Panamerican League of Associations for Rheumatology

PANLAR, the Panamerican League of Associations for Rheumatology is an association of Rheumatology professional bodies from member nations of North, Central and South Americas.

The Pan American League of Associations of Rheumatology (PANLAR), founded in 1943, gathers the scientific societies of rheumatology, health professionals related to rheumatic illnesses and rheumatic patient associations of all countries in the Americas.

 The mission of PANLAR is to stimulate, promote and support research, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of the rheumatic illnesses. The rheumatology field includes the rheumatic illnesses of the connective tissue, locomotive apparatus and musculoskeletical system.

PANLAR is organized through four geographical areas:

North Zone

Canada, Mexico, United States

Central and Caribbean Zone

Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Bolivarian Zone

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Southern Cone Zone

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay 

The Association meets biennially and publishes a peer reviewed journal JCR, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. It is a partner organisation of ILAR, International League of Associations of Rheumatology.

Presidents

1944 – 1949 RALPH PEMBERTON, EEUU 

1949 – 1953 ANIBAL RUIZ MORENO, Argentina

1953 – 1955 RICHARD FREYBERG, EEUU 

1955 – 1959 FERNANDO HERRERA RAMOS, Uruguay 

1959 – 1963 WALLACE GRAHAM, Canadá 

1963 – 1967 PEDRO NAVA, Brasil     

1967 – 1970 RICHARD SMITH, EEUU  

1970 – 1974 FERNANDO VALENZUELA, Chile  

1974 – 1978 PINDARO MARTINEZ-ELIZONDO, México  

1978 – 1982 OSVALDO GARCIA MORTEO, Argentina  

1982 – 1986 LAWRENCE SHULMAN, EEUU  

1986 – 1990 ADIL MUHIB SAMARA, Brasil   

1990 – 1994 DUNCAN GORDON, Canadá    

1994 – 1998 HUGO JASIN, Argentina (EEUU)

1998 – 2002 ABRAHAM GARCIA KUTZBACH, Guatemala 

2002 – 2006 ANTONIO REGINATO,* Chile (EEUU)    

2006 – 2008 JUAN ANGULO SOLIMANO, Perú   

2008 – 2010 LUIS ESPINOZA, Perú (EEUU)

2010 – 2012 ANTONIO XIMENES Brasil

2012 – 2014 JOHN REVEILLE. EEUU

2014 – 2016 CARLOS PINEDA VILLASEÑOR México

2016 – 2018 CARLO VINICIO CABALLERO-URIBE Colombia 

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