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International Psoriasis Council

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Jaquelini Barboza da Silva Headshot

Jaquelini

Barboza da Silva

,

MD

Consultant Dermatologist
Santa Cruz University
Santa Cruz do Sul
,
Brazil
2021 Fellow
Councilor Since: April 11, 2025
IPC Councilor
Dr. Jaquelini Barboza da Silva is a dermatologist in private practice in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil. She is also a professor at Santa Cruz University Medical School, where she completed a master’s degree studying biomarkers in psoriasis by spectroscopy. As an IPC Fellow, she worked with Darren Ashcroft and Chris Griffiths of the University of Manchester and Dr. Andrew Finlay at Cardiff University. Dr. Barboza da Silva has scientific interests in new treatments, comorbidities, care access, and psoriasis burden. Her key clinical interest is to provide the best treatment for each patient profile.
Last Updated:
05/05/2025

Areas of Interest

Quality of life in psoriatic patients; New treatments in the psoriatic field and comorbidities; Pediatric psoriasis

IPC Committees / Groups

Latin America Working Group

Languages Spoken

English, Portuguese

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

I am a medical advisor at Psoriase Brazil, a psoriatic patient association in Brazil. I helped to build a law that proposes to enhance the psoriatic diagnosis in Rio Grande do Sul.

What's New

Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective Is Now Available for Pre-Order

IPC Board Member and Treasurer Joel Gelfand, MD, MSCE, is the editor of a new textbook, Psoriasis: An Expert Global Perspective, now available for preorder from Elsevier. He worked with associate editors IPC President Bruce Strober, MD, PhD; IPC Vice President/President-Elect Claudia de la Cruz, MD; and IPC Chief Medical Officer Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD. Nearly 50 authors from 20 countries contributed 30 chapters covering psoriasis from its earliest descriptions through genetics, immunology, and current therapies, with clinical images of psoriasis across diverse skin tones. All royalties support IPC.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

New Video Resource: Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

In this video, IPC Councilor Rodrigo Garcia Salinas, MD, a rheumatologist from Argentina, explains how to recognize psoriatic arthritis early, including why joint pain, how long a patient has had psoriasis, and family history can matter more than skin severity alone. He also reviews how imaging helps catch early disease and how to choose treatment based on each patient’s joint, spine, and skin involvement.

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Friday, September 25, 2026

Take Ten Video: Bridging Psoriasis and Metabolic Comorbidities

IPC President Bruce Strober reviews the link between psoriasis and metabolic disease, drawing on findings from IPC’s recent paper in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD). He translates this growing body of evidence into five concrete priorities from the 2025 IPC Think Tank for improving cardiometabolic screening and care.

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