Speaker Details

BIOGRAPHY

Eva Rawlings Parker, MD, DTMH, FAAD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Core Faculty in the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Locally, she active in organized medicine, serving as President of both the Nashville Dermatologic Society and the Williamson County Medical Society. Dr. Parker practices general and complex medical dermatology, inpatient dermatology, and cosmetic dermatology at Vanderbilt where she delivers award-winning care including being the recipient of the annual Excellence in Patient Experience Award and being named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2016 and an Exceptional Woman in Medicine since 2018. Dr. Parker’s academic expertise includes the health effects secondary to climate change, global health, HIV dermatoses, tropical skin disease, and infectious disease dermatology. She is also passionate about ensuring access to quality medical care for vulnerable and marginalized populations. Dr. Parker provides dermatologic care to people living with HIV in Vanderbilt’s Comprehensive Care Clinic and staffs Nashville General Hospital’s dermatology clinic. She also provides volunteer dermatologic care to immigrant, refugee, and underserved populations in Nashville, TN at Siloam Health and the Shade Tree Clinic. As well, she is a member of the volunteer medical corps of the Addis Clinic providing telehealth consultation services in Africa, has taught internationally in resource-limited settings, and is an external supervisor and mentor at the Regional Dermatology Training Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. Dr. Parker is a member of the International League of Dermatological Societies’ official relations committee reporting to the World Health Organization, and she serves as Deputy Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology's World Congress Fund Review Task Force whose mission is to set policies and awarding priorities for scholarships and grants for international educational activities supporting dermatologists and trainees in low- and middle-income countries. She also serves as the Faculty Lead for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Dermatology at VUMC. She received her B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Denver which fueled her interest in how environmental degradation and climate change affect health. She is the Co-Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology’s Expert Resource Group on Climate Change and Environmental Issues and also co-chairs the group’s subcommittee on Communication and Education. Dr. Parker is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Climate Change and Health, a member of the International Society of Dermatology's Committee on Climate Change, a member of the Cochrane Climate-Health Working Group, and a faculty supervisor for the Climate Resources for Health Education initiative lead by the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education. Additionally, she served on the Mayor of Nashville's Sustainability Advisory Committee and co-chaired the committee’s working group on public engagement to achieve environmental justice. Dr. Parker actively publishes, lectures, and speaks at regional, national, and international meetings on the dermatologic effects of climate change and the intersection of climate change and global health. She is a staunch advocate for both climate justice and health care sustainability, actively promoting broader education on the health impacts caused by climate change.