History of Latin American Dermatology

History of Dermatology in Colombiab) Colombian Chapter of Dermatopathology. It wasfounded on June 22, 1996, in Bogotá, by AntonioBarrera (who was elected President), Patricia De-Castro, Felipe Jaramillo, Leonor Molina, Luis FernandoPalma, Gerzaín Rodríguez, Luis AlfredoRueda Plata (Figure 43) and Ricardo Rueda. Amongits aims are promoting and boosting study, teachingand research into the field and fostering the trainingof dermatopathologists.c) Colombian Association of Oncological Dermatology.It was founded in Bogotá in August 2002 by ÁlvaroAcosta, Guillermo Gutiérrez, Xavier Rueda,Elkin Peñaranda and Guillermo Jiménez; the first three named were chosen president,vice-president and secretary, respectively. Despite being a recently created association,its members have carried out very sizable educational and community service work.d) History Association ofColombian Dermatology. It wasfounded on June 12, 2004, atthe initiative of César IvánVarela Hernández and MichelFaizal Geagea, with AntonioTorres, Jaime Gil, DanielleAlencar-Ponte, Jairo Mesa,Juan Pedro Velásquez, EvelyneHalpert, Flavio Gómez andJaime Soto. Varela was chosenPresident, Faizal Vice-presidentand Alencar-Ponte Secretary.The main goals of theinstitution are to guard theconservation of the memory ofthe events and the figures ofthe specialized field, and to disseminateit through teaching(Figure 44).Figure 42. EnriqueSuárezFigure 43. Luis A.RuedaFigure 44. Seated(left to right), JairoMesa, César I.Varela, DanielleAlencar-Ponte.Standing, JaimeSoto, Juan P.Velásquez, JaimeGil, Antonio TorresScientific publications■ Scientific publicationsSince the seventeenth century, numerous publications have been issued in Colombiaon medical matters, as well as on Dermatology. The contributions stem from the developmentof this specialty in our country, as can be seen in this paper’s bibliography. Herewe limit ourselves to offering a brief outline of two of the main current publications.The Colombian Journal of Dermatology (Revista Colombiana de Dermatología)COLLABORATOR: Flavio Gómez VargasThe Revista Colombiana de Dermatología (The Journal) is the official organ of theColombian Association of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery, its chapters and regionalchapters. Its content is basically of a scientific nature although on occasion news135