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Getting to Know IPC’s Board Member Claudia de la Cruz: What Inspired Me to Specialize in Psoriasis.
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Claudia
de la Cruz
,
MD
Clinical Director
Clinica Dermacross
Santiago
,
Chile
Secretary
Dr. Claudia de la Cruz is a dermatologist in Santiago, Chile. She earned her degree at Universidad de Chile and was an Assistant Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile between 2005 and 2013. Dr. de la Cruz is the Founder and Director of Clínica Dermacross since 2010 in Santiago. She has served on the Board of Directors of the International Psoriasis Council since 2017 and is a regional coordinator for Latin America for the Global Psoriasis Atlas project. Her focus has been on working for psoriasis in her country through the Chilean Society of Dermatology at the beginning of her career, and then for Latin America, where she has led the IPC Latin American working group together with Ricardo Romiti from Brazil. She is an International Scientific Advisory Board member for PsO Protect. As regional coordinator for Latin America for the Global Psoriasis Atlas, she has focused on collecting information on the incidence of psoriasis in Latin America, helping to build a net of experts throughout the region. She has helped raise awareness and improve access to treatment in the region, evaluating the different barriers to access in Latin America and other underserved areas in the world. She has also worked in education at the IPC, first on the International Fellowship program, which helps train new leaders in the psoriasis field. She is currently chair of the IPC Masterclass Steering Committee.
Last Updated:
09/14/2022
Areas of Interest
Epidemiology.
IPC Committees / Groups
Board Secretary, Executive Committee, Governance Committee, Latin America Working Group, Pustular Psoriasis Working Group
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Involvement with Other Organization(s)
Meets with the national patient association on a regular basis.
