BSc BMBS MSc PgCert FHEA MRCP (UK) (Dermatology)
Interests:
- Mohs micrographic surgery
- Dermatosurgery
- Skin cancer
- General dermatology
- Teledermatology
- Laser dermatology
Education and Training
- 2012 BSc (Hons), 1st Class in Pharmacology: The University of Bristol
- 2013 BMBS, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth
- 2014 FHEA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- 2017 MRCP (UK), Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, UK
- 2018 MSc (Merit), Medical Education, Cardiff University
- 2019 MRCP UK (Dermatology), Membership of the Royal College of Physicians: Dermatology Speciality Certificate
- 2021 PgCert (Distinction), Genomic medicine, University of Exeter
Dermatology training: 2018 – 2022
- Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
- Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
- Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Sub-specialisation Fellowship 2022-2023
- Accredited* 12-month Mohs and advanced dermatological Surgery Fellowship
- Victoria Royal Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Further Information
I am a specialist consultant dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic surgeon. I have worked and trained in the UK and Western Australia in dermatology and plastic surgery before undertaking my specialist dermatology training in the Southwest of England. Following this I completed a 12 month accredited* fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery at the eminent Victoria Royal Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne. I personally undertook over 500 primary Mohs surgeon skin cancer removals, in addition to over 500 surgical reconstructions. Over 60% of the cancers treated were considered complex and I am well versed in complex Mohs reconstruction having personally completed approaching 300 surgical flap and graft repairs for those patients in that year alone. I pride myself in my surgical technique and once the cancer has been fully removed will strive for the neatest surgical scar possible, reflecting the defect size and the reconstructive approach we decide together upon.
I am motivated to provide the best care and surgical outcomes for patients and regularly attend and present at meetings and conferences. I have developed a portfolio of accolades including dermatology original articles, national and international presentations, national prizes and awards, and teaching & clinical governance achievements. Apart from the comprehensive management skin cancers, my other interests include teledermatology, laser dermatology, and general dermatology. Non clinical interests include clinical academia, sustainability in dermatology, and medical education (including patient education). I have authored over 25 scientific articles, contributed to 3 book chapters and given over 20 international and national presentations.
* Accredited, sanctioned and jointly overseen by the British Society for Dermatological Surgery, British Association of Dermatologists, and the British College of Dermatology
Dermatology Prizes
- The British Society of Dermatological Surgery, Best Poster at the BSDS Scientific Meeting (2022)
- The British Association of Dermatologists Green Prize, awarded to Dermatology Sustainability UK Group (member) (2022)
- The British Association of Dermatologists Undergraduate Elective/Medical Student Project Prize (2012)
- Dr David Gould Memorial Prize in Dermatology, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (2013)
- Dr David Gould Memorial Prize in Dermatology, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (2012)
Other Prizes
- The Dean’s Prize, School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, Cardiff University (2015)
- British Pharmacological Society Undergraduate Prize In Clinical Pharmacology, Bristol Medical School (2012)