Dr. Irene Lara-Corrales is a Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto and a staff physician in Paediatric Dermatology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. She completed her medical training and paediatric residency at the University of Costa Rica, in San Jose, Costa Rica and her paediatric dermatology training at the Hospital for Sick Children. She obtained a Master in Science degree from the University of Toronto. She is involved in numerous clinical and research endeavours, as well as in teaching commitments. He co-directs the Genodermatoses, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Vascular Tumors, Hidradenitis suppurativa and Café-au-Lait Screening clinics at SickKids and is part of the multidisciplinary vascular anomalies team. Her research interests include genodermatoses, inflammatory diseases and vascular anomalies and is currently the Research Lead for the Division of Dermatology at SickKids.