History of Latin American Dermatology

History of Ecuadorian DermatologyDr. Luis Carvajal Huerta 1968-1969 / 1969-1970 / 1973- 1974Dr. Servio Peñaherrera Astudillo 1971-1972 / 1972-1973 / 1974-1975 / 1975-1976.Dr. Gonzalo Calero Hidalgo 1976-1977 / 1977-1978 / 1993-1995Dr. Humberto Ferretti Jurado 1978-1979Dr. Wilson Correa Bustamante 1979-1980 / 1980-1981Dr. Luis Chiriboga Ardito 1983-1985Dr. José Ollague Torres 1986-1988Dr. Carlos Carvajal Hernández 1988-1990Dr. Franklin Encalada Córdova 1990-1992Dr. Oswaldo Reyes Baca 1995-1997Dr. Marcelo Merchán Manzano 1997-1999Dr. Franklin Madero Izaguirre 1999-2001Dr. Santiago Palacios Álvarez 2001-2003Dr. Víctor León Chérrez 2003-2005Great Ecuadorian dermatologistsWe here present brief biographies of some of the most influential dermatologists inthe country, selected from among those who are no longer with us, in homage to theirmemory and to the work that they did for the benefit of Ecuadorian Dermatology.DR. ENRIQUE URAGA PEÑA (1902-1980)He was born in the city of Guayaquil. Founder and first Head of the Ecuadorian Societyof Dermatology, an office he held for two periods before becoming Honorary President.Founder of the first Dermatology Service of Guayaquil. Full professor ofDermatology at Guayaquil University. Head of Guayaquil University’s Medical School.Member of various Dermatological Societies of Latin America (Figure 5).DR. WENCESLAO OLLAGUE LOAYZA (1927-1990)He was born in the city of Santa Rosa, province of El Oro, but carried out his professionalactivities in the city of Guayaquil. Considered by many to be the most outstandingEcuadorian dermatologist, he studied in Madrid with Gay Prieto and Gómez Orbanejas.Founder of the Ecuadorian Society of Dermatology, of which he was president on severaloccasions. He held the highest posts at the Bolivarian Federation of Dermatology and atthe Ibero-Latin American Association of Dermatology. Founder of the Dermatology,Venereology and Allergy Unit of the EISS in Guayaquil, which now carries his name. Fullprofessor of Dermatology at the Medical School of Guayaquil University and of the Santiagode Guayaquil Catholic University. Author of the Dermatology Handbook. A profoundresearcher, he carried out much scientific work that yielded publications in national andforeign journals. His greatest merit was to take Ecuadorian Dermatology to the highestworld levels (Figure 6).DR. RAÚL MURGUEYTIO STACEY (1924-1992)He was born in the city of Jipijapa, province of Manabí, and carried out his professionalactivities in the city of Quito. Trained at Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Yorkhospitals, he returned to work as a dermatologist at the Baca Ortiz, Andrade Marín andSOLCA Hospitals. Professor of Dermatology at Quito Central University’s Medical School.Founder and first president of the Ecuadorian Society of Dermatology, Quito Nucleus.Member of the American Academy of Dermatology, of the Ibero-Latin American Associationof Dermatology, of the Ecuadorian Society of Pediatrics and of the Ecuadorian MedicalAcademy (Figure 7).197