AAD Board of Directors Candidate
Incredibly honored to be nominated for the AAD Board of Directors 2025! I cannot imagine a more important time to be involved in advocacy for our patients and our specialty.
Thank you all for your support.
Election opens in only a few weeks! I’ll keep you all posted!
John Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD
John Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD
I’m a dermatologist, educator, and advocate committed to ensuring access to quality dermatologic care. With experience in health policy, complex medical dermatology, and mentorship, I work at the intersection of patient care and health advocacy. Whether in the clinic, shaping policy, or mentoring future dermatologists, my focus remains the same—advancing dermatology for all.
CORE PRINCIPLES
Advocacy
From local clinics to Capitol Hill, I’ve worked to advance policies that protect patients and strengthen dermatology. Whether advocating for Medicare reform, LGBTQ+ health equity, or access for underserved communities, I believe in action that leads to lasting change.
Service
Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. I work to ensure care for historically marginalized communities, especially LGBTQ+ individuals, people experiencing homelessness, incarcerated patients, and refugees. My practice, teaching, and advocacy center on expanding access for those too often left behind.
Education
Mentorship and education are the foundation of a thriving specialty. As a faculty member, speaker, and mentor, I am committed to training the next generation of dermatologists, fostering inclusive learning environments, and ensuring that all physicians are equipped to provide exceptional care
MY EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Dermatology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Provide complex medical dermatology care with a focus on inpatient dermatology, infectious disease dermatology, and underserved populations.
Work within Boston Healthcare for the Homeless and the Transgender Health Program, expanding dermatologic access for historically marginalized communities.
Mentor residents and medical students in dermatology, advocacy, and healthcare policy, and run a Dermatology Health Disparities Working Group with medical student research fellows
Associate Professor, Dermatology
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Led inpatient consult services, the Dermatology Prison Clinic, and HIV Dermatology Clinic, ensuring care for complex cases and vulnerable patients.
Developed interdisciplinary collaborations to improve dermatologic care in hospital settings.
Served as a mentor, educator, and policy advocate in the OSU medical community.
EDUCATION
University Of California, San Francisco
MD, Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US)
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
MPH, Health and Social Behavior
TRAINING
The Ohio State University, Dermatology Training Program
Chief Resident PGY-4, Medical Education
Harbor UCLA Dermatology Training Program
Dermatology Residency PGY 2-3
University of California, Irvine
MPH, Health and Social Behavior
Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital
Preliminary Medicine Internship, PGY-1
MY WORK
Advocacy
Medical Education
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