Meet Our
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board

Richard Levenson, MD
Professor and Vice-Chair for Strategic Technologies, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis Health
- Research and development experience, including mass-tag-based multiplexed ion-beam imaging for up to 100-plex immunohistochemistry, slide-free histology, artificial intelligence for image analysis, informatics, cancer immunotherapy, and DUET H&E-slide scanning for collagen
- Skilled in instrument and software development, applications in pathology, medical devices, and business development
- Cofounder of Muse Microscopy and Histolix, Inc.

Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Oregon Health and Science University
- Director of the melanoma and skin cancer program at Knight Cancer Institute
- Principal investigator of an extramurally funded basic science laboratory focusing on melanoma chemoprevention and genetics
- Practicing dermatologist with an emphasis on melanoma, pigmented lesions, and genetic cancer syndromes

Shane Chapman, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Medical director, supply chain value analysis at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Areas of focus include psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, photodynamic therapy, laser therapy, and immunotherapy of melanoma
- Earned an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nicole Pace, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
- Academic pediatric dermatologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Assistant residency program director
- Interest in dermatology and dermatopathology resident education

Michael Kent, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Dermatology at Wright State University
- Experienced laboratory manager and translational scientist
- Expertise in research and development, process improvement, compliance, study design, and quality management
- Experience in College of American Pathology compliance, both as an inspector and inspectee
- Key contributor in the development of ClearPath, which manages digital images of skin specimens

Faramarz Samie, MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Dermatology at Columbia University
- Academic expert in Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer
- Research includes the development and validation of a gene expression assay to predict the risk of recurrence disease in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Dennis A. Porto, MD, MPH
Practicing Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon in Boston
- Expertise includes telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and distributed systems (peer-to-peer technology)
- Cofounder of Huat Ventures, an investor in frontier technology startups