Initially, the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases was founded in 1932 on the basis of the Regional Skin and Venereal Diseases hospital.
The organizer and first head of the department was Professor Konstantin Andreevich Dyakov (1932-1959). For 27 years he was the head of this department, focusing on improving methods of treating many skin and venereal diseases. He joined the university and was deputy dean of the medical faculty, and subsequently dean of the medical faculty. The staff of this department was small, but it was always engaged in the development of issues that are important for practical healthcare. Taking into account the merits of the institute's teaching staff in training highly qualified specialists, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, by a Resolution of October 27, 1953, awarded the Order of Lenin to several workers, including K.A. Dyakov. Under his leadership, 6 candidate's theses were defended. In 1959-1963, he led scientific research at the Institute of Dermatovenereology of the Ministry of Health of the Uzbek SSR, and then returned to SamMI . He died as vice-rector for scientific affairs in 1964.
In 1940, Dyakov K.A. proposed the use of sulfur soap to treat scabies . Its use was approved by the Pharmacological Committee of the USSR Ministry of Health. This treatment method has found wide application in medical practice in front-line conditions and received especially high praise during the Great Patriotic War.
Dyakov K.A. in 1941 he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on the topic: “Isolation of mercury preparations by the kidneys in connection with the problem of treating syphilis.” This direction was then developed by his students. Under his leadership, in 1945, Zotova M.E. studied the dynamics of mercury excretion by the kidneys after injection of salicylic mercury. The effect on the skin of extracts of various substances from silkworms and industrial water was assessed in 1946 by Berdnikova M.D. Treatment of itchy dermatoses with certain medications that affect the central nervous system was studied by Tesalova O.T. in 1956. She found that a good effect in the treatment of itchy dermatoses was observed after the use of promedol (in 75.39% of all injections), morphine (68.98%) and camphor (62.81%). Moreover, these drugs help cure eczema, neurodermatitis, urticaria and normalize the functional state of the central nervous system in a significant number of patients.
The treatment of some itchy dermatoses was dealt with in 1958 by Kh. Dzhaev Kh. According to his data, it was found that after treatment with an aqueous solution of Lagochilus intoxicating, clinical recovery occurred and significant improvement occurred in 68% of patients with eczema, neurodermatitis, urticaria and itching. In the remaining patients, therapeutic the effect was observed only with long-term treatment (for 3-6 months). Side effects during treatment with Lagochilus are observed very rarely (1.03%), the functions of the affected and apparently unchanged skin are weakened. It is most difficult for patients with eczema to restore the vasodilatory function of the skin, its temperature function and the ability to normal dermographism. With neurodermatitis, it is difficult to restore the electrical conductivity of the skin.
The effectiveness of treating patients with skin diseases under heliotherapy conditions was assessed by I.N. Ibragimov (1963). He established that heliotherapy under the louvered screens of E.A. Chernyavsky is very effective for neurodermatitis, eczema, scaly lichen (psoriasis), and somewhat less effective for skin itching. Under the influence of heliotherapy, the skin temperature in the affected areas is normalized, its electrical conductivity and thermoregulatory functions of the skin are restored. Ibragimov I.N. and V.S. Svarichevsky from the monograph “Heliotherapy of some skin diseases under the louvered screen of Prof. E.A. Chernyavsky " in 1962.
From 1959 to August 1972, the department was headed by Doctor of Medical Sciences (1967), professor (1968) dermatovenerologist Karim Sulaimonovich Sulaimonov. He was the dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1960-1963 and 1969-1972). Born on October 28, 1923 in Tashkent, in the family of a teacher .He graduated from the medical faculty of the Tashkent Medical Institute (1944), graduate school (1944-1947) and doctoral studies (1954-1957) in dermatovenerology . He worked as a senior researcher at the Uzbek Research Institute of Dermatovenerology (1948-1949), as an assistant at the Department of Skin Diseases at the Tashkent Medical Institute (1948-1949 and 1957-1959).
In 1967, K.S. Sulaimonovdefended his doctoral dissertation on the topic: “Materials for pathogenetic therapy and prevention of lupus erythematosus.” In this work ,the fallacy of ideas about the exceptional rarity of lupus erythematosus among residents of hot climates was substantiated, and endogenous and exogenous factors contributing to the development of the disease were presented. Factors contributing to the disease may include sun exposure, colds, tuberculosis, mental trauma and endocrine disorders. In patients with lupus erythematosus, depending on its severity, protein metabolism changes, copper metabolism is disrupted, its deficiency is especially noticeable in the spring. The author studied the pathogenesis of the disease and proposed a long-term treatment regimen for patients with lupus erythematosus with steroid hormones to normalize the metabolism of protein compounds and copper. In addition, the features of the development of ultraviolet erythema in patients with lupus erythematosus often correspond to the degree of inertia to various manifestations of electrical conductivity of the skin, which the author associates with physiological inhibition in the nervous system. These changes are also normalized as a result of treatment. At the same time, he pointed out the need to use, along with existing drugs, desensitizing, anti-infective , vitamin, tonic agents and preparations, copper. The method of clinical examination of patients developed by the author was a promising method in the fight against this disease.
Under his leadership, two employees of the department defended their candidate dissertations. Kazakova V.I. in 1969 she dealt with the issues of pathogenetic therapy and secondary prevention of patients with vitiligo. She found that with this disease, disorders of the peripheral blood and liver are observed, and, in particular, copper metabolism is disrupted. In the treatment of patients with vitiligo, furocoumarin drugs ( beroxan , meladinin, etc.) turned out 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, ShadievKh.Sh. studied some aspects of the pathogenesis, treatment and secondary prevention of vitiligo. He showed that with this disease a deficiency of ascorbic acid develops, especially in the winter-spring period, redox processes are disrupted, hypoxemia and liver dysfunction are detected. In the complex of treatment of patients with vitiligo, along with furocoumarin drugs, ascorbic acid, copper salts and oxygen should be included.
Since 1972, Sulaimanov K.S. headed the department of skin and venereal diseases of the Central Asian Medical Pediatric Institute. His scientific works were devoted to the study of clinicopathological and therapeutic problems of lupus erythematosus and vitiligo.
From December 1972 to 1983, the department was headed by Doctor of Medical Sciences (1970), Professor (1975) Ibroimov Fathi Ibrochimovich. Born in Tashkent in 1921 in the family of an employee. He graduated from the medical faculty of the Tashkent Medical Institute (1944), postgraduate studies at the Central Dermatovenerological Institute (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). Completed clinical residency (1946-1947). He taught dermatovenerology at the Tashkent Institute for Advanced Medical Studies (1952-1953), at SamMI (1953-1955). He headed the skin departments of hospitals in Beijing (1955-1957), Tehran (1970-1972). He worked as a senior researcher at the All-Union Institute of Medicinal Plants (1957-1959), the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Academy of Sciences of the UzSSR (1959-1961), a consultant at the central clinic of the Moscow City Health Department (1961-1964), and a senior researcher at the Uzbek Research Institute of Dermatovenereology (1964-1970) Published 50 scientific papers, 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. Khodzhaev) and three assistants (Kh.Sh. Shodiev, A.R. Rustamov and L.A. Chernykh) worked at the department. The department dealt with the identification, treatment and prevention of occupational dermatoses at some industrial enterprises in the city of Samarkand. Under his leadership, Chernykh L.A. in 1980, she conducted a study on reducing the number of occupational skin diseases at the Khudzhum silk-winding factory . F.I. Ibragimovwas one of the organizers of the construction of the laboratory of the Regional Dermatovenous Dispensary .
From 1984 to 2001, the department was headed by Professor Shodiev Haknazar Shodievich. Born in 1944 in the Nurata district of the Samarkand region. He graduated from the Samarkand Medical Institute (1967), completed a clinical residency (1969-1972) at the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases. Worked as an assistant (1972-1984). In 1974 he defended his PhD. thesis. He developed regional features of allergic dermatoses. Published more than 40 scientific papers, including 6 methodological recommendations. He was the chairman of the regional society of dermatovenerologists, a freelance chief specialist of the regional health department.
Under the guidance of prof. K.S. Sulaimonovin 1975 Kh.Sh. Shadyev successfully defended his thesis on the topic: “Evaluation of pathogenetic treatment of vitiligo and secondary prevention.”. He is the author of 72 scientific papers. His scientific work is of great interest throughout the world, and he has left a significant mark in many areas of dermatology. The works of Kh.Sh. Chodiev on the regional characteristics of allergic dermatoses among astrakhan breeders and tannery workers are fundamental.
From 2001 to 2018, the department was headed by Abdullaev Davlat Mukumovich. In 1990, at the Research Institute of Immunology in Moscow, he successfully defended his thesis on the topic: “Immunostimulating properties of membrane-active compounds.” In his scientific activities, he published more than 50 scientific papers, 2 educational and methodological manuals. Abdullaev Davlat Mukumovich heads the society of dermatovenerologists of the Samarkand region.
From 2019 to 2022, the department was headed by Ashirov Zakhid Fayazzhonovich.He is the author of more than 50 scientific papers.
Today, the department’s employees have laid the foundation for modern teaching methods. It is planned to introduce high-tech methods, teach new teachings and skills directly in working with patients, exchange the experience of doctors and a differentiated approach to training doctors of various qualifications . Educational programs for clinical residents, master's degree residents and residents of professional retraining, general and thematic improvement, which are in great 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 teaching, which was a way to implement the learning process based on the use of modern information technologies that allow learning at a distance without direct, personal contact between teacher and student. All this allowed us to come to the solution of two interrelated problems: increasing the efficiency of classroom teaching and students’ independent work. At the same time, in the electronic version of each topic, additional materials are used in the form of lecture presentations developed at the department, electronic textbooks formatted in the form of text files, and test control 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 use that significantly improves the quality of the skin and the quality of life. A distinctive feature of the current stage of development of the dermatovenerological 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 hardware cosmetology on the " Excilite µ -308" DEKA device ( Italy).
In accordance with the minutes of the meeting of the Scientific Council of SAMARKAND STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY No. 11, from June 25, 2025, the name of the department was renamed to the "Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology" department, taking into account that the Department of Dermatology and Venereological Diseases of Samarkand State Medical University currently has residents, clinical residents, internship students in the specialty "Dermatovenerology" and students studying in the specialty "Cosmetology" at the Faculty of Postgraduate Education.
