dermatitis.
2. Distinguish cutaneous infections from noninfectious histopathologic mimics.
3. Interpret challenging clinicopathologic cases using a systematic diagnostic approach.
4. Differentiate benign and malignant melanocytic proliferations.
5. Apply appropriate histopathologic criteria when evaluating dysplastic nevi and melanoma in situ.
6. Recognize vascular anomalies, occlusive vasculitis, and vasculopathies.
7. Assess scarring and non-scarring alopecia using relevant histologic features.
8. Identify important diagnostic pitfalls involving cutaneous lymphoma and pediatric skin tumors.
9. Review contemporary diagnostic approaches to immunobullous diseases.
10. Select appropriate ancillary tests and improve diagnostic accuracy through clinicopathologic correlation.

These are educational objectives derived from the published lecture topics, rather than a verbatim statement of the organizer’s official objectives.

Day 1 – Monday, October 12, 2026

1. Spongiotic and Psoriasiform Dermatitis

Faculty: Maxwell A. Fung, MD

2. Cutaneous Infections and Their Mimics

Faculty: Daniel D. Miller, MD

3. Medical Dermatology: A Tour Through Challenging Cases and Emerging Entities

Faculty: Joyce S. Lee, MD

4. Melanocytic Do’s and Don’ts

Faculty: Philip E. LeBoit, MD

5. Potpourri of Memorable Cases

Faculty: Joyce S. Lee, MD

Day 2 – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

6. Unusual Variants of Common Inflammatory Skin Diseases

Faculty: Philip E. LeBoit, MD

7. To Test or Not to Test: Appropriate Use Criteria in Dermatopathology

Faculty: Maxwell A. Fung, MD

8. Histology of Vascular Anomalies

Faculty: Daniel D. Miller, MD

9. Clogged Clues: Occlusive Vasculitis and Vasculopathy

Faculty: Joyce S. Lee, MD

10. Challenging Clinicopathologic Cases

Faculty: Daniel D. Miller, MD

Day 3 – Wednesday, October 14, 2026

11. Pitfalls and Pearls in Non-Scarring Alopecia

Faculty: Joyce S. Lee, MD

12. Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Lymphoma

Faculty: Philip E. LeBoit, MD

13. The Role of Eosinophils in the Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Skin Disease

Faculty: Maxwell A. Fung, MD

14. Challenging Pediatric Tumors

Faculty: Daniel D. Miller, MD

15. Dysplastic Nevi and Melanoma in Situ: Criteria for Calibration

Faculty: Philip E. LeBoit, MD

Day 4 – Thursday, October 15, 2026

16. Inpatient Dermatopathology

Faculty: Daniel D. Miller, MD

17. Immunobullous Disease: What’s New in 2026

Faculty: Maxwell A. Fung, MD

18. Pitfalls and Pearls in Scarring Alopecia

Faculty: Joyce S. Lee, MD

19. Nevi and Melanomas at Special Sites

Faculty: Philip E. LeBoit, MD

20. Spot Diagnoses from Low to High Power

Faculty: Maxwell A. Fung, MD

Expert Faculty

Philip E. LeBoit, MD – Course Director

University of California, San Francisco.

Areas covered include melanocytic lesions, inflammatory skin diseases, cutaneous lymphoma, dysplastic nevi, melanoma in situ, and difficult dermatopathologic diagnoses.

Maxwell A. Fung, MD

University of California, Davis.

Educational subjects include inflammatory skin pathology, ancillary diagnostic tests, eosinophilic disorders, immunobullous diseases, and microscopic pattern recognition.

Joyce S. Lee, MD

National Skin Centre, Singapore.

Presentations focus on medical dermatology, challenging cases, vascular disorders, and scarring and non-scarring alopecia.

Daniel D. Miller, MD

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Presentations address cutaneous infections, vascular anomalies, clinicopathologic cases, pediatric tumors, and inpatient dermatopathology.