Jason Hawkes

Dr. Hawkes is a board-certified dermatologist and Investigator at the Oregon Medical Research Center in Portland, OR. He completed his medical school and residency at the University of Utah. During medical school, he was selected for a fellowship in translational immunology in the HHMI Research Scholars Program at the NIH. He also received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Investigation from Rockefeller University, where he was Chief Clinical Scholar and Principal Investigator on multiple human research protocols in the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology. He has held academic appointments in the Departments of Dermatology at the University of Utah, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and University of California-Davis.

Dr. Hawkes is a current Councilor in the International Psoriasis Council and serves on the NPF Medical Board and Scientific Advisory Committee. He also serves as the official delegate of the AAD as a member of the international guidelines and workgroup committee for urticaria. His research has been funded by the NIH, NSF, NPF, and Dermatology Foundation, and he is the recipient of several teaching awards including NPF Outstanding Educator in Psoriatic Disease and Exceptional Teacher of the Year in the Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai. His primary clinical and research interests include novel immune therapies for inflammatory conditions like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, alopecia areata, vitiligo, and chronic urticaria.