The Society
Board
The Board manages the Society on a voluntary basis and is elected by the General Assembly.
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Esther von Stebut
Chair
Cologne
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PD Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
First Vice-Chair
Jena
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Dr. Dr. Patrick Obermeier
Second Vice-Chair
Berlin
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Dr. Andrea Vanegas Ramirez
Secretary
Cologne
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Dr. Rüdiger Panzer
Treasurer
Rostock
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Honorary members
In recognition of their outstanding services to tropical dermatology, the General Assembly has appointed the following individuals honorary members of the Society.
Chronicle — Boards since 1996
Since the Society was founded in Tübingen in 1996, many colleagues have led the ISDT on a voluntary basis. The chronicle lists previous Boards in reverse chronological order.
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12 June 2026
Election of the current Board.
- Chair
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Esther von Stebut
- First Vice-Chair
- PD Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Second Vice-Chair
- Dr. Dr. Patrick Obermeier
- Secretary
- Dr. Andrea Vanegas Ramirez
- Treasurer
- Dr. Rüdiger Panzer
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21 September 2024
- Chair
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Esther von Stebut
- First Vice-Chair
- Dr. Friederike Kauer
- Second Vice-Chair
- PD Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Secretary
- Dr. Andrea Vanegas Ramirez
- Treasurer
- Dr. Rüdiger Panzer
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21 September 2019
- Chair
- Prof. Dr. Peter Elsner
- Second Chair
- Dr. Friederike Kauer
- Secretary
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Treasurer
- Dr. Jörg Tittelbach
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23 April 2016
- Chair
- Dr. Dieter Reinel
- Second Chair
- Prof. Dr. Peter Elsner
- Secretary
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Treasurer
- Dr. Jörg Tittelbach
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29 March 2014
- Chair
- Dr. Dieter Reinel
- Second Chair
- Prof. Dr. Pietro Nenoff
- Secretary
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Treasurer
- Dr. Jörg Tittelbach
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28 April 2012
- Chair
- Dr. Dieter Reinel
- Second Chair
- Prof. Dr. Pietro Nenoff
- Secretary
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Treasurer
- Dr. Jörg Tittelbach
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17 April 2010
The office of Treasurer is introduced.
- Chair
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Second Chair
- Dr. Dieter Reinel
- Secretary
- Dr. Elmar Elsner
- Treasurer
- Dr. Jörg Tittelbach
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15 November 2008
- Chair
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Second Chair
- Dr. Dieter Reinel
- Secretary
- Dr. Elmar Elsner
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24 September 2006
New election after resignation of the Board.
- Chair
- Dr. Marcellus Fischer
- Second Chair
- Dr. Hubertus Neuber
- Secretary
- Dr. Dieter Reinel
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2 October 2005
- Chair
- Dr. Hubertus Neuber
- Second Chair
- Dr. Sibylle Schliemann
- Secretary
- Dr. Marcellus Fischer
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9 March 2003
- Chair
- Dr. Hubertus Neuber
- Second Chair
- Dr. Marcellus Fischer
- Secretary
- Dr. Stefan Walther
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9 December 2001
After the resignation of Chair Dr. Jörg Pönnighaus.
- Chair
- Dr. Markus Schwarz
- Second Chair
- Dr. Hubertus Neuber
- Secretary
- Dr. Stefan Walther
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4 February 2001
- Chair
- Dr. Jörg Pönnighaus
- Second Chair
- Dr. Markus Schwarz
- Secretary
- Dr. Stefan Walther
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21 May 1998
- Chair
- Dr. Jörg Pönnighaus
- Second Chair
- Dr. Peter Schmid
- Secretary
- Dr. Stefan Walther
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7 March 1996
Founding Board, elected when the Society was founded in Tübingen.
- Chair
- Dr. Stefan Walther
- Second Chair
- Martin Schweiker
- Secretary
- Nicola Schubert
Office
International Society of Dermatology in the Tropics e.V.
c/o Univ.-Prof. Dr. Esther von Stebut
Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Köln
Image credits: Prof. von Stebut, Dr Vanegas Ramirez — University Hospital Cologne · PD Dr Schliemann — PLAZA Kliniken · Dr Panzer — Rostock University Medical Centre