CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

EDUCATION: M.D., University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Medicine, 1971

TRAINING:

1972-1974 Instructor in Pathology and Dermatology, University of Buenos

Aires, Departments of Pathology and Dermatology

1974-1976 Resident, Department of Pathology, Ohio State University,

Columbus, Ohio

1976-1977 Resident, Department of Pathology, Washington University

School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

 

APPOINTMENTS:

1977-1979 Instructor in Pathology, Washington University School of

Medicine, St. Louis, MO

1979-1983 Assistant Professor of Pathology, Washington University School

of Medicine

Assistant Surgical Pathologist, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO

1983-1986 Associate Professor of Pathology, Washington University School

of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Associate Surgical Pathologist, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Consulting Staff, Department of Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine, Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

1986-1997 Associate Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

1986-present Associate Professor of Pathology (Visiting Staff) Washington

University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

1997-present Pathologist, Cutaneous Pathology. WCP Pathology

 

CERTIFICATION American Board of Pathology, 1978

American Board of Dermatopathology, 1978

MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES:

St. Louis Pathological Society

St Louis Dermatological Society

Missouri Pathological Society

Missouri Dermatological Society

International Academy of Pathology

American Society of Dermatopathology

International Society of Dermatopathology

American Academy of Dermatology

Arthur Purdy Stout Society

Council of Biology Editors, Inc.

Sociedad Argentina de Dermatología (International Honorary Member)

Sociedad Mexicana de Dermatología (Honorary Member)

Sociedad Colombiana de Dermatología (Honorary Member)

Sociedad Venezolana de Dermatología (Honorary Member)

 

OFFICES:

(1) Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

(2) Member of the Editorial Board of American Journal of Dermatopathology

(3) Member of the Editorial Board of American Journal of Surgical Pathology

  • (4) Member of the Editorial board of Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • (5) Member of the Editorial Board of Arquivo de Patología (Portugal)
  • (6) Member of the Editorial Board of Patología (Spain)

    (7) Editor-in-Chief Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

    (8) Vice President: St. Louis Pathological Society (1985-1986)

         President: St. Louis Pathological Society (1986-1988)

  • (9) Member Long Term Planning Committee. American Society of Dermatopathology
  • (10) Member Program Committee. American Society of Dermatopathology
  • (11) Director, Fellowship program in Dermatopathology (1984-1986)

     Washington University School of Medicine

    (12) Director, Fellowship program in Dermatopathology (1986-1991)

     St. John's Mercy Medical Center

    (13) Member, Board of Directors, International Society of Dermatopathology

    (14) Member, Committee on Continuing Education and Research,

     American Society of Dermatopathology(1991- 1996)

    (15) Member Test Committee, American Board of Pathology (Dermatopathology)

    (16) Member Board of Directors American Society of Dermatopathology(1996 )

     

     

Dr. Santa Cruz received the M.D. degree from the University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. His pathology residency and fellowship training was completed at Ohio State University and Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr Santa Cruz was a staff pathologist and Associate professor of Pathology at Barnes Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine from 1977 to 1986. From 1986 to 1996 worked as a pathologist at the Department of Pathology at St Johns Mercy Medical Center.  Since 1996, Dr Santa Cruz and Dr Hurt are Dermatopathologists at Cutaneous Pathology ( WCP Pathology Laboratories ) in St Louis, MO.  About 36,000 skin biopsies are diagnosed every year in Cutaneous Pathology.  Over three hundred medical students, residents and visiting fellows from USA, Europe and Latin America have trained through the years in Cutaneous Pathology.  Dr. Santa Cruz holds membership in over 20 academic pathology societies. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of more than 15 pathology, dermatology and dermatopathology journals from around the world. He is board certified in Anatomical Pathology and Dermatopathology.  He has published more than 100 original articles and chapters of classical textbooks on a broad spectrum of topics in dermatopathology including the description of 15 new conditions.  He lectures extensively in USA, Latin America and Europe.

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