Best Dermatologists in Northwood, UK

Dr Dev Shah is Consultant Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon currently working for the private practices BMI Bishops Wood Hospital, Spire Bushey Hospital and BMI The Chiltern Hospital. His current NHS post is The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and he has an Honorary Mohs Surgeon post at University College London Hospitals Trust. His specialism is skin cancer and general dermatology. His areas of interest are mole reviews, Mohs surgery, skin surgery, acne, eczema, psoriasis, Basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, mole, lipoma and cyst removal.

Dr Shah graduated from The University of Leicester in 2002 with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degrees. He has completed additional training; he attained a Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2005. He is a member of the British Association of Dermatological Surgeons, British Association of Dermatology and General Medical Council.

Dr Shah is active in research; he has an interest in how immune cells affect patients with eczema. He is also part of Cardiff Microneedle team and has developed a role for microneedles in treating skin conditions. He regularly teaches sessions at GP surgeries utilising his expert knowledge and has received the Trust Level 2 award for going beyond the care and duties expected of a consultant. He is also a regular spokesperson for the British Association of Dermatologists and British Skin Foundation and has featured on television for his expert opinion.

• Acne and Scarring Treatments
• Cryotherapy
• Excision of Skin Lesion
• Mole Check
• Mole Removal
• Skin Biopsies
• Cyst Excision
• Dermoscopy
• Hyperhidrosis
• Mole Mapping
• Skin Tag Removal
• Mohs surgery
• Vitiligo

• Acne
• Aged and Sundamaged Skin
• Cysts
• Eczema
• Hyperhidrosis
• Melanoma
• Moles
• Psoriasis
• Rash
• Skin Cancer
• Vitiligo
• Bullous Pemphigold
• Skin Tags
• Warts
• Mohs surgery

Daniel Glass is a UK trained specialist Consultant Dermatologist. After qualifying at the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1999, he completed his postgraduate medical training in London. He has specialised in Dermatology for over 15 years and is happy to consult regarding all of your family’s skin care needs.

Dr Glass see's private patients in Harley Street, the Wellington Hospital and the Clemetine Churchill Hospital. He is a Consultant Dermatologist at Barts Health NHS Trust and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist to the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Previously Dr Glass was Dermatology clinical lead and skin cancer lead at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

Patients throughout London consult with Dr Glass on all their skin care concerns, including acne, skin cancer, mole checks, psoriasis, eczema and rashes. He performs skin surgery and mole evaluations on a regular basis, including for removal of benign lesions that may not be covered by the NHS and insurance companies. He also provides treatment options for excessive sweating and keloid scars.

Since 1993, Dr Glass has been actively involved in skin care research. He draws on the research he conducted on skin ageing and the genetics of melanoma development to enhance his clinical practice. His research has been supported by grants from the European Union and The Wellcome trust, and Dr Glass was awarded a prestigious MRC research fellowship. The research he undertook on skin ageing led to a PhD being awarded from King's College London which has resulted in invitations to speak at international dermatology conferences. Dr Glass’ contribution to several book chapters and authorship of multiple publications in high impact medicial journals attest to his international credentials.

Dr Glass served as a Clinical Research Fellow at King’s College London and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, teaching postgraduate and undergraduate students. He was a Dermatology Representative on the London Cancer Alliance, and is dedicated to improving outcomes in skin cancer.

Dr Glass' aims to provide the highest standards of care and dermatological treatment to all his patients.

• Skin cancer
• Mole checks
• Skin surgery
• Skin biopsies
• Acne
• Cystic acne
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Rashes
• Warts

At 108 Harley Street London Skin Clinic, Dr Laurence Lever looks after patients with general dermatological conditions with a special interest in the management of malignant and pre-malignant conditions of the skin.

This is what some of his patients have to say:

"Please would you pass on a message to Dr Lever to say many thanks for my recent consultation and advice. An excellent response within a few days and no problems at all since. A huge relief and I greatly appreciated his expert care."

"Dr Lever was knowledgeable, prepared and thorough in his consultation with me. He had a wonderful manner, placing me immediately at ease in stressful circumstances. Dr Lever’s years of experience shine through and he was good enough to answer questions clearly and to make an immediate parallel referral as was necessary. I got the impression that he cared and that I was more than just one of many appointments.

Thank you, Dr Lever. Your patients are fortunate to have you in their corner." - Barrister & Mother of Two, London

• Skin tumours/cancer/oncology 
• Dermatological surgery 
• Skin conditions 
• Dermatitis
• Eczema
• Psorasis

During the Coronavirus Outbreak video and remote consultations are being offered and insurance companies are covering such consultations

Nisith is a senior consultant in the Dermatology Surgery and Laser Unit of St John’s Institute of Dermatology (Guys' and St Thomas’ NHS Trust). He holds a substantive consultant post here and helps train junior doctors and the honorary consultants who visit from external departments to gain further experience from the UK and abroad. This is the largest clinical dermatology department in the UK. It opened in 1868 and is now one of the world’s leading centres for patients with skin problems. 

Nisith entered medical school with a British Medical Association scholarship and graduated with class and national prizes. He went on to train in the UK, USA and Canada and completed additional fellowship training in complex skin surgery, particularly Mohs micrographic surgery, lasers and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. He won an award at the American Academy of Dermatology for research in melanoma skin cancer.

Nisith treats a range of skin problems including acne, rosacea, moles, skin cancers, scars, discolouration, eczema, psoriasis and ageing skin. Nisith also receives referrals from GPs and other specialists for his opinion on managing common and rare skin problems and complications following cosmetic procedures.

He has access to the latest technology and has a network of highly trusted colleagues from other specialties who he can call upon to manage the most complex cases.

He is often invited to give lectures at specialty conferences and advises the media and legal profession on a range of skin topics. He is a regular speaker for the European Society of Micrographic Surgery.

Nisith sits on the boards of a number of national and European committees, including ones for the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group and the Royal College of Surgeons Cosmetic and Reconstructive Interface Group, that set standards for practice and training. He is also a college representative for The Royal College of Physicians.

For more information go to http://cedarsderm.co.uk/meet-the-team/dr-nisith-sheth/

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Video and remote consultaitons
• Laser Treatment
• Mohs Surgery for skin cancer
• Cosmetic Injectables and Fillers
• Full body Mole mapping

Dr Victoria Swale is a highly experienced Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist (physician specialising in the diagnosis of skin disease). Her NHS base is at the Royal Free Hospital where she is a core member of the skin cancer multidisciplinary team. She is also a Locum Consultant Dermopathologist at the Royal Hampstead NHS Foundation Trust. She sees private patients at the Platinum Medical Centre, Wellington Hospital, The London Clinic, Spire Bushey Diagnostic Centre, and at the Royal Free Hospital.

Dr Swale is trained in all aspects of dermatology, including eczema, acne, hair loss, psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, warts and other skin lesions and rashes. She has a specialist interest in skin cancer, moles and other pigmented lesions and vulval and genital skin conditions.

She was awarded her Doctor of Medicine higher degree for her research into genetic aspects of skin cancer and moles. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals. 

Dr Swale has been a member of the Dermatology Speciality Question Writing Group for the Royal College of Physicians since 2006; in 2019 she was appointed to the Examination Board for Dermatology. She was the senior judge for the British Association of Dermatologists' Annual Meetings in 2017 and 2019. She is also a member of the Council for the British Society for the Study of Vulval Diseases; she organised the successful 2019 National Conference. 

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Swale is very active in teaching both Dermatology and Pathology; she has been a regular invited speaker on several national courses over the last 10 years, and frequently teaches local GPs in London. She has been invited to Lucca, Italy, to teach on a GP course in 2020. 

• Skin Biopsies
• Mole Check
• Dermoscopy
• Cryotherapy

• Vasculitis
• Verruca
• Vitiligo
• Warts (Viral)
• Urticaria
• Skin Cancer
• Skin Tags
• Shingles
• Rosacea
• Rubella (German Measles)
• Sarcoidosis
• Rash
• Melanoma
• Minor Skin Surgery
• Moles
• Measles
• Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
• Hives
• Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
• Impetignised Eczema
• Impetigo
• Lupus
• Fungal Infection
• Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
• Cysts
• Dandruff
• Dermatitis
• Bullous Pemphigoid
• Acne
• Aged And Sundamaged Skin
• Alopecia Areata (Hair Loss)

Dr. Andreea Anton is a Dermatologist currently working at Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital. Her current post is Imperial College Healthcare Trust. Her areas of specialty are General Dermatology and skin cancer and her areas of interest include severe acne, psoriasis, hair and scalp diseases, skin cancer and minor skin surgeries.

Dr. Anton qualified as a  medical doctor in 2009 from Carol Davila University of Medicine & Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania. She then fulfilled 5 years of Specialty training in Bucharest. In 2016 she joined the dermatology team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

In addition, Dr. Anton is interested in research and has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals regarding dermatology.

She developed a special interest in acne, skin cancer and psoriasis being involved as a subinvestigator in multicenter clinical trials on systemic therapies for severe psoriasis (secukinumab, etanercept biosimilar).

She carries out regular NHS skin cancer and surgery clinics and got involved from prevention campaigns and early detection to treatment of severe cases by different procedures (surgical excision or non-surgical intervention such as topical fluorouracil, imiquimod, PDT).

She offers private Dermatology Consultations in different private clinics in London and also online video consultations.

• Video Consultation
• Skin Biopsies
• Skin Surgery
• Mole removal
• Skin tag treatment
• Mole check
• Acne and rosacea treatment
• Eczema treatment
• Dermoscopy

• Acne
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
• Melanoma
• Rosacea
• Rash

Dr Esdaile is a Consultant Dermatologist at the Whittington Hospital in North London. He undertook his specialist dermatological training in Oxford and developed a specialist interest in skin cancer diagnosis and surgery. He has a particular interest in dermoscopy and lectures nationally on basic and advanced dermoscopy. He has helped set up an extremely successful one-stop skin cancer screening service at the Whittington Hospital over the last 2 years. He also has a special interest in general and paediatric dermatology.

• Skin surgery
• Mole checks
• Dermoscopy

• General dermatology
• Paediatric dermatology 
• Moles 
• Skin cancer

Dr Suchitra Chinthapalli works at the Royal London Hospital for her NHS practice as a Consultant Dermatologist. She consults on all aspects of General Dermatology, including acne, eczema, warts, rashes, rosacea, and has a subspecialty interest in Skin Cancer and Skin Surgery.

She achieved her Medical Degree at Imperial College London with merits. She then underwent her entired postgraduate training in London teaching hospitals, including Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN, Queen Square), Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Free Hospital and the Royal London Hospital. Furthermore, she completed training in Dermatology internationally in Europe and USA.

In recognition of her outstanding work in Dermatology, she has achieved national prizes and scholarships and has presented her research abroad. Dr Chinthapalli has taught in the following Medical schools including, Imperial College London, King’s College London, University College London (UCL) and Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She has also worked in the Royal Society of Medicine, in which she is an active member of. She is a member of the British Association of Dermatology (BAD) and the British Society for Dermatological Surgery (BSDS).

• Mole mapping 
• Mole removal
• Mole checks
• Skin surgery

• Skin Cancer & Surgery
• Mole Checks
• Acne
• Eczema
• Rosacea
• Psoriasis
• Rashes

Dr Christos Tziotzios is a Consultant Dermatologist and Senior Lecturer at St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London. Dr Tziotzios specialised in scalp, hair and nail disorders, alongside his general medical dermatology (e.g. acne, rosaea, psoriasis, eczema) and skin cancer.

Dr Tziotzios obtained his medical qualifications from the University of Cambridge. He undertook Academic Foundation Training and completed his Core Medicine Training at Cambridge University Hospitals before competitively being appointed Academic Clinical Fellow in Dermatology at St. John’s.

He developed an interest in molecular genetic research and hair disorders and secured substantial research grant funding in order to undertake doctoral research into dissecting the molecular pathogenesis of a highly distressing type of scarring hair loss affecting women known as frontal fibrosing alopecia. His PhD research at St. John’s has culminated in high-impact publications, including an original article in Nature Communications, and several distinctions such as the British Association of Dermatologists Whimster Prize, the Royal Society of Medicine (Dermatology) Research Prize and the NIHR/BAD Award.

He remains active in basic and clinical research: he has recently been awarded the Britisk Skin Foundation Young Investigator Award and leads a UK-wide research consortium investigating lichenoid, scarring and alopecic disorders. He is also the National (UK) Chief Investigator for the ALLEGRO studies into a novel and promising class of medicines for alopecia areata.

Dr Tziotzios teaches undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc) students and supervises PhD research at King’s College London, whilst is regularly invited speaker in local, regional, national and international scientific meeting

• Hair Loss Treatments
• Phototrichograms
• Trichoscopy
• Mole Check
• Mole Mapping
• Mole Removal
• Skin Biopsies
• Skin Cancer Screening
• Skin Excisions
• Skin Cancer Screening and Dermoscopy
• Intradermal Steroid Treatment

• Hair loss (scarring and non-scarring alopecia)
• Scalp disorders
• Nail conditions
• Hair shaft disorders
• Acne
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa
• Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
• Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
• Lupus
• Melanoma
• Moles
• Psoriasis
• Rosacea
• Skin Tags
• Urticaria
• Vitiligo
• Warts (Viral)

On completion of his undergraduate studies in 2002 at University of Hong Kong, Dr Alvin Lee came to the UK and obtained Master of Science in Clinical Dermatology from King's College London in 2005. During his masters degree, he trained at the prestigious St John’s Institute of Dermatology and completed a graduation thesis on “Lasers in Dermatology”.

In 2008, Alvin was appointed as the teaching fellow for Queen Mary University of London, where he was responsible for the education of aspiring doctors in clinical dermatology, as part of a postgraduate course. Additionally, he was also an examiner for the undergraduate final year medical students, as well as a teacher and lecturer on topics such as acne and eczema. 

During his training, Alvin received extensive training in general dermatology, advanced cutaneous surgery, dermatopathology, atopic eczema, psoriasis, cutaneous lymphoma and paediatric dermatology. His research interests include topics such as “Microwave & cryotherapy induced histological, immunological & cytotoxic changes in human skin” and “Squamous cell carcinoma of the pinna: which histological features could be used to predict prognosis?", topics on which he has presented nationally. 

Currently, Alvin is working as a Substantive Consultant Dermatologist at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He is a member of several associations and societies, including the British Association of Dermatologists, International Society of Dermatopathology, British Society of Dermatopathology, Royal College of Physicians, British Medical Association and regional Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.

His vast experience along with his academic training allows Alvin to deliver care of the highest standards to his patients using a tailored approach. 

• Advanced cutaneous surgery 

• General dermatology
• Advanced cutaneous surgery
• Dermatopathology
• Atopic eczema
• Psoriasis
• Cutaneous lymphoma
• Paediatric dermatology