- Friday, January 20, 2023
- IPC GENERAL
- IPC News
The IPC’s global network of experts generously volunteers their time every year to educate and train other physicians to better care for people with psoriasis. We would like to recognize our top three Councilors that went above and beyond in 2022 to support our work. We are incredibly grateful for your donation of time and your dedication to the IPC.

Fernando Valenzuela, MD
University of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Dr. Valenzuela volunteered an astounding 81.5 hours in 2022. He is a member of our Latin America Working Group and is an active leader in the IPC’s International Fellowship Program; he is a member of the Fellows committee, helped with the Fellows application review, was a Fellows mentor, and spoke in our virtual Fellow’s class. Dr. Valenzuela was a speaker for our RADLA and SOLAPSO symposia and our Latin America Masterclass. He participated in multiple IPC surveys and attended our Councilor meeting, and the 2022 Think Tank meeting.

Mohamed El-Komy, MD
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt

Lone Skov, MD, PhD
Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen
Hellerup, Denmark
Dr. Skov volunteered 54.25 hours in 2022. She is a member of our Disease Severity Working Group and acted as a Fellows co-mentor. Dr. Skov was a speaker for our Latin America and Africa and Middle East Masterclasses and our symposium at the ESDR annual meeting. She was also an active participant in our Councilor and Think Tank meetings.
Comment below to congratulate Dr. Valenzuela, Dr. El-Komy, and Dr. Skov for their outstanding contributions to the success of the International Psoriasis Council.