History of Latin American Dermatology

LUIS VALDIVIA BLONDETThe Children’s Health Institute — Children’s Hospital — was inaugurated on November1, 1929, by Augusto B. Leguía, the President of Peru, with the name “Julia Swaynede Leguía Children’s Hospital.” The first head of the Hospital was Dr. Carlos Krumdieck.In January 1930, the outpatient offices began to operate with seven patients on the firstday, and in April the first 20 hospitalization beds were opened. At present, it is the referralcenter for child pathology. The Pediatric Dermatology Service is headed by Dr. RosalíaBallona Chambergo.The Alberto Sabogal Sologuren Hospital was founded in 1942. In 1974, its name waschanged to Area Hospital No. 1 IPSS. On February 12, 1982, the new hospital location inBellavista was inaugurated, and in 1991, it changed its classification under the denominationof Regional Hospital III.The Dermatology Office was created in 1950 with Dr. Luis Flores-Cevallos, who, in1961, moved to the Dermatology Service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Hospital. In the sameyear, Dr. Juan Meza Balbuena joined, leaving the staff as follows: Dr. Juan Meza Balbuena(head doctor), Dr. Emma Ávila Del Carpio, Dr. Gloria Baquerizo and Dr. RogelioPinto Salas. In 1984, the medical team was made up of Drs. Humberto Gonzáles Garay(head doctor), Gloria Baquerizo, Emma Ávila Del Carpio, Rogelio Pinto Salas, HumbertoCosta Alfaro, Herbert Tirado, Carlos Guerra Carbajal, Daniel Valverde Bejarano and JoséSalazar Zumarán. From 1980 onward, Dr. Gonzáles Garay was head of the service up tohis retirement in 1992, when Dr. Emma Ávila Del Carpio took over that office. In 1994,Dr. Rogelio Pinto Salas accepted the head office, and has held it to date. In June 2000,the Dermatology residency began with the arrival of Dr. Ferdinando de Amat Loza.The Mary Mother of Help Hospital, founded in August 1986, began operating with aDermatology Service headed, from the outset, by Dr. César Pérez del Arca. It is a teachingcenter of the National Higher University of St. Mark in the undergraduate departmentsince 1986 and in the training of residents in Dermatology since May 2000.■ The scientific Scientific Societies societies of the specialized of the fieldspecialized fieldThe Peruvian Medical Association, in the exercise of its role, classifies Scientific Societiesinto: Main, those that hold the representation of the specialized field throughout thecountry, and Special, the branches of International Scientific Societies (Rules for Medical-ScientificSocieties of the Peruvian Medical Association, 1999, Article 7).The Peruvian Society of DermatologyOn February 15, 1951, at the Conference Hall of the Archbishop Loayza Hospital, thePeruvian Society of Dermatology and Syphilology was founded in solemn session headedby Dr. Aurelio Loret de Mola with the attendance of Drs. Ricardo Pazos Varela (MedicalSchool), Gilberto Morey (president of the Peruvian Medical Federation), Oswaldo Hercelles(vice-president of Lima’s Public Welfare Society), Guillermo Basombrío (presidentof the Argentine Society of Dermatology), Juan Machiavello (head of the ArchbishopLoayza Hospital); Víctor Eguiguren (head doctor of the anti-venereal Service). The firsttemporary Board of Directors was made up of: President, Prof. Dr. Aurelio Loret de Mola;Secretary, Dr. Amaro Urrelo; Treasurer, Dr. Marcial Ayaipoma V.; Members, Drs. PedroWeiss, Hugo Pesce, Pablo Arana and Arturo Salas Brouset.The Society was dissolved due to unknown reasons.On September 1, 1964, a group of 22 dermatologists, gathered at the offices of theDaniel Alcides Carrión Medical Association, decided to set up an association called thePeruvian Society of Dermatology; they drafted and signed the Founding Record and appointedthe organizing Commission presided by Dr. Aizic Cotlear.364