Sharon Jacob, MD

Sharon Jacob is professor of dermatology at Loma Linda University and Clinical Professor of Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of California, Riverside. She founded the Pediatric Contact Dermatitis (National) Registry and the Dermatitis Academy, public education website dedicated to all things contact dermatitis. She attained her medical degree from Temple University, completed her dermatology residency at the University of Miami, and ACDS mentorships with William James/Bruce Brod at UPenn and David Cohen at NYU. She is a world-recognized leader in the field of pediatric contact dermatitis and has published widely in the field of Contact (with over 400 publications). Her contributions have resulted in her being honored with Presidential Citation Awards from both the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Contact Dermatitis Society (ACDS). Dr Jacob served as President the ACDS (2017-2019), a time of great organizational growth for the Society, and supported the Society as Past-President through the challenges of the COVID-pandemic. She is a prolific reader, a prolific writer and a prolific activator (often of unexpecting others, who then realize they have enlisted for full enthusiastic engagement).