Dr Katie Lacy is a Consultant Dermatologist at the St. John's Institute of Dermatology at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, and is the clinical lead for the melanoma unit at Guy's Hospital.  She has a specialist interest in melanoma and moles and is an expert in the use of mole mapping and dermoscopy to identify suspicious skin lesions requiring removal.  With this experience, Dr Lacy runs a specialist dedicated clinic for patients with multiple moles and the dysplastic naevus syndrome, who are at high risk of the development of melanoma, alongside a joint skin cancer genetics clinic for patients who have had multiple melanomas and their families.   She is also equipped with extensive experience of treating patients with general dermatological conditions (eczema, psoriasis, acne, benign and cancerous skin lesions and other skin rashes).

Dr Lacy graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University with a 1st class Honours degree and completed a PhD in Immunology at University College London, investigating the effects of ageing on the skin. Outside of her clinical work, she is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kings College London and has a research group investigating immune responses in melanoma. Dr Lacy has published her work in peer-reviewed journals and given presentations at national and international meetings.

• Excision of Skin Lesion
• Mole Check
• Mole Mapping
• Mole Removal
• Skin Cancer Screening
• Skin Cancer Surgery

• Skin cancer
• Melanoma
• Pigmented skin lesions
• Moles
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Acne
• Benign and cancerous skin lesions
• Skin rashes

Dr Sarita Singh is a Consultant Dermatologist at Chelsea and Westminster and the Royal Brompton Hospitals, London. She graduated from King’s College London School of Medicine with a number of academic awards. Dr Singh undertook an intercalated BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and awarded a prize for the best thesis. She trained in Dermatology at University College London Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Dr Singh was granted a two year Research Fellowship to undertake an MD on melanoma at the Royal Marsden and Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals, Imperial College London. She has presented her research nationally and internationally and was a co-recipient of the prestigious Everett C Fox Award for most outstanding laboratory research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Resident’s symposium. She is research lead for the Dermatology department at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Dr Singh’s main clinical and research interests are in skin cancer, hair and nail disorders and inflammatory skin diseases. She runs a General Dermatology clinic, where she sees patients with acne, eczema, psoriasis, pigmented skin lesions, skin infections and autoimmune related skin diseases. In addition, she runs a minor operations list for mole excisions and skin biopsies.

In 2012, Dr Singh set up a specialist Hair clinic at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, one of the few dedicated services in the UK. She also runs the specialist cutaneous sarcoidosis service at The Royal Brompton Hospital. 

Dr Singh teaches medical students, Dermatology trainees, GPs and allied health professionals. She is secretary of the Senior Skin Group, a special interest group of the British Association of Dermatologists that aims to stimulate interest in the skin of the elderly and promote the topic as a subject for postgraduate training. She reviews care pathways and patient information for Map of Medicine and NHS Choices.

• General Dermatology
• Skin Cancer
• Excision of Skin Lesion
• Skin Biopsies

• Acne
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Melanoma
• Moles
• Autoimmune related skin diseases

Dr Claire Martyn-Simmons is a Consultant Dermatologist at University College Hospital, London, where she is the Clinical Lead for Dermatology and the Lead Clinician for the adolescent and Medical Dermatology services. Her special interests include general dermatology, psoriasis, blistering skin conditions, adolescent dermatology and skin cancers.

Dr Martyn-Simmons completed her undergraduate medical training at University College London (UCL) and her general medicine training at King's College Hospital, pursuing her specialist dermatology training at both Kings College Hospital and St John"s Institute of Dermatology at St Thomas Hospital. Upon completion of her specialist training, she undertook a clinical fellowship in Medical Dermatology with an emphasis on psoriasis and blistering skin conditions, together with a research degree in psoriasis at St John"s Institute of Dermatology.

• Skin Cancer Screening
• Skin Cancer Surgery

• Psoriasis
• Medical and Complex Dermatosis
• Paediatric & Adolescent Dermatology
• Skin Cancers
• Blistering Skin Conditions

Professor Sean Whittaker is a Consultant Dermatologist at The Wellington Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. He specialises in skin cancers including melanoma and cutaneous lymphomas.

Professor Whittaker graduated from the Manchester Medical School in 1981, before completing his specialist training in London. In 1994 he achieved his postgraduate (MD) doctorate and was made a Fellow of the London Royal College of Physicians in 1995. He worked at a Consultant Dermatologist at Royal Free Hospital for a number of years, before taking up his current posts.

In addition to his clinical work, Professor Whittaker is Professor of Cutaneous Oncology in the School of Basic and Medical Biosciences  at King’s College London, Medical Director for the London South Genomic Laboratory Hub and Co-Director for the KHP Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Previous posts include Clinical Director for Specialist Ambulatory Services and Specialist National CRG commissioning lead for Dermatology and Skin cancer. He is frequently published in peer-reviewed journals and is actively involved in clinical and translational research in primary cutaneous lymphomas.

• Skin Cancer Screening 
• Skin Cancer Surgery 

• Skin Cancer 

Dr David Harris is a Consultant Dermatologist who in 2002, founded The London Clinic of Dermatology at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, after consulting at the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust from 1993 to 2002.

Dr Harris qualified from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1981, spending his early years training in general internal medicine and beginning his dermatological training in 1987 at The Westminster and St Stephens Hospital, London, including three years in the Academic Department of Dermatology in Edinburgh, Scotland. He returned to work at the Royal Free Hospital, before moving to the Cutaneous Surgery Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA in 1992, where he was the Cutaneous Surgery Fellow. It was there that he gained complete training in laser surgery, Mohs micrographic skin cancer surgery and cosmetic dermatology.

Dr Harris is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the American Academy of Dermatology. He is also a member of the British Association of Dermatologists and the European Society of Micrographic Surgery.

• Acne and scarring treatments
• laser treatment
• Skin Cancer Screening
• mohs surgery
• treatment of birthmarks

• Acne
• Birthmarks (including port-wine stains)
• Scarring
• Rash
• Skin Cancer

Dr Zainab Laftah is a fully accredited Consultant Dermatologist at the St John’s Institute of Dermatology, a world-leading centre for patients with skin disease based at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. Within her specialty, Dr Laftah is particularly interested in medical and aesthetic dermatology. She endeavours to provide her patients with safe and effective dermatology, with rewarding clinical results.

In 2008, Dr Laftah graduated with a medical degree from the University of Warwick. Following this, she undertook basic medical and specialised dermatology training in London’s most distinguished hospitals. Owing to her consistent delivery of holistic and patient-centred care, Dr Laftah also holds the position of Surgical Lead at University Hospital Lewisham.

Dr Laftah has published widely in the field of dermatology and often speaks at conferences around the UK and further afield. She is highly regarded for her dedication to her patients and to dermatology research and has received numerous prizes for her exceptional academic excellence. She has also published her research and work in numerous journals, is a member of the British Association of Dermatologists and enjoys presenting at conferences across the UK and abroad.

Dr Christos Tziotzios, Consultant Dermatologist is currently based at St. John's Institute of Dermatology, within the Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London. He is highly specialised in the treatment of scalp and hair disorders, dermatological issues (acne, psoriasis, eczema, etc), and skin cancer.

Dr Tziotzios began his medical education at the University of Cambridge where he graduated with a Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery. He then went on to do Academic Foundation Training at Cambridge University Hospitals, before being designated an Academic Clinical Fellow in Dermatology. During his training he also undertook a research degree, examining the molecular pathogenesis of frontal fibrosing alopecia. His work which resulted in many high-profile publications in high-impact journals (like Nature) and a PhD. His research work was further acknowledged with several prizes including the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Whimster Prize, the BAD Wycombe Prize, the Royal Society of Medicine Dermatology Research Prize and the NIHR/BAD Award.

He continues to remain an active member of the research community. Most recently, he was awarded the British Skin Foundation Young Investigator Award and heads up a national research group looking at lichenoid, scarring and alopecic disorders. Additionally, he is the Chief Investigator for the ALLEGRO trials researching novel therapeutics for alopecia areata. He consistently contributes to medical education by teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and hold the position of Senior Lecturer. He is also a PI for PhD research within King’s College London and is invited to present his findings in conferences globally. 

Dr Danielle Greenblatt is a senior consultant dermatologist specialising in general adult and paediatric dermatology. 

As the clinical lead for Paediatric Dermatology at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Greenblatt treats a wide range of skin disorders including eczema and other inflammatory skin conditions, infections, birthmarks and vascular anomalies. In her adult practice, Dr Greenblatt runs clinics for adults with complex inflammatory skin disorders including eczema, acne, psoriasis, rosacea and skin infections. She undertakes regular skin cancer clinics, and has specialist expertise in genetic skin disorders and vascular anomalies. 

Dr Greenblatt holds the position of honorary senior lecturer at King's College London. She is also actively involved in clinical research, focusing on atopic eczema in children and also epidermolysis bullosa in adults.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Paediatric and adolescent dermatology

General adult dermatology

Eczema

Rosacea

Acne

Moles

Dr Laura Proudfoot is a UK and US-trained Consultant Dermatologist. She consults on all general dermatology in both adults and children. She has a specialist interest in treating children and younger adults having undertaken sub-specialty training in paediatric and adolescent dermatology. She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh where she was also awarded an honours degree in Psychology. She undertook postgraduate training at the internationally renowned St John's Institute of Dermatology and was then selected for a prestigious fellowship at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, USA. Dr Proudfoot was awarded a PhD degree in Genetics and Molecular Medicine from King's College London. She has published extensively and co-authored recent UK guidelines on the management of both tinea capitis and haemangiomas. She presents nationally and internationally at conferences and courses.

Dr Proudfoot is a substantive NHS consultant dermatologist and paediatric dermatologist at the Royal Free Hospital London. She works privately at the Portland Hospital where she reviews patients lower than 18yrs and her adult private practice is based at The Harley Street Dermatology Clinic. She is a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the Royal Society of Medicine.

• intralesional steroid injections

• Eczema
• Acne
• Rosacea
• Alopecia
• Vitiligo
• Psoriasis
• Birthmarks
• Mole checks
• Lesions
• Warts/skin tags

Dr Tamara Basarab is a consultant dermatologist who graduated from Guy's Hospital in 1990. Basarab undertook her specialist dermatology training in London, where she gained a wide breadth of experience working at various hospitals. Much of her training was at the prestigious national centre of excellence, St John's Institute of Dermatology, where she trained under some of the country's leading dermatologists. 

In 1999, Tamara was appointed as a consultant dermatologist at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where she developed and led the skin allergy service as well as looking after dermatology in-patients and patients with dermatological emergencies.

As a highly experienced dermatologist, Tamara sees both adults and children and has developed several areas of specialist interest including acne, moles (with dermoscopy examination), skin cancer screening, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and skin rashes alongside all general dermatology.

• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• Phototherapy Sclerotherapy (treat prominent blood vessels)
• Skin Biopsies Skin Cancer Screening

All general adult and paediatric dermatology