History of Latin American Dermatology

History of Dermatology in PeruMarcial Ayaipoma (1908-1998) 15Dr. Ayaipoma was a dermatologist born in 1908, in the Huancavelica Department.(Figure 12) Follower of the French School, he was summoned in 1942 by Prof. AurelioLoret de Mola, who was in charge of the Dermatology and Syphilography Department ofthe University of St. Mark Medical School. He was subsequently appointed by competitionas Associate Lecturer in Dermatology. Later, the Dermatology team was completedwith Drs. Víctor Meth and Elda Canadell, with Guillermo Arana and Jaime Flores as assistants.In 1961, a serious problem arose between the University of St. Mark Medical Schooland the University Council, when the University rejected the intervention of the StudentBody in its government. Consequently, the professors of the University resigned collectively.Months later, these professors, among who was Ayaipoma, founded the CayetanoHeredia Peruvian University of Medical and Biological Sciences, which was initially locatedat the premises previously occupied by the Belén School, at the Jirón de la Uniónin Lima’s Cercado district.Dr. Ayaipoma continued teaching as Associate Lecturer in the Dermatology Departmentof the new University, which also operated at the Archbishop Loayza Hospital. In1970, he resigned the post irrevocably, and with him, the rest of the faculty did as well,except Doctor Víctor Gonzáles Pinillos. But even at a distance from academic activity, hecontinued providing important medical services to the community, in his condition of lifetimesecretary of his class.Dr. Ayaipoma was an active member of the Ibero-Latin American Association of Dermatology(CILAD) and also a founding member of the Peruvian Society of Dermatology.Figure 12. Dr.Marcial AyaipomaVíctor Gonzales Pinillos (1914-1985) 15Dr. Gonzales Pinillos was a vastly experienced dermatologist (Figure13). He was bornin Trujillo, in 1914; educated in the French School, faithful collaborator of Prof. Loret deMola, through practice he specialized in Dermatology, an activity to which he devote himselfuntil his death in 1985.During a large part of his career, he provided services for the Public Administration,since he considered one of his priorities to be the direct contribution, with his effort anddedication, to the improvement of the Public Health services in the country. The HealthMinistry assigned him to the jungle region, where he worked between 1942 and 1944,solving problems related to the diverse dermatological pathologies.In 1945, he began working in the field of Social Security, at the No. 1 Policlinic and atthe ex-Workers’ Hospital, currently Guillermo Almenara Hospital, medical centers atwhich he stayed until 1983, as Head of the Dermatology Service. A year later, he enteredthe Archbishop Loayza Hospital, where he also worked as Head of the Dermatology Officeuntil 1961.Between 1970 and the mid-80s, Dr. Gonzales Pinillos was in charge at the ArchbishopLoayza Hospital of the largest and most active Dermatology Service of the country, madeup of 14 specialists, each of whom saw an average of 40 patients a day. In 1977, he obtaineda Ph.D. in Medicine at the National Higher University of St. Mark, where he hadworked as professor in the Dermatology department between 1942 and 1960.Founder of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, he was Head Professor of theDermatology department until 1979.Figure 13. Dr. VíctorGonzáles PinillosLuis Flores-Cevallos 15Dr. Flores-Cevallos is a dermatologist who carried out specialized studies in Franceand became a Doctor in Medicine. He was born in the city of Ayabaca, Piura Departament,in 1917. (Figure 14)Prof. Loret de Mola encouraged him to travel abroad, and recommended the Saint-Louis319