Edward L. Keyes Resident Contest for Outstanding Case Reports

Named in memory of Edward L. Keyes (1843 – 1924), a New York dermatologist who invented the cutaneous punch, known as the Keyes punch.

2025

16th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology

Budapest, Hungary

June 26-28, 2025

Abstract deadline: February 1, 2025

To be awarded for the best Case Report submitted by a physician in training (resident, fellow, or registrar) for presentation at the 16th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology in Budapest, Hungary.

We invite you to submit original Case Reports that reflect the presentation of new ideas and original observations to the Academy membership and other attendees of the Congress. The case may be medical, surgical, and cosmetic (or combined) in nature.

The author whose abstract receives the highest score during the review process will receive a scholarship by the IACD to present the full paper at the 16th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship will provide reasonable travel expenses, three-night lodging, the Congress registration fee, and a basic spending stipend.

Please submit your case report abstract via email to vprosic@gmail.com noon, CDT, February 1, 2025. The abstract should be no longer than 2,500 characters including spacing. Material that was previously presented, published, or submitted for publication should not be offered. Applications will be graded based on the educational value of the abstract and the extent to which it presents new and significant work. The Review Committee strongly recommends that abstracts have an organized, coherent, well-thought-out, and complete presentation. Please note that no paper submitted for consideration will be eligible if it has already been, or is in consideration for publication elsewhere at any time prior to the meeting. The winner(s) agree to publish their outstanding case report(s) in SKINmed: Dermatology for the Clinician, an official publication of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology. By submitting your paper for consideration, you give SKINmed: Dermatology for the Clinician first-rights of refusal for publication through December 31, 2025. The applicant must be in training at the time of the Congress presentation.

All applicants will receive e-mail notice of the Resident Case Report Review Committee’s decision by March 1, 2025.

Sincerely,

Vesna M. Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA
Chair, Resident Contest Committee

Previous Edward L. Keyes Prize paper winner
Year	Winner		Title of Winning Paper
2018	Hari Darmawan, MD – Palembang, Indonesia		Split-face comparative study of microneedling with platelet-rich plasma versus microneedling alone in treating acne scars: A case series
2018	Joaquín Felipe Ramirez Oliveros, MD – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		Microneedling with drug delivery (hydroquinone 4% serum) as an adjuvant therapy for recalcitrant melasma
2017	Sendrasoa Fandresena, MD – Madagascar		Pemphigus vulgaris as the first manifestation of multiple myeloma
2017	Sushmitha Jayaprasad, MD – Bangalore, India		Familial dyskeratotic comedones (FDC): A rare challenging disease
2016	Michael Lavery, MD – Philadelphia, PA, USA		A case of ischemia induced perianal ulceration
2015	Vinay Keshavamurthy, MD – Chandigarh, India		Grotesque face secondary to immunotherapy: Cure circumvallating to curse
2015	Donald Warren, MD – Austin, TX, USA		Facial blanching after cosmetic botulinum toxin injection case series
2013	Dominique C. Pichard, MD – Washington DC, USA		Zinc deficiency disorders among extremely premature infants
2013	Navid Ezra, MD – Indianapolis, IN		Localized scleroderma treated with ablative fractional laser therapy and injectable fillers
2012	Razvigor Darlenski, MD, PhD – Sofia, Bulgaria		Hair extension – novel “source” of a well-known contact allergen
2012	Edidiong Kaminska, MD – Chicago, IL, USA		Combining field therapies with sequential topical 5-fluorouracil followed by 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses