Dermatologist in San Salvador

Dr. Leana Quintanilla de Sánchez

Specialist in Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery and Venereology. Head of the Dermatology Department at Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado. More than 25 years of experience.

Specialty:: Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery and Venereology
Sees:: children, adults and older adults
Areas of interest:: skin conditions, hair loss and hair transplants, aesthetic dermatology
Clinic:: Calle Padres Aguilar #230, Colonia Escalón, San Salvador
Languages:: Spanish and English

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About Dr. Quintanilla

Dr. Leana Quintanilla de Sánchez is a dermatologist and the founder of Dr. Leana Quintanilla Dermatology in Colonia Escalón, San Salvador. She has more than 25 years of experience diagnosing and treating skin, hair and nail conditions in children and adults.

In El Salvador she completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Hospital Nacional Rosales. She then trained as a specialist in Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery and Venereology at the Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, and completed her training as a fellow in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Alongside medical dermatology, she has devoted herself to hair health: she trained in hair transplantation in Santo Domingo, has kept up to date in trichology and hair restoration, and performs hair transplants with the FUT and FUE techniques at her clinic. She also performs aesthetic dermatology treatments. She sees patients in Spanish and in English.

She is Head of the Dermatology Department at Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, was president of the Asociación Dermatológica de El Salvador (Dermatology Association of El Salvador) and speaks at national and international conferences.

Her way of working is based on honest, approachable care: diagnose first, explain clearly and support the patient throughout their treatment.

Education and specialization

1993–1995
Residency in Internal Medicine
Hospital Nacional Rosales, San Salvador, El Salvador
1995–1999
Specialty in Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery and Venereology
Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1999
Fellow in Dermatology
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine / Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
2005–2006
Training in hair transplantation
Micropel, Clínica Morales Bournigal, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2012–2015
Board certification in Dermatology
Colegio Médico de El Salvador
2017
Hair Restoration Training Course with Dr. Alex Ginzburg
Ra'anana, Israel
2017
Basic and advanced trichoscopy courses
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2021
Dermoscopy course
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico
2022
Diploma in Dermatologic Oncology
Colegio Ibero-Latinoamericano de Dermatología (CILAD)

Continuing education

She attends conferences and courses on hair restoration and trichoscopy (including congresses of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, ISHRS) and platelet-rich plasma, as well as national and Ibero-Latin American dermatology congresses.

Professional experience

Clinical practice

Since 1999 — Dermatologist and founder, Dr. Leana Quintanilla Dermatology, San Salvador

Teaching

Since 2015 — Head of the Dermatology Department, Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado

Asociación Dermatológica de El Salvador

2003–2004 — President
2002–2003 — Secretary
1999–2010 — Board member
Organizing committee of national dermatology congresses; moderator at the 35th National Dermatology Congress (2016)

Other positions

El Salvador's delegate to the Latin American Psoriasis Society (SOLAPSO)
Board member of the Bioethics Association of El Salvador

Memberships

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
Colegio Ibero-Latinoamericano de Dermatología (CILAD)
Asociación Dermatológica de El Salvador (ADES)
Sociedad Centroamericana y del Caribe de Dermatología (SCCAD)
Sociedad Dominicana de Dermatología
Mesoamerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Sociedad de Bioética de El Salvador
Sociedad Centroamericana de Bioética
Asociación de Mujeres Médicos de El Salvador

Lectures and teaching

Dr. Quintanilla has spoken at dermatology congresses in El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Argentina and the United States. Some of the topics she has presented:

Hair transplantation
Hair loss in women
Medical treatments for hair loss
Occupational dermatoses and contact dermatitis
Pityriasis rubra pilaris and clinical cases

Dr. Quintanilla in the media

Dr. Leana Quintanilla takes part in television and radio programs to give guidance on skin care.

“Viva la Mañana” (TCS): Botox application (in Spanish)
Watch on YouTube
“Viva la Mañana” (TCS): regrowing hair after chemotherapy (in Spanish)
Watch on YouTube
La Tribu FM podcast: how to prevent skin cancer (2021, in Spanish)
Watch on YouTube