Dr. Jason Hawkes is a board-certified dermatologist and Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of California Davis in Sacramento. He received his medical degree and completed his dermatology residency training from the University of Utah School of Medicine, where he was also enrolled in the Program’s 2+2 dermatology research track. In addition to being a board-certified dermatologist, Dr. Hawkes completed a research fellowship in translation immunology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and received a master’s degree in Clinical Investigation from Rockefeller University in NYC.

Dr. Hawkes is currently serving on the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) and as a Councilor of the International Psoriasis Council (IPC). He is the recipient of multiple teaching awards and research grants and has served as the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of multiple pharmaceutical-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trial protocols. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and 8 book chapters. Dr. Hawkes’ principal clinical and research interests are the treatment of complex inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and eczema, using novel, targeted systemic, or biologic therapies.