Previous meetings

Renato Marchiori Bakos, PhD, received his medical training at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil). He completed his Dermatology Residency at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. He worked as a post-graduate student at Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, where he developed research projects mainly in Oncodermatology for his Fellowship. Prof Bakos is Adjunct Professor at the Department of Dermatology – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre and is currently the Chairman of the Department. He also has a private practice. His main fields of interest in Dermatology are skin cancer and diagnostic techniques in Dermatology, especially dermoscopy. He coordinates study groups in Oncodermatology at his institution and performs projects with international cooperation and collaboration with Post-Graduate students from the Post-Graduation Course in Medical Sciences. He is currently member of the Board direction of the International Dermoscopy Society and of the Brazilian Group for Melanoma Research (Grupo Brasileiro de Melanomas). He is also effective member of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology, American Academy of Dermatology, International Dermoscopy Society and Brazilian Group for Melanoma Research. Prof Bakos is a member of the editorial board of Dermatology Practical & Conceptual.

Tatiana Blumetti, MD, PhD, received her board certification in dermatology in 2008 from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Dr. Blumetti´s line of research since 2010 has been the early diagnosis of melanoma and other skin cancers, when she joined the University of Sydney (Australia) for one year as a research associate in cutaneous oncology. She has participated in clinical trials on targeted therapies for metastatic melanoma and their adverse cutaneous events and has gained experience in confocal microscopy. Dr. Blumetti started working at A.C. Camargo Cancer Cencer in 2012 and has since mainly based her clinical practice on cutaneous oncology and research activities in dermatologic imaging (digital dermoscopy in high-risk patients, confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography). Dr. Blumetti obtained her PhD degree working on a study of optical coherence tomography in melanocytic lesions. Dr. Blumetti´s main fields of research include skin oncology, early diagnosis of melanoma, dermoscopy, confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography.

Board-certified dermatologist in Mexico. Fellowship in Dermoscopy and other noninvasive diagnostic techniques at the Melanoma Unit of the Hospital Clínic in Barcelona, Spain. Full time Assistant Professor and Head of the Dermato-Oncology Clinic at the Medical School of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City. He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO), International Dermoscopy Society (IDS), Colegio Ibero Latinoamericano de Dermatología (CILAD), Academia Mexicana de Dermatología (AMD), Sociedad Mexicana de Dermatología, A.C. (SMDAC) and Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI-CONACYT). His main research fields include skin cancer, dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy.

Dr. Lacouture is an Associate Professor and the director of the Oncodermatology Program in the Dermatology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He did his postdoctoral work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, an internship in General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic and residency in dermatology at The University of Chicago, IL. He received his M.D. degree from Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia, where he grew up. His research interests span the disciplines of dermatologic conditions in cancer patients, and those that arise as a consequence of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy or stem cell transplants. Dr. Lacouture is currently the Principal Investigator for “The CHANCE Trial”, A Prospective, Longitudinal Study of Chemotherapy-Induced Hair Changes and Alopecia, Skin Aging and Nail Changes in Women with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer. Dr. Lacouture is a well-known lecturer in the US and abroad on dermatologic conditions as a result of cancer therapies. He founded a clinical program that encompasses patient care, education, and research on dermatologic care in cancer patients and survivors. He is currently Co-Chair of the Skin Toxicity Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and is on the advisory board of Cancer.Net and Bridges, the Newsletter for Cancer Survivors. In 2012, CancerCare named Dr Lacouture as Physician of the Year for his contributions to the education of people living with cancer. Dr Lacouture has published over 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of Dr Lacouture’s Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer and Editor of the textbook Dermatologic Principles and Practice in Oncology. Mario Lacouture, MD Director, Oncodermatology Program Associate Professor of Dermatology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 16 East 60th St New York, NY 10022

Dr. Lacouture is an Associate Professor and the director of the Oncodermatology Program in the Dermatology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He did his postdoctoral work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, an internship in General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic and residency in dermatology at The University of Chicago, IL. He received his M.D. degree from Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia, where he grew up. His research interests span the disciplines of dermatologic conditions in cancer patients, and those that arise as a consequence of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy or stem cell transplants. Dr. Lacouture is currently the Principal Investigator for “The CHANCE Trial”, A Prospective, Longitudinal Study of Chemotherapy-Induced Hair Changes and Alopecia, Skin Aging and Nail Changes in Women with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer. Dr. Lacouture is a well-known lecturer in the US and abroad on dermatologic conditions as a result of cancer therapies. He founded a clinical program that encompasses patient care, education, and research on dermatologic care in cancer patients and survivors. He is currently Co-Chair of the Skin Toxicity Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and is on the advisory board of Cancer.Net and Bridges, the Newsletter for Cancer Survivors. In 2012, CancerCare named Dr Lacouture as Physician of the Year for his contributions to the education of people living with cancer. Dr Lacouture has published over 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of Dr Lacouture’s Skin Care Guide for People Living With Cancer and Editor of the textbook Dermatologic Principles and Practice in Oncology. Mario Lacouture, MD Director, Oncodermatology Program Associate Professor of Dermatology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 16 East 60th St New York, NY 10022