LATVIAN SCIENTISTS

Professor Dr.habil.med. Andris RUBINS

Professor Andris RUBINS Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia Director of Latvian Dermatology Center,Ltd  14 Perses street , Riga, LV-1011,     Latvia      Tel.: +371 67284575;  mob.tel.+371 29481725      Fax.: +371 67361615      E-mail: arubins@apollo.lv President of Latvian Association of Dermatovenerologists President of Baltic Association of Dermatovenerologists President of CEEDVA EADV Board member IUSTI-EUROPA Board member

Date and place of birth 

November 19,1947, Sigulda, Latvia

Interests

• Immunopathogenesis and immune therapy of skin diseases (Psoriasis, Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema)
• Approbation and introduction of new drugs in dermatology
• STS Disease, Epidemiology, clinic and new methods in therapy.

Languages

Latvian - native, English, Russian - fluent

Education, professional training

• 1968 – 1974 Riga Medical Institute (acquired Medical Degree)
• 1974- 1975 Internship in skin and venerological diseases in Riga, Latvian Republican Hospital dispensary of skin and venerological diseases
• 1976- 1981 doctor-dermatovenerologist at Riga dispensary of skin and venerological diseases
• 1981 – Defence of thesis for a scientific degree in medicine in Moscow
• 1981- 1985 Head of research laboratory at Riga Medical Institute
• 1982- 1984 Assistant at the Chair of Dermatovenerology at Riga Medical Institute (RMI)
• 1984 – 1988 Assistant Professor at RMI Chair of Dermatovenerology
• 1987 – Defence of theses „Immunopathogenesis and Immune Therapy of Psoriasis” for a degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences in Moscow .
• Since 1988 - Doctor of Medical Sciences; (since 2001 – Dr.habil.med. )
• Since 1988 – Professor of Latvian Medical Academy
• 1991 - 2010 – Professor, Head of the Chair of Dermatovenerology, Riga Stradins University
• Since  2010 - Director of latvian Center of Dermatology, Ltd
• 2011 - Professor in Dermatovenerology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia.

Current job, occupation

• Professor, dermatovenerologist, Riga Stradins University, Head of the Chair of Dermatovenerology , 1991 – 2010
• President of Latvian Association of Dermatovenerologists,since 1991
• President of Baltic Association of Dermatovenerologists, since1991 
• Member of Association Board of Central East Europe Dermatovenerologists, since 1997 (President- since 2006)
• Member of the scientific editorial board of the journal „Giorn.Internationale Dermatologica Ped.” (Italy) and the journal „Sexually Transmitted Diseases” and „Immunopathology, Allergology, Infectology”, (Moscow,Russia)
• Member of European Academy of Dermatovenerologists, since 1991
• Member of New York Research Academy, since 1993
• Member of American Academy of Dermatovenerologists, since 1998
• Member of the Board International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections- Europe, from 1997 - present
• Member of the Board (Internal Medicine) of Riga Stradins University, since 1997
• Director of Latvian Dermatology Institute,Ltd,  from 2001 – 2010
• EADV Board member, since 2006
• Director of Latvian Dermatology Center, Ltd, since 2010.

Professional certificate - Dermatovenerology (1975)

Research Activities

Author of more than 200 research publications, 6 inventions and patents, 5 monographs.

Honours and Awards

• Corresponding Member of Finnish Society of Dermatologists,  from 18.02.2000
• Honorary Member of Rumania Society of Dermatologists, since 2002.

• Bronze Award of the Netherlands Society of Dermatovenerologists for the presentation at 8th EADV Congress in Amsterdam, 1998.

Courses

• Dermatovenerology – for students and residents of Riga Stradins University, Latvia

1. Psoriasis, immunopathogenesis and immune therapy.
2. Immunopathogenesis and the latest developments in the therapy of skin diseases.
3. Dermatovenerology in Latvia: advances and perspectives.
4. STD and Syphilis.

Visiting Professor at 10 USA universities, 5  universities in Germany, 5 universties in Japan, 2 universities in Russia, in Italy.
 
Invited speaker  at World Congress in Argentina (2007), at EADV Congresses (2007-2009), at 73rd Annual Meeting of EJD in Japan (2009), at 2010 HIV/AIDS Congress in Mumbai (India).

Supervision of Doctoral Students

3 Theses for the degree of Dr.med. have been defended under my guidance, 2 theses are to be defended, 2 are supervised.

 Research projects

     Since 1992 - more than 18 research projects in Dermatovenerology.

Monographs in Dermatology

1. Illustrated Manual in Dermatovenerology , Rubins A., Gutmane R., Siegel D., Riga, 1996, 268 pp. (in Latvian).
2. Illustrated Handbook in Dermatovenerology, Rubins A., Gutmane R., Siegel D., Riga, 1997, 292 pp. (in Russian).
3. Skin Diseases and Their Therapy (A.Rubins, R.Gutmane, S.Reitamo et al.; A.Rubins -Ed.), LDF: Riga, 2002, 347 pp..    
4. Sexually Transmisive Diseases (A.Rubins, R.Gutmane, S.Rubins et al.; A.Rubins -Ed.), LDF: Riga, 2001, 114 pp.
5. Dermatovenerology, A.Rubins, LDF: Riga, 2010, 436 pp.

        1998-2010: participation – 42, chairing - 8.
         President IUSTI-EUROPE 2011; September 8-10, Riga (Latvia)
         President EADV Congress 2012; September 5-9, Riga (Latvia).

Last update 18.08.2010