EDITORIAL

New members of the Editorial Board of “Forum Dermatologicum”

Adres do korespondencji:

dr hab. n. med. Adam Reich, prof. nadzw., Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Wenerologii i Alergologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego we Wrocławiu,
ul. Chałubińskiego 1, 50–368 Wrocław, tel.: 605 076 722, faks: 71 327 09 99, e-mail: adam.reich@umed.wroc.pl

Dear Colleagues,

With a great pleasure I would like to welcome new members of the Editorial Board of our journal. I am really very happy that so prestigious clinicians and researchers have agreed to join our team. I do hope that it is a great chance for all of us to learn from their experience. It is also of particular importance for our Forum Dermatologicum to have active international Editorial Board members, as in the future we would like to have a journal that is recognized internationally. Following persons accepted our invitations: Dr. Emiliano Antiga, Prof. Branka Marinovic, Dr. Paschalis Konstantinou and Prof. Evgeny V. Sokolovskiy.

Figure 1. Prof. Emiliano Antiga (Florence, Italy)

Prof. Emiliano Antiga (Florence, Italy) is a researcher at the University of Florence, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Section of Dermatology (Figure 1). In 2013 he won “Lecturer of the Year” award of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV). His major scientific interest focused on lupus erythematosus, cutaneous vasculitides and the role of regulatory T cells in a number of inflammatory skin diseases.

Figure 2. Prof. Branka Marinovic (Zagreb, Croatia)

Prof. Branka Marinovic (Zagreb, Croatia) is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology in Zagreb (University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb) (Figure 2). Currently she is the President of the Croatian Dermatovenereological Society of Croatian Medical Association — Branch Zagreb. Since 2013 she has also served as the Editor-in-Chief of Acta Dermatovenereologica Croatica. Currently, as a member of the Scientific Programming Committee of the EADV she actively participates in the preparation of scientific programme of every upcoming EADV meeting. Her scientific interest includes, but is not limited to, autoimmune blistering diseases and cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Figure 3. Dr. Paschalis Konstantinou

Dr. Paschalis Konstantinou works as a dermatologist/venereologist in Limassol in Cyprus (Figure 3). In the past he worked in the Ierapetra Hospital (Crete, Greece), at the University Clinic of Dermatology in Heraklion (Crete, Greece) and in Internal Medicine Pitie-Salpetriere University Hospital (Paris, France). Currently he is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Dermatology and Venereology Society of Cyprus. His scientific interest focused primarily on psoriasis and various aspects in clinical dermatology.

Figure 4. Prof. Evgeny V. Sokolovskiy

Prof. Evgeny V. Sokolovskiy is a head of the Department of Dermatology with Clinic at First Saint-Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University (Russia) since 1996 (Figure 4).
Prof. Evgeny V. Sokolovskiy is the author of the original methods of treating syphilis with massive doses of penicillin, administered intravenously, that has been used successfully for the treatment of neurosyphilis, syphilitic lesions of the internal organs and other late forms of syphilis. Under his leadership the department staff is working on the improvement of psoriasis treatment methods, management of patients with atopic dermatitis and acne. Prof. Evgeny V. Sokolovskiy is a board member of the Expert Council of the Russian Society of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologists, and deputy chairman of the St. Petersburg Society of Dermatovenereologists named after V.M. Tarnovsky. Today Prof. Evgeny V. Sokolovskiy is one of the leading Russian dermatologists. He is well known scientist, clinician and educator.

Welcome on board.

Adam Reich, Editor in Chief