About DermIQ
Education that doesn't cut you off.
"You go to a meeting, you log into the app, you attend, and then it cuts you off." DermIQ was built to fix that.
Our story
Most skin care happens outside dermatology offices.
Primary care clinicians see rashes, lesions and chronic itch every day. PAs and NPs carry a growing share of dermatology visits. Allergists manage eczema, hives and drug reactions. Aesthetic clinicians treat skin in med spas across the country. Yet most dermatology education is built for dermatologists alone, and it ends when the meeting ends.
DermIQ started from a clinician's complaint about that model: the education stops, the app shuts down, the relationships fade. So we built something different. An organization, not a single event, that puts the whole care team in one room, teaches the specialties side by side, and keeps them connected afterwards.
The people behind it are not new to this work. Our founders bring academic dermatology, physician assistant education, meeting management and decades of industry experience. DermIQ went public in December 2025 and held its first Summit six months later, in June 2026, at the Omni Fort Lauderdale.
What usual meetings get wrong
We built DermIQ to answer each one.
Core philosophy
Six beliefs we teach by.
Better communication, better care
DermIQ was founded on a simple belief: better communication between clinicians leads to better patient care.
Everyone who touches skin belongs
If you touch patient skin care, you belong here. The room is defined by the patient's path, not by a specialty.
Clarify roles, don't blur them
Interdisciplinary education is not about everyone doing everything. It is about each clinician knowing their part and the next one.
Learning should outlast the meeting
The Summit is the beginning, not the end. Every edition is designed to point to what comes next.
Education first. Clinician-led.
Trust is our core asset. Faculty build the program, an independent provider accredits it, and sponsor content is clearly separated.
Zero filler
Focused, practical sessions designed to be used in clinic on Monday morning.
Why it exists
These conditions do not respect specialty boundaries, and our education shouldn't either.Naiem T. Issa, MD, PhD, FAAD · President and Chair, DermIQ
Leadership
The founding team already looks like the room.
Academic dermatology, physician assistant leadership and meeting management, and industry and technology experience. Three founders, one shared patient.
Naiem T. Issa, MD, PhD, FAAD
Board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon trained at the University of Miami and Georgetown. A clinician-researcher focused on complex and rare disease, hair medicine and novel therapeutics. Chair and Medical Director of the DermIQ Summit and the Dermato-Allergy Exchange.
Risha Bellomo, MPAS, PA-C
Healthcare leader with 25+ years of experience, two decades of it in dermatology and aesthetics. Founder and CEO of BCI Management & Communications, which runs DermIQ events, and co-founder of the Florida Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants.
Leda Marie Beaty
President of SciBase US with 28+ years in life sciences, advancing dermatology through non-invasive technology, results-driven teams and leader mentorship. Brings strategic industry insight, operational discipline and a technology-forward view to DermIQ.
Structure and independence
A nonprofit home for the education.
DermIQ programs are presented on behalf of the Diversified Dermatology Education Foundation (DDEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Industry partners support the events through published support levels. In return they reach an interdisciplinary room of practicing clinicians. They do not shape the accredited curriculum. CME is provided through an independent accredited provider, and every product theater is labeled non-CME.
What's next
Arrive as a clinician. Leave as a connector.
Three editions are on the 2027 calendar, starting with dermatology and allergy, side by side, in March.