VITFriends VITILIGO Support Group

Meet Tiffany, know to social media as DEVON. She is a long time friend and the Leader of Southern Connections Vitiligo Support Group  out of Sumter, SC

Today's guest is a former VITFriends member, now an indepented 501c3 nonprofit support Community. Meet Mrs Denise Crooms Blanks - Founder of Fearfully & Wonderfully Made Indiana

Thanks to the amazing work of Vitiligo Research Foundation and CEO Yan Valle, a gaint in the Vitiligo Community, we want to SHARE their end of 2025 podcast. This gives a FULL look at Vitiligo as the year ends.

Our LUPUS Talk :   Meet our Purple Patch Teens & Young Adults Leaders, as they presents the first in their series of upcoming PODCAST. Meet our Peer Leaders Bella....Priyanka,,,, Aparna who will introduce themselves and their special guest Aditi who has Lupus.

Reagan was diagnosed with Vitiligo in early elementary. Today, Reagan is a medical student, thanks to a caring Dermatologist and the love and support of FAMILY!

Welcome back to Vitiligo Medical! Our lead medical student, Kristin Tissera, sits down for an Interview with Massachusetts State Representative, Rob Consalvo to discuss his advocacy with the vitiligo community.

Meet Ramon from Dallas, TX He has had Vitiligo since age 25 We met Ramon at the Dallas Vitiligo Group meeting led by Sherel

Bridget is a Dermatologist, who most of us met at the 2025 World Vitiligo Conference in Tampa, FL

Meet Mrs Kristen Smith of Atlanta a person with Vitiligo since 2024!

- Cassie shares her journey with several autoimmune diseases - What it is like LIVING with Vitiligo - Being a part of our VITFriends Purple Patch Group - Why the field of Dermatology  - Our 2025 Priyanka Francis SCHOLARSHIP recipient - Her FUTURE Plans

Vitiligo Medical: An Interview with Itch Expert, Dr. Brian Kim Kristin sits down with itch expert from Mount Sinai, Dr. Brian Kim. Social Media: @itchdoctor;  https://www.briankimlab.org   Dr. Kim is the Sol and Clara Kest Professor of Dermatology , Vice Chair of Research, Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation, and Lead of the Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions...

Meet our brother and friend Ben Brown

VITFriends shares Vitiligo Research Foundation Podcast- The Global HISTORY - Genesis of Vitiligo. Special THANKS to Yan Valle, CEO VRF 

Kristin sits down with Director of State Government Affairs at Incyte, Chris Lundy to discuss Incyte's involvement in the vitiligo community, his key role in getting the Pennsylvania State House to pass a resolution recognizing World Vitiligo Day, and how others can get involved in advocacy.

Savita is currently assisting our Wellness Check-in of our senior Boston members. She also serves as a Peer Leader with our Teen and Young Adult Purple Patch Teen/Young Adult Group.

James Macklin from Brockton, MA is considered a person NEW to Vitiligo, but has joined our Boston group and immediately became involved in every area of our work.

Kristin talks to Minnesota Group Leader and long time VITFriends family member, Alicia Roufs about her experience with treatment, joining and leading an advocacy group, and the Lit4Vit campaign for World Vitiligo Day 2025.  More information on Lit4Vit here: https://www.vitfriends.org/lit4vit

Lead Medical Student Intern, Kristin, sits down with Purple Patch Teen Leader and avid vitiligo advocate, Priyanka Francis, to discuss her experiences on the medical side of vitiligo.

Sharing Letter from Women with Vitiligo from our Community.... Sharing Poetry from our Women....

Meet Yolanda!

Meet Tricia

Women's History Month continues...

Happy Women's History Month! I want to use this time to iintroduce a few women of our National Vitiligo Community, who are making HISTORY everyday of the week, as they handle their Vitiligo journey. Meet our Vitiligo sister, Ajah Woodson from VA. Ajah is a mom of beautiful Blessing and a college student and says:  "I LOVE my Vitiligo!"

Kristin Tissera sits down with Dr. John Harris of UMass Chan Medical Center to discuss his current research, how his patients inspire his project design, and potential treatments to look forward to in the next several years. Find Dr. Harris's blog here: https://www.umassmed.edu/vitiligo/blog/ Find the VIGOR study here: https://vigor.umassmed.edu