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Cristina

Echeverría

,

MD

Medical Consultant in Dermatology
Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP)
Buenos Aires
,
Argentina
Councilor Since: June 1, 2013
IPC Councilor
Dra. Cristina Echeverría is a medical doctor and Head of the Dermatology Section at Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica (IREP) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received a medical degree (Hon) from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC) three years later. She earned a degree in Dermatology from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where she currently serves as an Assistant Professor in Dermatology. Dra. Echeverría was a visiting doctor at Baylor University, Houston, Texas, United States. She has been a long-time supporter of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Psoriasis (SOLAPSO), where she currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors, and is the Past President of Sociedad Argentina de Psoriasis (SOARPSO). She is the coordinator of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Psoriasis Project Argentina and the ECHO Atopic Dermatitis Project Argentina. She also leads clinical research as a principal investigator in inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases.
Last Updated:
07/10/2025

Areas of Interest

Education, telementoring.

IPC Committees / Groups

Fellowship Program Advisory Committee, Latin America Working Group, Symposia Committee

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

A president of Sociedad Argentina de Psoriasis (SOARPSO); very close with with Asociación Civil para el Enfermo de Psoriasis (AEPSO); participates in the Global Research on the Impact of Dermatological Diseases (GRIDD) project; Argentinean coordinator of the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA).

What's New

Videos Now Available from the IPC Symposium at SID Chicago

Did you miss the IPC symposium at the 83rd Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting? Select session videos are now available. The Arc of Disease Control in Psoriasis: Early Interception – Deep Pathway Blockade – Treatment Failure covered early intervention strategies, treatment selection, immune pathway targeting, PsA prevention, clinical escape, and real-world cases that inform long-term psoriasis care.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Take Ten: Mio Nakamura – Psoriasis and Mental Health

Depression affects approximately 20% of patients with psoriasis, five times the rate seen in the general population. IPC Jr. Councilor Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, FAAD, walks through the bidirectional relationship between psoriasis and depression, the shared inflammatory pathways driving both conditions, and practical guidance on screening and incorporating multidisciplinary mental health support into psoriasis management.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026