Alison Ehrlich MD, MHS

Dr. Alison Ehrlich, a board-certified dermatologist, is the former founding Chair and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Dermatology at The George Washington University. After many years in academic medicine, she has established her private practice in the Washington DC area, but continuing to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic contact dermatitis and psoriasis.Following her residency in Dermatology, she completed a fellowship in Clinical Research and Masters in Clinical Research through a combined NIH/Duke program. She has overseen the dermatology at the combined dermatology/rheumatology clinics while at GW. She continues to participate in and lead clinical research studies, and her current research projects focus on psoriasis, allergic contact dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis. She is active in dermatology leadership, and has been president of the DC Dermatological Society, past board member of the American Contact Dermatitis Society, past member of the board of directors of the Women’s Dermatological Society and past chair of the Access to Care committee for the American Academy of Dermatology. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for The Asthma and Allergy Foundation, vice-president of The American Contact Dermatitis Society and on the board of directors of the Noah Worchester Society. She has lectured both within the US and abroad on psoriasis and contact dermatitis and has published extensively on these topics.