Initially, the Department of "Skin and Venereal Diseases" was established in 1932 on the basis of the Regional Skin and Venereal Dispensary.

 Prof. Dyakov K.A. 

  The organizer and first head of the department was Professor Konstantin Andreyevich Dyakov (1932-1959). For 27 years, he served as the head of this department, focusing primarily on improving treatment methods for many skin and venereal diseases. He joined the university as deputy dean of the medical faculty, and then as dean of the medical faculty. The staff of this department was small, but they were always engaged in developing issues of great importance for practical healthcare. Taking into account the services of the institute's teaching staff in training highly qualified specialists, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decreed on October 27, 1953, to award several employees, including K.A. Dyakov, with orders of Lenin. Under his leadership, 6 candidate dissertations were defended. From 1959 to 1963, he led scientific research at the Institute of Dermatovenerology of the Ministry of Health of the Uzbek SSR, and then returned to S.

  In 1940, K.A. Dyakov proposed using sulfuric soap to treat scabies. Its use was permitted by the Pharmacological Committee of the USSR Ministry of Health. This method of treatment found wide application in medical practice under frontline conditions and was particularly highly praised during the Great Patriotic War.

  In 1941, K.A. Dyakov successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic: "Secretion of mercury preparations by the kidneys in connection with the problem of treating syphilis." This direction was subsequently developed by his students. Under his leadership, in 1945, M.E. Zotova studied the dynamics of mercury excretion by the kidneys after spraying salicylic mercury. The effect of various substances extracted from the silkworm and industrial water on the skin was evaluated by M.D. Berdnikova in 1946; the treatment of pruritic dermatoses with certain medications affecting the central nervous system was studied by O.T. Tesalova in 1956. She established that a good effect in the treatment of itchy dermatoses is observed after the use of promedol (in 75.39% of all sprays), morphine (68.98%) and camphor (62.81%). Furthermore, these drugs contribute to the treatment of eczema, neurodermatitis, urticaria, and normalize the functional state of the central nervous system in a significant number of patients.

  Issues regarding the treatment of certain pruritic dermatoses were addressed by Kh.Kh. Khodjaev in 1958. According to his data, it was established that after treatment with an aqueous solution of intoxicating lagochilus, clinical recovery and significant improvement occurred in 68% of patients with eczema, neurodermatitis, urticaria, and itching. In the remaining patients, the therapeutic effect was noted only during long-term treatment (3-6 months). Side effects during treatment with lagochilus are observed very rarely (1.03%), and the functions of the affected and apparently unchanged skin weaken. In patients with eczema, it is most difficult to restore the vasodilator function of the skin, its temperature function, and its ability for normal dermography. In neurodermatitis, the electrical conductivity of the skin is also difficult to restore.

  The effectiveness of treating patients with skin diseases under heliotherapy conditions was evaluated by I.N. Ibragimov (1963). He established that heliotherapy under E.A. Chernyavsky's blind screens is very effective for neurodermatitis, eczema, and scaly lichen (psoriasis), and somewhat less so for skin itching. Under the influence of heliotherapy, the skin temperature in the affected areas normalizes, its electrical conductivity and thermal regulation functions of the skin are restored. Ibragimov I.N. and V.S. Svarichevsky published the monograph "Heliotherapy of Certain Skin Diseases under the Blind Screen of Prof. E.A. Chernyavsky" in 1962.

prof. Suleymanov K.S.  

  From 1959 to August 1972, the department was headed by Karim Sulaymonovich Sulaymonov, Doctor of Medical Sciences (1967), Professor (1968), and dermatovenerologist. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1960–1963 and 1969–1972).  He was born on October 28, 1923, in Tashkent, into the family of a teacher. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Tashkent Medical Institute (1944), completed postgraduate studies (1944-1947) and doctoral studies (1954-1957) in dermatovenerology. He worked as a senior researcher at the Uzbek Research Institute of Dermatovenerology (1948–1949), and as an assistant in the Department of Skin Diseases at the Tashkent Medical Institute (1948–1949 and 1957–1959).

  In 1967, K.S. Sulaymanov defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic: "Materials for Pathogenetic Therapy and Prevention of Lupus erythematosus." This work substantiated the fallacy of the idea that lupus erythematosus is extremely rare among residents of hot climates, and presented endogenous and exogenous factors contributing to the development of the disease. Factors contributing to the disease may include exposure to sunlight, colds, tuberculosis, mental trauma, and endocrine disorders. In patients with lupus erythematosus, depending on its severity, protein metabolism changes, copper metabolism is disrupted, and its deficiency is particularly noticeable in the spring. The author studied the pathogenesis of the disease and proposed a scheme for long-term treatment of lupus erythematosus patients with steroid hormones to normalize the metabolism of protein compounds and copper. Furthermore, the developmental characteristics of ultraviolet erythema in lupus erythematosus patients often correspond to the degree of inertness toward various manifestations of electrical conductivity.

  Under his leadership, two department employees defended their candidate dissertations. Kazakova V.I. in 1969 dealt with issues of pathogenetic therapy and secondary prevention of vitiligo patients. She established that in this disease, disturbances are observed in the peripheral blood, the liver, and, in particular, the metabolism of copper is impaired. In the treatment of vitiligo patients, furokumarin drugs (beroksan, meladinin, etc.) proved to be the most effective. The inclusion of copper salts in the treatment regimen increased their effectiveness by 24.7%. The most pronounced therapeutic effect was observed in young and middle-aged patients with a short duration of the disease.

  In 1975, some aspects of the pathogenesis, treatment, and secondary prevention of vitiligo were studied by Kh.Sh. Shadiev. He showed that in this disease, especially during the winter-spring period, ascorbic acid deficiency develops, oxidative-reductive processes are disrupted, and hypoxemia and liver function disorders are detected. The complex treats.

  From 1972, K.S. Sulaimanov headed the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases at the Central Asian Medical Pediatric Institute. His scientific works were dedicated to the study of clinical-pathological and therapeutic problems of lupus erythematosus and vitiligo.

prof. Ibragimov F.A.

  From December 1972 to 1983, he headed the department as Doctor of Medical Sciences (1970), Professor (1975). Fatih Ibragimovich Ibragimov. He was born in Tashkent in 1921 into the family of a civil servant. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Tashkent Medical Institute (1944), completed postgraduate studies at the Central Institute of Dermatovenerology (1948-1951), and doctoral studies at the First Leningrad Medical Institute (1954-1955). He worked as a dermatologist in the Koshrabad district of the Samarkand region (1944-1946). He completed clinical residency (1946-1947). He taught dermatovenerology at the Tashkent Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education (1952–1953), and SamMI (1953–1955). He headed the skin departments of hospitals in Beijing (1955–1957), and Tehran (1970–1972). He worked as a senior researcher at the All-Union Institute of Medicinal Plants (1957-1959), Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR (1959-1961), consultant at the central polyclinic of the Moscow City Health Department (1961-1964), senior researcher at the Uzbek Research Institute of Dermatovenerology (1964-1970). He has published 50 scientific works, including 4 monographs, one of which is "Human Fungal Diseases" (1970). 

  In addition to the head, two associate professors (I.N. Ibragimov and Kh.Kh. Khodjaev) and three assistants (Kh.Sh. Shodiev, A.R. Rustamov, and L.A. Chernykh) worked at the department. The department was engaged in the identification, treatment, and prevention of occupational dermatoses in some industrial enterprises in the city of Samarkand.  Under his leadership, Chernykh L.A. conducted research in 1980 dedicated to reducing the number of occupational skin diseases at the "Hujum" silk reeling factory. F.I. Ibragimov was one of the organizers of the construction of the laboratory of the Regional Skin and Venous Dispensary.

Prof. Shadiev Kh.Sh.

  From 1984 to 2001, the department was headed by Professor Shadiev Haknazar Shadievich. He was born in 1944 in the Nurota district of the Samarkand region. He graduated from the Samarkand Medical Institute (1967) and completed clinical residency (1969-1972) at the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases. He worked as an assistant (1972-1984). In 1974, he defended his candidate dissertation. He developed regional characteristics of allergic dermatoses. He has published more than 40 scientific works, including 6 methodological recommendations. He was the chairman of the regional society of dermatovenerologists and a non-staff chief specialist in the regional health department. 

  Under the supervision of Prof. K.S. Sulaymanov, Kh.Sh. Shadiev successfully defended his candidate's dissertation in 1975 on the topic: "Evaluation of Pathogenetic Treatment of Vitiligo and Secondary Prevention." He is the author of 72 scientific works. His scientific works are of great interest worldwide, and he has left a significant mark on many areas of dermatology. The works of H.Sh. Shadiev on the regional characteristics of allergic dermatoses among karakul breeders and leather production workers are fundamental.

  Associate Professor Abdullaev D.M.

  From 2001 to 2018, the department was headed by Associate Professor Abdullaev Davlat Mukumovich. In 1990, at the Research Institute of Immunology in Moscow, he successfully defended his candidate's dissertation on the topic: "Immunostimulating Properties of Membranoactive Preparations." During his scientific career, he published more than 50 scientific works and 2 teaching aids. Abdullaev Davlat Mukumovich is the head of the Samarkand Regional Society of Dermatovenerologists.

Ashirov Z.F.  

  From 2019 to 2022, the department was headed by Ashirov Zakhid Fayazhonovich. Author of more than 50 scientific works.

PhD , associate professor Klebleeva G.D.

  Since February 2023, the head of the department has been Guzal Davlyatovna Klebeyeva. She successfully defended her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation in Medical Sciences: "Features of the clinical course of dermatological manifestations in patients who have undergone COVID-19 infection" in the specialty 14.00.11 - Dermatology and Venereology. He is the author of over 40 scientific works. Klebleeva G.D. has currently begun working on her doctoral dissertation.

  To date, the staff of the department have laid the foundation for a modern teaching methodology. It is planned to introduce high-tech methods, teach new skills and abilities directly in working with patients, exchange experience among doctors, and apply a differentiated approach to training doctors of various qualifications. Educational programs for clinical residents, master's students, and professional retraining, general, and thematic advanced training residents, which are in high demand among young doctors, experienced dermatovenerologists, and doctors of related specialties.

  At the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, a new form of education was developed in the form of distance learning, which is a way of implementing the learning process based on the use of modern information technologies that allow for distance learning without direct, personal contact between the teacher and the student. All of this allowed for the resolution of two interconnected tasks: increasing the effectiveness of classroom sessions and students' independent work. At the same time, in the electronic version of each topic, additional materials are used in the form of presentations, lectures, electronic teaching aids prepared in the form of text files, and test controls at the end of each topic.

  The department combines the fundamental principles of the innovative process in medicine: education and scientific research with the consistent promotion of applications that significantly improve the quality of skin coverings and quality of life. A distinctive feature of the current stage in the development of the dermatovenereology specialty at the department is the study of medical cosmetology, trichology, and various aspects of modern diagnosis and treatment of patients with skin diseases using laser apparatus cosmetology on the "Excilite μ -308" DEKA apparatus (Italy).

  In accordance with the protocol of the Academic Council meeting of SAMARKAND STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY No. 11 dated June 25, 2025, the department's name was changed to the Department of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, taking into account that the Department of Dermatology and Venereal Diseases of Samarkand State Medical University currently trains residents, clinical residents, interns in the specialty of Dermatovenerology, and students studying in the specialty of Cosmetology at the Faculty of Postgraduate Education.

  Currently, the faculty of the Department of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology is represented by the following specialists:

  Klebleeva G.D. PhD, Associate Professor of the Department. In 2023, she successfully defended her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) dissertation in the specialty 14.00.11 - Dermatology and Venereology. He is the author of over 100 scientific works. Currently, she has begun working on her doctoral dissertation. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology," "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenereology" and "Dermatovenereology" for foreign students.

  Abdullaev D.M. candidate of medical sciences, associate professor of the department. In 1998, he defended his candidate dissertation on the topic: "Immunostimulating properties of membrane-active drugs," and is the author of more than 65 scientific works and 2 monographs. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Narzikulov R.M., candidate of medical sciences, associate professor of the department, responsible for working with masters and clinical residents in the department.  In 1990, he defended his candidate's dissertation on the topic: "Clinical and Laboratory Assessment of the Effectiveness of a New Comprehensive Treatment Method for Patients with Urogenital Trichomonas," and is the author of more than 96 scientific works and 3 teaching aids. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Islamov N.Kh., senior teacher responsible for spiritual and educational work within the department. Author of more than 90 scientific articles and abstracts, 6 teaching aids, and 1 monograph. The disciplines taught are: "Dermatovenerology," as well as "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Baratova M.R., assistant, responsible for treatment work at the department. Author of more than 78 scientific articles and abstracts, 13 teaching aids, and 1 monograph. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Toshev S.U., an assistant responsible for the educational process at the department.  Author of more than 50 scientific articles and abstracts, 4 teaching aids, and 2 computer programs. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Abdullaev Kh.D., assistant responsible for the "Young Dermatocosmetologists" student scientific circle at the department. The topic of the dissertation was approved on May 6, 2026, on the topic: "Climatic Aspects of Pathomorphological Changes in Skin Structures in Hand and Foot Psoriasis" for the specialty 14.00.15 - Pathological Anatomy. Author of more than 45 scientific articles and abstracts. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology," "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenereology," as well as "Dermatovenereology" for foreign students.

  Tolibov M.M., PhD, and/or Associate Professor responsible for the scientific activities of the department. On November 28, 2025, he successfully defended his PhD dissertation on the topic "Clinical and morphological features of FLG gene polymorphism in children with atopic dermatitis against the background of chronic obstructive bronchitis" in the specialties of 14.00.02 - Morphology and 14.00.11 - Dermatology and Venereology. Author of over 87 scientific articles and abstracts. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. "Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Tillakobilov I.B., assistant responsible for the department's platform on the edoc.sammu.uz website. The topic of the dissertation was approved on May 29, 2024, on the topic: "Morphogenetic features of the development of alopecia areata in men" for the specialties: 14.00.02 - Morphology, 14.00.11 - Dermatology and Venereology.) Author of more than 28 scientific articles and abstracts. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Mahima Sara Mathew is a department assistant and the author of more than 10 scientific articles and abstracts. He teaches students at the Faculty of International Education. Subjects taught: "Dermatovenerology" and "Dermatovenerology. Children's Dermatovenerology."

  Over the past 5 years, the department's staff has published more than 400 scientific works, including 22 teaching aids, 5 monographs, and over 100 articles in Scopus journals, as well as leading national and international journals.