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Fernando Valenzuela Headshot

Fernando

Valenzuela

,

MD

Full-time Professor of Dermatology
University of Chile, University of the Andes
Santiago
,
Chile
Councilor Since: March 1, 2015
IPC Councilor
Dr. Fernando Valenzuela is currently a Full-time Professor of Dermatology at the University of Chile and the University of the Andes in Santiago, Chile. He has received multiple awards from his medical school days and works closely with Dr. Kim Papp in Probity Medical Research doing clinical trials. He is highly regarded by his colleagues in Latin America and attends all SOLAPSO and RADLA meetings, where he is frequently featured as a main speaker. He has been working and publishing about new agents in psoriasis, quality of life, and comorbidities. He is the Chilean Coordinator of Global Psoriasis Atlas, the President of 2022 RADLA, and the Head of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Chile. He is active in the IPC Latin America working group and has been an IPC Councilor since 2015.
Last Updated:
11/22/2024

Areas of Interest

Psoriasis and quality of life, periodontal health in psoriasis and new treatments.

IPC Committees / Groups

Fellowship Program Advisory Committee, Latin America Working Group

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

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