https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3359-5023
Summary CV
Ximena Wortsman MD, FAIUM
Radiologist fully dedicated and actively working in Research on Dermatologic Ultrasound
Fellow member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (FAIUM), a recognition that is given to individuals who have substantially contributed in a most distinguished fashion to the field of ultrasound.
www.idiep.com
www.idiep.com in English
Phone: +56222446058
email: skinultrasound@gmail.com
@sonoskin
Extract
Radiologist
Subspecialty: Dermatologic Ultrasound
Founder and Chair of the Dermatologic Community 2015-2019
Fellow Member at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM; www.aium.org)
Medical Director at Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues (IDIEP- www.idiep.com)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile
Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Ranked Top 1 worldwide in number of publications and citations on dermatologic ultrasound. Check Web of Science and Microsoft Academics Top Authors Dermatologic Ultrasound
According to Expertscape Website Rank, the expertise of Dr. Wortsman ranks in the Top 0.037% of 32,730 published authors worldwide on Color Doppler Ultrasonography and in the Top 0.053% of 41,270 published authors worldwide on Duplex Doppler Ultrasonography. Check the following links: Expertscape Color Doppler Ultrasonography and Expertscape Duplex Doppler Ultrasonography
First most cited paper in Journal Seminars in CT, MRI, and Ultrasound ( 2013)
First most published author Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine years 2016, 2017 and 2018
2nd most published author Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (Lifetime)
First most published author Dermatologic Surgery Journal year 2017
3rd most published author Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology year 2012
3d most cited author Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine year 2012
Source: ww.exaly.com
Author of 232 publications including 3 books ( “Textbook of Dermatologic Ultrasound”, “Atlas of Dermatologic Ultrasound” and ” Dermatologic Ultrasound with Clinical and Histologic Correlations“), 59 chapters of books, 1 editorial and 169 papers in peer-reviewed journals. More than 300 lectures and oral scientific presentations and over 100 posters and electronic presentations.
Google Scholar:
Citations: 5557
h-index: 42
i10-index: 105
Pubmed: 148 papers
h-index Scopus: 32
h-index – Web of Science: 30
Reviewer Profile in Publons
Editorial Board Member in :
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology International (JAADi)
Our Dermatology OnLine, among others.
Luminary Speaker for Dermatologic Ultrasound at AIUM 2017
Magna Cum Lauda Award RSNA( Radiological Society of North America) Annual Meeting 2012
Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Ultrasound (SEECO)
Member of multiple Scientific Societies such as RSNA, AIUM, ESR, ISBS, SERAM, among others
Reviewer for multiple high impact journals such as JAAD, BJD, JAMA Dermatology, JEADV, AODR,JUM, Clinical Rheumatology , EPOS-Radiology, among others.
Founder of the international educational web site on skin ultrasound www.sonoskin.com
Qualifications
Doctor of Medicine, University of Chile, 1989
F.M.G.E.M.S. Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA, 1990
Specialist in Radiology University of Chile 1994
Training Fellow Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Henry Ford Hospital , Detroit ,
USA, 1997
Academic Degree
Adjunct Assistant Professor , Department of Dermatology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, 2010
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine,
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, 2016
Current posts:
Positions:
Medical Director in Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft
Tissues (IDIEP- http://www.idiep.com)
Radiologist, Dermatologic Ultrasound
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Department of Radiology, Clinica Servet
Courses
-Management , Business & Organization for Health Institutions, Faculty of
Economy, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, 2002 ( 1 year course, DEGIS)
Previous Clinical Posts
-Chief of the Department of Radiology 1998- 2005 Hospital del Profesor, Santiago, Chile
-Staff Radiologist 1994-2005 Hospital del Profesor, Santiago, Chile
-Staff Radiologist 1994-1996 Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile
Other employments
In addition to my main appointment I have held the following paid medical and related jobs
Consultant sonographer for scientific studies in the national offices ( Santiago, Chile) for
the companies : Loreal ( Vichy, La Roche Posay and Inneov Divisions) and Galderma.
-Speaker bureau and Ultraderm Team Abbvie
-Consultant for the company Novartis, Basel, Switzerland
Committees and Editorials
-Editorial Board Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology International (JAADi)
-Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
-Scientific Board of Skin Research and Technology
-International Scientific Committee of Actas Dermosifiliograficas
-Associate Editor Frontiers in Medicine , Dermatology
-Editorial Board, Advances in Medicine: Radiology Journal ( 2015-2019)
-Editorial Board ISRN Radiology Journal (2015-2019)
-Academic Editor for Radiology, Research and Practice Journal ( 2015-2019)
-Editorial Board Journal Our Dermatology OnLine
-Editorial Board, Biomed Research International Journal- Radiology (2015-2017)
-Editorial Scientific Board , World Congress of the International Society for
Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin (ISBS) 2012
Teaching and Scientific Work:
Experience of teaching ultrasound at all levels from undergraduate to specialist.
Presence as faculty in more than 100 ultrasound workshops, including RSNA
(Radiological Society of North America) and MUSOC (Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Society) workshops, in international and national meetings.
Faculty RSNA ( Radiological Society of North America) annual meeting years :2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,201,2013, 2016, 2022.
Full Reviewer profile in Publons
Reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, British
Journal of Dermatology, Dermatology, Archives of Dermatology, Journal of Ultrasound in
Medicine, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology, Rheumatology,
Journal Clinical Rheumatology, Arthritis Research & Therapy, International
Journal of Dermatology, The Journal of Dermatology, The Journal of Rheumatology, Clinical
Rheumatology, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, ECR ( European
Congress of Radiology- EPOS), Archives of Dermatological Research,
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery,
Pediatrics &Therapeutics, North American Journal of Medical Sciences,
Expert Review of Dermatology,Journal of Radiology Case Reports,
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, Medicine, Chilean Journal of Dermatology (Revista Chilena Dermatologia), Chungara
Chilean Journal of Anthropology (Chungara Revista de Antropologia Chilena).
Assessment
Experience in the development of new imaging applications such as skin and nail ultrasound. These innovative areas have been presented within a continuous line of work that includes publications in prestigious journals and presentations in international meetings (among them: conferences in USA, Israel , France, Czech Republic, Mexico, UK,Spain, Brazil, Korea and Argentina) as well as in national meetings.
Publications and presentations
Author of 232 publications, including, 3 books, 59 chapters of books, 1 editorial and 169 papers. In addition, more than 300 lectures and presentations, over 100 posters and electronic scientific presentations.
Awards , Honors and Recognitions
-Luminary Speaker for Dermatologic Ultrasound at AIUM 2017
-Fellow Member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) since 2016.
-Senior Member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) since 2014
-3rd place and honorary mention at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Annual Convention 2013
-Magna Cum Laude Award , Scientific Educational Exhibit at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) 2012
-Distinguished Reviewer 2011, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine ( official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine).
-Honorary Mention, AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound) annual meeting, New York, 2011
-Best Scientific Work 2012 in the Review Category, Chilean Journal of Dermatology
-First Award Scientific Presentation, CILAD, II Encuentro Residentes, La Coruña, Spain, October, 2009 (presented by Dr. Gabriela Strauch)
-Best Scientific work 2008, Chileal Journal of Dermatology
-Best Scientific work 2007, Chilean Journal of Dermatology
-Best Scientific work 2003, Chilean Radiology meeting
Societies Membership
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) since 2019
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) since 2017
Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education( SUSME) since 2016
Sociedad Española de Ultrasonido (SEECO) since 2016, honorary member
International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin ( ISBS) since 2010
Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) since 2010
Chilean Society of Dermatology since 2008 ( Honorary collaborative member)
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) since 2008
European Society of Radiology (ESR) since 2008
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) since 2004
American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) since 1998
Chilean Society of Radiology since 1995
Colegio Medico de Chile since 1990
Scientific Assignments
Visiting Professor
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, June, 2013
Department of Dermatology, Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark, November, 2012
Department of Radiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, August, 2007
Electives ( International only)
Visiting Fellow, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
USA 1999, 2003
Department of Dermatology, at Linkoping University Hospital, Sweden, 2001
Department of Dermatology at Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, and Roskilde
Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001
