Henry W. Lim, MD, FAAD

HENRY W. LIM is the former Clarence S. Livingood chair and chairman of the Department of Dermatology (1997-2017), Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Dr. Lim is president of the International League of Dermatological Societies, which consists of over 230 international societies from over 100 countries as members, representing over 200,000 dermatologists and dermatology professionals. He had served as president of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), American Board of Dermatology, American Dermatological Association, American Society for Photobiology, and International Union of Photobiology. He was bestowed an Honorary Membership of the AAD in 2020, and in March 2026, was awarded the AAD Gold Medal, the highest honor given by the AAD. He has published more than 750 articles and edited 11 textbooks (with over 44,800 citations in Google Scholar with an h-index of 107).