About the Author
Rudolf Happle was born in Freiburg, Germany. In 1986 he was appointed as Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. In 1991 he was appointed as Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of Marburg, Germany. During his professional career he has functioned as Founding President of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and as President of the European Hair Research Society. Presently he serves as a guest professor at the University Department of Dermatology in Freiburg (Germany). In 2014, his book "Mosaicism in Human Skin" was published by Springer (Berlin). He is an honorary member of the national Dermatological Societies of 16 countries as well as the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology, the Dutch Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Dermatología Pediátrica. He is an elected member of the American Dermatological Association and of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Antonio Torrelo was born in Madrid, Spain. In 1992 he became a Consultant in Pediatric Dermatology at the Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús in Madrid, Spain, and since 2007 he has headed the Dermatology Department at the same hospital. During his professional career he has served as President of the Spanish Group of Pediatric Dermatology, the International Society of Pediatric Dermatology, and the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology. Dr. Torrelo has acted as Associate Editor of the textbooks 'Pediatric Dermatology' edited by Schachner & Hansen 4th Ed, and 'Dermatology' edited by Bolognia, Schaffer and Cerroni, 4th Ed. He has been Associate Editor of the journal 'Pediatric Dermatology, ' and was recently nominated Editor-in-Chief for the new journal JEADV Clinical Practice.
