Dear Esteemed Colleagues,

It is with great honour and privilege I assume the role of President of the Indian Association of Dermatologists Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL), West Bengal State Branch for the year 2026-2027. I extend my sincere best wishes to each member and their family for their overall well-being.

I am profoundly conscious of the historic legacy into which this office inducts me. The outstanding leadership with which my illustrious predecessors have laid the academic and organizational blueprint has made my task that much easier and at the same time difficult to live up to it.

IADVL WB is a trendsetter in academic excellence and we hope to pursue that with the continuum of academic events lined up by our esteemed Academic Committee for the year ahead.

We are committed to community service in addition to the service we are already providing as doctors. The outreach to the designated population will continue with the active participation of our members with the same zeal and enthusiasm.

• Enhancing Academic Endeavours: Organizing regular Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs, workshops, and webinars to keep our members abreast of the latest developments in dermatology.

• Promoting Research and Innovation: Encouraging collaborative research projects and facilitating access to research grants to nurture a culture of scientific inquiry.

• Strengthening Community Outreach: Implementing community dermatology initiatives to extend our services to underserved populations, thereby fulfilling our social responsibility.

• Fostering Ethical Practices: Continuing our efforts through the Anti-Quackery Cell to uphold the integrity of our profession and safeguard public trust.

• Embracing Digital Transformation: Leveraging digital platforms to enhance communication, education, and engagement among members, ensuring seamless access to resources and information.

Dermatology is plagued by quackery which unfortunately could not be nipped in the bud. I urge all our members to report such occurrences coming their way to the anti-quackery cell.

It is our endeavour to induct young members as office bearers and other organizational and scientific posts who constitute the backbone to the future reverberant growth of our beloved association.

We have multiple WhatsApp groups which serve as excellent platform for exchange of scientific knowledge and ideas as well as pleasantries, time to time information regarding various scientific and social events, etc. It is my ardent appeal to our esteemed members to limit criticism on these groups to constructive ones which in no way should offend anyone personally or professionally. Neither the President nor the Hony. Secretary or any of the office bearers will be liable to deal with such unfortunate misadventures.

We are an ever-expanding family and my earnest appeal to all our esteemed members to make our association united and strong. Our office bearers including myself will always be there for everyone to solve their association related matters.

Let us together pledge to achieve greater heights for our beloved association.

Long live IADVL.

Jai Hind.

With warm regards,
Dr. Arghyaprasun Ghosh
President, IADVL West Bengal (2026 -27)