History of Latin American Dermatology

Notes on the history of Peruvian Dermatologyto be taught in 1964, having Belén Hospital as its outpatient office location. In 1969, theoutpatient office of Dermatology at the Educational Regional Hospital was opened. Thefirst professors of the undergraduate program in Dermatology were Drs. Ángel MorganZavaleta at Belén Hospital and Luis Tincopa Montoya at the Regional Hospital. Activitiesat the graduate level are headed by Dr. Luis Tincopa Montoya, who was named EmeritusProfessor upon his retirement in January 2000, and who is in charge of the coordinationof the residency with the collaboration of Drs. Jenny Valverde López and PercyRojas Plasencia as tutors.The Víctor Lazarte Echegaray Social Security Hospital became a Teaching Hospital in1974. Dr. Víctor Che León worked as assistant dermatologist and was later joined by Dr.Oscar Tincopa Wong (1982); they both held their offices up to 2003. At present, Dr.Hernán Padilla Corcuera is in charge of the specialized field.Graduate Dermatology education began at Trujillo National University on June 1,1991, and had the Trujillo Educational Regional Hospital as its base location. The residencywas headed by Dr. Luis Tincopa Montoya up until its closure in 2000.Antenor Orrego Private University was created on July 26, 1988, and its MedicalSchool began its activities in 1996. The Dermatology course began in 2000. Its first professorswere Drs. Oscar Tincopa Wong at the Víctor Lazarte Echegaray Social SecurityHospital, Ángel Morgan Zavaleta at the Belén Hospital, and Hernán Padilla Corcuera atthe Albretch Social Security Polyclinic. From July 2003 to date, the courses have beenheaded by Drs. José Azcurra Valle at the Albretch Social Security Policlinic, HernánPadilla Corcuera at the Víctor Lazarte Echegaray Social Security Hospital, and ÁngelMorgan Zavaleta at the Belén Hospital.César Vallejo University was founded in 1991; its Medical School began its activitiesin 2000.In Chiclayo, capital of Lambayeque Department, Pedro Ruiz Gallo University wasfounded on March 17, 1970; the Medical School began its activities in 1982 and the Dermatologycourse was launched in 1988. The first professor of the course was Dr. JoséRuiz Agüero, at the Almanzor Aguinaga Peru Social Security National Hospital. At present,Dr. Rosa Rodríguez Barboza is the coordinator of the Dermatology course, and Dr.Enrique Arias Paredes is assistant professor.Chiclayo Private University was founded on May 31, 1993, and its Medical School wasfounded in 1998; the Dermatology course has been taught since July, 2003. The first professorof the course was Dr. Aurora Cárdenas Silva, and Dr. Hernán Agip Díaz is currentlyin charge.In Piura, capital of Piura Department, there is Piura National University, which wasfounded on August 18, 1961. On February 28, 1979, the Medical School was inaugurated,where the teaching of Dermatology is carried out as a chapter within the InternalMedicine course; its teaching hospital base is at the Social Security Regional Hospital.Drs. Rubén Torres Correa and Asterio Albines Bernal work as faculty.University graduate education in DermatologyIn the 1960s and 1970s, with the mass spread of medicine, medical residency educationbecame necessary. Previously, the training obtained in years of work at qualifiedhospital services in the specialized field was sufficient. This is how some of the Dermatologypioneers were trained in Peru, under the guidance of national professors or at foreigncenters (Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, East Germany and the United States).On February 4, 1981, the Dermatology residency was created at the NationalHigher University of St. Mark. On April 7, 1981, the first Committee of the specializedfield in the Graduate Unit was appointed, being presided by Dr. David Carrizales Ulloa,head professor. Its current president is Prof. Dr. Dante Mendoza Rodríguez. Other361