The International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP) was founded in 1979 by Helmut Kerl, MD; Gérald E. Piérard, MD; Jorge Sánchez, MD; and the late A. Bernard Ackerman, MD, who also served as the ISDP's first president.  The International Society of Dermatopathology, Inc, was incorporated in 1994, and classified as 501(c) (03) not-for-profit.

The aims and objectives of the ISDP are to increase knowledge of the structure and function of the skin and of diseases of the skin by microscopy. The Society intends to promote friendship and scientific exchanges among its members of different countries; to sponsor international and regional meetings; and to sponsor educational events.

 

The International Society of Dermatopathology is happy to announce that registration is open for the 1st European Joint Meeting of ISDP: A Pre-Congress Event of ESP, on September 6, 2025, Austria Center Vienna (ACV), Vienna, Austria.  

This high-level scientific meeting will bring together leading dermatopathologists and trainees from across Europe and other continents to share the latest advances in diagnostic pathology of skin diseases.
 
Topics Include: 
 
Challenging Diagnoses in Dermatopathology
 
Psoriasis and Neutrophilic Dermatoses
 
Clues in Dermatology

To register, click the link below.  Registration is limited to 90 participants.

European Joint Meeting of the ISDP

Click Here for Program and Schedule

 

(This is an ISDP activity and the ESP is not responsible for its organization)

 

Dr. Maria-Teresa Fernandez-Figueras
Dr. Dieter Metze
Meeting Organizers

  


The 28th Joint Meeting Planning Committee is happy to announce that registration is now available to access the recordings
from the recent meeting in Orlando, Florida, held March 5-6, 2025, on PathPresenter. 

Registration includes:

  • Recordings of the live presentations from the meeting sessions
  • Our eSlide Library - 50 high yield cases and clinical vignettes
  • ePosters 

Please note that no CME hours are available with the online access

NOTE: If you registered for the live meeting you do not need to register again as you already have access to these online sessions. 

Click here for 28th Annual Meeting of the ISDP Online Access

An email with a link to PathPresenter will be sent within 48 hours of completed registration 


 

 

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE UPCOMING XLIV SYMPOSIUM OF THE ISDP

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, OCTOBER 20-22, 2025

 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

 

 


 

2026 APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

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ISDP TRAVEL GRANT AWARD 

 
Instituted in 2010, the ISDP Travel Grant Awards provide financial assistance to deserving physicians from economically impoverished countries to attend a meeting of the ISDP and present an abstract for publication. 
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2026 VISITING SCHOLAR APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

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ISDP VISITING SCHOLAR AWARD

 

Named in honor of long time society manager, Diana Baughman, the ISDP Visiting Scholar Awards provide financial assistance to deserving physicians from economically impoverished countries to acquire additional skills by training in dermatopathology in another country

 

More information on Visiting Scholar Award