Dr. Omar P. Sangueza

Especialidad: Dermatopatólogo
País: Bolivia

Omar P. Sangueza, MD was born in La Paz, Bolivia.  Dr. Sangueza is Professor and director of Dermatopathology at Wake Forest University Medical Center.  At Wake, Omar is in charge of the Fellowship program and has trained more than 100 national and international fellows in dermatopathology.  In addition he has instituted an international fellowship training both dermatologists and pathologists from all over Latin America, Spain and the Middle East in the field of dermatopathology.  In he was awarded the Walter R. Nickel Award for Excellence in Teaching of Dermatopathology, the President’s Medal by the ISDP and is a honorary Professor of the University of Uruguay.  He served for 6 years as the Secretary/ Treasurer and President of the International Society of Dermatopathology.  He was also elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Dermatopathology from 2010-2013. He was also elected President of International Committee for Dermatopathology from 2014-16 and President of the American Society of Dermatopathology 2019-2020. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Dermatopathology.  He has been an invited lecturer throughout the world and authored more than 200 publications.  He has also published several books in Dermatopathology