Russian Society of Dermatoscopy and Optical Diagnosis of Skin is a registered charity with domicile in Moscow, Russian Federation. The Society was founded in 2007. The founder and President of Society for 2007-2010 is Honorary Doctor of Russia, RANS Academician Prof. Yuri V. Sergeev, renowned for his pioneering works on videoscopic digital skin imaging since 1997. President-elect is Dr. Vasiliy Y. Sergeev, MD, Ph.D., Head of the Research Program for Russian Portable Digital Dermatoscope and Distant Automated Complex for Skin Cancer Diagnosis (2009-2012).
To date, Society have conducted 5 Symposia and 6 teleconferences. Number of registered paticipants in Russia exceeds 1500. See conference photo.
The Society is affiliated with several scientific communities in Russia, such as Alliance of Dermatologists and Cosmetologists, Interregional Society for Teledermatology, and others. We seek alliance and look forward for cooperation with international Societies for dermatoscopy and specialists from abroad Russia.
For International Dermoscopy Society, please look at http://dermoscopy-ids.org/
The special two-day conference of Russian Dermatoscopy Society was organized during 2EAAD Congress in Moscow on March 22 and 23, 2012. About 150 dermatologists and oncologists attended to Society breakout sessions and symposia. On March 22, the 1st Russian consensus meeting on dermatoscopy nomenclature was convened with intense discussion following preliminary online voting by over 300 clinicians. On March 23, the Head of Russian Dermatoscopy Initiative, Vasily Y. Sergeev MD, Ph.D. declared the successfull completion of 2009-2012 programme of Russian Dermatoscopy Society, resulting with serial production of RDS-1 HD multispectral videodermatoscope and development of national teledermoscopy network. The device was on display at the Society booth during 2EAAD.
Interdisciplinary conference "Current issues in oncodermatology, cosmetology and dermatovenereology" gathered over 100 clinicians from Kaliningrad region on May 30, 2011. Workshop on skin cancer diagnosis and prevention included keynote lectures by leading oncologists and dermatologists from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.