Pioneers in Dermatology and Venereology: an interview with Professor Jean Hilaire Saurat

Jean-Hilaire Saurat was born in France, 1943. Initially, I should have been a surgeon (like my father) but while rotating paediatrics as resident, decided to become paediatrician. Then, when confronted with all these mysterious skin problems childhood, felt mandatory visit the Masters responsible for mysteries at Hôpital Saint-Louis. found so many exciting be solved there that felt, presumptuously, contribute, from bench bed, clarify few. In Dermatology: Robert Degos, Bernard Duperrat, Jean Civatte (Paris Saint-Louis). Paediatrics: Pierre Royer, Claude Griscelli Neker-Enfants-Malades). Research and Biology: Michel Prunieras (INSERM Rothschild Fundation Paris). Medical & Academic Management: Alex Muller (University Hospital, Geneva). From compulsory readings of others, both science literature. younger bright training persons department. patients practice. And course, wife Michèle. ‘Bibliometrics’ is like democracy (not perfect, anyhow best). Every morning take 5 minutes open an email RG (Research Gate) indicating one or more papers which authored just cited. Some are old it refreshing remember how, why, whom paper elaborated. This illuminates breakfast! It also fascinating see how apparently trivial still cited sometimes higher quote over years, whereas ‘painful-to-produce-and-to-publish’ ones appear buried. Difficult thus make short list five. dare ignoring those published top journals, because readers can go get list. very reasonable. president European Society Dermatological Research, Academy Dermatology Venereology, International League Societies Geneva, cofounder/treasurer Pediatric Dermatology. Each offices had some specificity during term: ESDR negotiating partnering Journal Investigative EADV switching adulthood. ILDS fighting obtain WHO diseases their own section forecoming Classification Diseases 11. Our specialty thank Chalmers brought this incredible task world recognized success. The percentage young dermatologists trained who subsequently went aesthetic dermatology (in French would say ‘tout ça pour ça’) cause effect, growing number looking guidance. What looks funny may not others. prefer skipping question. am unable answer My amounts 100 names no ranking. 500 We risks losing specific academic status, weakening departments, granularity private practice, pharmas’ hegemony, loss patients’ confidence, devilish attractiveness aesthetics … A great ten living dermatologists! Many common lack sound strategic targets treatments. Senolytic drugs soon available skin, broader applications than ageing. *Note: Pioneers Venereology interview conceived conducted by Johannes Ring.