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History of Latin American Dermatology

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<strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dermatology</strong> in Guatemala– Dr. Marlene Rosado collaborates treating patients with skin ailments at the St. HelenHospital, Petén, since 1989.– Dr. Manuel Antonio Samayoa holds the post <strong>of</strong> dermatologist at the General Hospital<strong>of</strong> Antigua Guatemala, department <strong>of</strong> Sacatepequez, since 1990.– Dr. Guillermo Letona handles the <strong>Dermatology</strong> clinic <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Jutiapasince 1990.Dermatological societies■ Dermatological societiesTwo dermatological groupings exist in the country since 1962, both with legal standingand recognized by the Association <strong>of</strong> Physicians and Surgeons <strong>of</strong> Guatemala. They are:• The Guatemalan Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dermatology</strong> was founded in the year 1957 by Drs.Jorge Close de León, Arturo García Valdez, Aparicio González, Eduardo Tschen and FernandoCordero. (Table 1)Chart 1. Presidents <strong>of</strong> the Guatemalan Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dermatology</strong>1957 Dr. Jorge Close de León1959 Dr. Arturo García Valdez1961 Dr. Jorge Close de León1964 Dr. Arturo García Valdez1968 Dr. Aparicio González1970 Dr. Eduardo Tschen1972 Dr. Arturo García Valdez1976 Dr. Rolando Vásquez Blanco1979 Dr. Neftalí Gonzalo Villanueva1981 Dr. Jorge Close de León1983 Dr. Eduardo Tschen1985 Dr. Miguel Eduardo Robles Soto1987 Dr. Antonio Wong Galdamez1989 Dr. Eduardo Silva-Lizama1991 Dra. Patricia Chang de Chang1993 Dra. Olga Marina Rosales de Martínez1995 Dr. Carlos Villanueva Ochoa1997 Dr. Pablo Humberto Urquizu Dávila1999 Dr. Gerardo Bran Quintana2001 Dr. Manuel Antonio Samayoa2003 Dra. María del Socorro Obregón• The Guatemalan Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dermatology</strong>, Syphilology and Leprology was foundedin the year 1962 by Drs. Fernando Cordero, Mariano Castillo, Juan M. Funes andGuillermo Reyes Duran. (Table 2)Chart 2. Presidents <strong>of</strong> the Guatemalan Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dermatology</strong>, Syphilology and Leprology1962 Dr. Mariano Castillo1966 Dr. Marco A. Cabrera1969 Dr. Carlos G. Quezada1972 Dr. Guillermo Fortin Gularte1974 Dr. Lionel Linares1979 Dra. Carmen C. de Mansilla1984 Dr. Carlos Cordero1988 Dr. Lionel Linares1992 Dr. Edgar Pérez Chavarría1994 Dr. Juan José Mansilla Arévalo1997 Dr. Guillermo Letona1999 Dr. Lorena Bay2002 Dra. Milagros SantosIn the year 2000 the Association <strong>of</strong> Pediatric <strong>Dermatology</strong> was founded, with a GoverningBoard formed by Edgar Pérez Chavarría (president), Aída Pacheco (secretary),Lorena Bay de García (treasurer), Olga Marina Rosales de Martínez and Armando León(members).At the Association <strong>of</strong> Physicians and Surgeons <strong>of</strong> Guatemala, 35 specialized fields arerecognized, formed by 1,861 physicians, 51 <strong>of</strong> whom are dermatologists, which is equivalentto 2.74% <strong>of</strong> the specialists.On October 6, 1994, the Coordinating Committee <strong>of</strong> Guatemalan <strong>Dermatology</strong> wasfounded, constituted by three representatives <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the country’s dermatologicalgroupings with legal standing (Guatemalan Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dermatology</strong> and Guatemalan239

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