History of Latin American Dermatology

CÉSAR IVÁN VARELA HERNÁNDEZofficially launched in Cúcuta by Matilde LlanosCampo, Pablo Colmenares Porras, Emiro AndradeChaparro and Sergio Cáceres Orozco, with the presidencyof Álvaro Arévalo Durán.Figure 36. AdolfoOrmazaFigure 37. AdolfoGómezl) The Department of the Cauca. The pioneers wereJosé M. Delgado, Mario E. González and José F. Zambrano.As of 1983, Edgar Ricardo Altuzarra Galindo(Figure 38), dermatologist and epidemiologist, professorand Head of Departmental Sanitary Dermatology,has been practicing the profession in Popayán startingin 1983. Since 1992, Germán Velasco Cárdenas(Figure 39), a graduate of the University of Barcelona,and in 1999, José F. Ospina Alzate, of the University of Caldas and a university professor.In 2002 the dermatologists joined the Chapter of the Valley.m) Department of Boyacá. The pioneer, as of 1968, was Antonio José Morales Segura(Figure 40), who on his return from Spain began his activities in a dedicated and highlycompetent manner, continuing up the present. Practicing since 1986 is Doris Stella LeónRomero (Figure 41) of the National University, who along with her husband, the physician-historianJosé Miguel Gaona, has been a major collaborator in this work; Aldo FajardoPalencia, of the University del Valle, practices Dermatology since 1990.Figure 38. EdgarAltuzarraFigure 39. GermánVelascoFigure 40. AntonioJ. MoralesFigure 41. Doris S.LeónI would like to recognize all the colleagues who have practiced and are practicing indiverse cities around the country, contributing to make our field greater, but am hinderedby logical space considerations.The Branchesa) Colombian Association of Pediatric Dermatology. It was created in Bogotá on December12, 1992, by Antonio Barrera, Josefina Danies, Manuel Forero, Guillermo González,Evelyne Halpert, Mariano López, Amparo Ochoa, Jaime Soto, Enrique Suárez and JairoVictoria. Enrique Suárez Peláez (Figure 42) was elected president and Antonio BarreraArenales, secretary. The Association has as its goals to study, teach, and research and topromote new services. It is currently presided by Mariela Tavera. The First NationalCongress was held in 1994 in Bogotá, under the presidency of Dr. Suárez; a total of 6 nationalcongresses have been held, 3 of them presided by Dr. Halpert.134