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Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Virginia (Ginny) Hubbard, has private practices in London and Suffolk. She treats patients with skin problems and specialises in all aspects of general dermatology, skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, acne, eczema, moles, rosacea, and minor skin surgery. Dr Hubbard provides her patients with accurate and comprehensive diagnoses and treatment, taking into account the wider impact of skin disease on a person’s life.

Dr Hubbard gained her medical qualification from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in 1995. She went on to complete postgraduate training in general medicine before specialising in dermatology which she completed in 2004.

Dr Hubbard is also active in medical education and is the current course director of the postgraduate diploma in dermatology at Barts and the London School of Medicine. Outside of medical practice, Dr Hubbard lives with her two young children in Suffolk and enjoys travelling and art in her free time.

Dr Shaaira Nasir is a London based Consultant Dermatologist practising at the BMI London Independent Hospital and the Skin 55 clinic on Harley Street.  Dr Nasir underwent medical training in Ireland and the UK, completing her dermatology training at a number of London’s prominent teaching hospitals including The Royal London Hospital and The Royal Free Hospital. As an NHS consultant her clinics include general and skin cancer clinics. She sees a broad range of skin conditions and is able to provide medical, surgical and aesthetic treatments.

Her areas of clinical interest include acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, mole checks, skin cancer, skin infections, hyperhidrosis and hair and nail conditions. Dr Nasir also has a special interest in the field of cosmetic dermatology and was awarded a Distinction for her MSc. in Skin Ageing and Aesthetic Medicine.  Dr Nasir is involved in both academic research and teaching.  She is author on a range of peer-reviewed medical publications in the field, has presented at international conferences, and enjoys teaching both doctors and medical students.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Minor skin surgery
• Mole checks
• Skin biopsy
• Surgical removal of moles
• Surgical removal of warts
• Surgical removal of cysts
• Surgical removal of keloid scars
• Steroid injection for keloid scars
• Surgical removal of skin tags
• Surgical removal of lipoma
• Cryotherapy
• Steroid injection for alopecia
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) treatments
• General Dermatology
• Rosacea
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Acne
• Warts
• Urticaria
• Rashes
• Skin infections
• Skin Cancer
• Mole Checks
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
• Alopecia
• Skin ageing
• Cosmetic Dermatology
• Aesthetics

Dr Claire Fuller (AKA Dr Lucinda Claire Fuller)  has been a Consultant Dermatologist since 1997 and began consulting at London Bridge in 2000. She also works within the NHS at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, with former consultant roles at King's College Hospital (15 years) and East Kent Hospitals. Dr Fuller is a general medical dermatologist with a broad range of expertise in rashes as well as skin cancers, cutaneous infections and tropical dermatoses. She has particular expertise in skin disease in skin of colour and has worked internationally in East Africa, Mexico and Cambodia. Dr Fuller also has an interest in genital dermatoses and established a vulval clinic at King's at the start of her consultant career. She now leads one of the country's most established multidisciplinary vulval services at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Hospital.

Dr Fuller is the Chair of the International Foundation for Dermatology and a board member of the International League of Dermatological Societies. She also co-founded the 'International Alliances of Scabies' and 'Global Health Dermatology.' In addition, Dr Fuller works on advocating for the Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and was previously the chair of the Skin NTD Cross Cutting Group of the NTD NGO Network.

Dr Anshoo Sahota is a Consultant Dermatologist at Barths Health NHS Trust. He treats both adults and children and has experience with a wide range of dermatological concerns, including acne, eczema, mole checks, skin surgery, skin cancer therapy, and hair and nail disorders. His particular area of expertise is in the treatment of hyperhidrosis (excess sweating).

He has private practices at the following locations:

• BMI Hendon Hospital,
• The Holly Private Hospital,
• Highgate Private Hospital,
• Spire London East Hospital,
• Wellington Outpatient and Diagnostic Centre,
• HCA UK at the Shard.

Dr Sahota gained his medical degree from King's College, University of London, in 1991 before training in dermatology at the Royal London Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. He also had additional surgical training at the St John's Institute of Dermatology. Dr Sahota became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM) in 2003 and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 2005. He is a former Secretary and Treasurer of the British Association of Dermatologists, as well as an International Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Dr Zainab Laftah is a Consultant Dermatologist working at the renowned St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. Her interests within the field of dermatology include medical and aesthetic dermatology and she strives to deliver safe and effective dermatology with rewarding clinical results.

Dr Laftah qualified from the University of Warwick in 2008, before completing her basic medical and specialised dermatology training in London’s prestigious hospitals. She delivers on her holistic and patient-centred approach which has led her to also become the Surgical Lead at University Lewisham Hospital.

She is highly dedicated to her work and has been rewarded with many prizes for her outstanding academic excellence. She has also published her research and work in numerous journals and enjoys presenting at conferences across the UK and abroad.

Dr Bryan McDonald is a consultant dermatologist at the Royal London Hospital. Here, he carries out adult and paediatric dermatology clinics, seeing patients with a wide range of skin disorders including complex inflammatory skin diseases such as acne vulgaris, psoriasis, eczema, hidradenitis suppurativa. He also offers skin cancer assessment and performs skin surgery. He sees private patients at the following locations:

• OneWelbeck Dermatology
• Spire London East Hospital

He is the paediatric dermatology lead at the Royal London Hospital and has set up a new hidradenitis suppurativa/complex acne service. He also leads a male genital dermatology service at both the Royal London Hospital and Watford General Hospital.

Dr McDonald gained his MB Bch in 2000 from Queen's University of Belfast where he initially trained as a general practitioner. He achieved his membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners before taking up a GP Partnership. During this period, he developed a particular interest in dermatology and moved to London to pursue higher specialist dermatology training.

He is currently the honorary secretary of the British Association of Dermatologists, a member of the British Association of Dermatologists Therapeutics and Guidelines Committee and chair of the British Association of Dermatologists medicines access sub-committee.

Dr Tabi Leslie, Consultant Adult and Paediatric Dermatologist, has been practising as a consultant for over 20 years and is currently situated at the Royal Free Hospital in London in an NHS role. She also sees patients in a private practice setting. Her Paediatric patients can see her privately at The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, HCA Portland Hospital and HCA Harley Street Clinic. She is highly specialised in the treatment of a vast range of dermatological issues including skin allergy and associated rashes, eczema, acne, mole checks, skin cancer/lesions, rosacea, and psoriasis.

Dr Leslie trained in medicine at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School and undertook her Higher Speciality Training in dermatology at UCL in London. She is also available privately to do mole checks, and perform cryotherapy for both viral warts and seborrheic warts.

Dr Leslie is a very active researcher having published prolifically in many high impact journals and has contributed to several textbooks. She has a world-renowned reputation and is regularly invited to speak of her findings at conferences globally. Her research interests are currently based around urticaria, rosacea, and itch, she is involved with the treatment guidelines for all of these conditions. She is also an active member of many institutions including being a Secretary at the British Association of Dermatologists and the Paediatric Chronic Urticaria Task Force of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. She also holds the position of President of the Clinical Immunology and Allergy Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. Previously, she was the secretary of the RSM Dermatology section.

Dr Daniela Piras is an accredited Consultant Dermatologist. Daniela trained at the Sassari University in Italy with successful qualifying with a Distinction in 1999. Dr Piras had further medical training in Dermatology and Venereology completed in 2003 and was awarded with a Distinction. Daniela also trained as a clinical research fellow at the Royal London Hospital in 2004.

Dr Piras main dermatological interest is skin cancer including its assessment, diagnosis and treatment of malignant growths. She is also interested in treating acne, psoriasis, eczema and urticaria. Daniela participated in advanced training in Dermoscopy in order to assess a variety of skin disorders such as moles, warts and cancerous growths in a diverse range of skin and age groups. She provides the mole mapping with an advanced digital dermoscopy system for mole/naevus monitoring and skin cancer prevention.

She had worked at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust for over 10 years dealing with inflammatory skin disorders and skin cancer.

Currently Dr Daniela Piras practices as a Consultant Dermatologist at the Epsom and St Helier University Hospital NHS Trust .

Dr Piras also handles her own private consultations at the Medical Specialists, Balppa House in London and at Westland Medical Centre in Hornchurch.

Dr Piras is registered as a British Specialist of the General Medical Council (GMC) as well as being a successful member of the British Association of Dermatologists.

• Skin examination
• Dermoscopy for any skin lesion including benign and malignant growths
• Skin lesion excision
• Mole mapping provided by the consultant with high quality picture and immediate analysis
• Treatment of skin diseases including acne, eczema
• Treatment of skin lesions; moles, warts, cancerous growths in diverse skin types
• Skin tags

• Skin cancer including assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Skin disorders
• Acne
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Urticaria
• Rosacea
• Mole mapping provided by the consultant
• Mole check
• Minor surgery

Consultant Dermatologist Dr Shamali Hoque works at HCA UK, The Shard, and London Bridge Hospitals. She is an expert in skin cancer, Botox for hyperhidrosis, and general dermatology (including acne, psoriasis, eczema, and paediatric dermatology).

Dr Hoque joined University Hospital Lewisham as a consultant in 2007 and is now the Clinical Lead for Dermatology at Lewisham Trust. Previously, she was the skin cancer lead at the hospital for ten years. She is the South London Representative for the British Association of Dermatologists and a council member of the Royal Society of Medicine. She is also the Research Lead for Dermatology and Biologics Lead at Lewisham Trust.

Dr Hoque graduated in Pharmacology (with First Class Honours) from University College London prior to studying medicine. She received her MBBS from Barts and The Royal London Hospital Medical College in 1996, with a distinction in Medical Ethics. She then undertook further medical study at Barts and The Royal London Hospital and completed her MRCP (UK). She completed Specialist Dermatology training at St George's Hospital and St John's Institute of Dermatology.

Dr Hoque is actively involved in teaching and training and presents at GP conferences on a regular basis.

Experienced dermatology specialist who is dedicated to providing safe and high quality individualised care in a professional and holistic manner.

Specialises in the diagnosis and management of common skin, hair and nail diseases and skin cancers.

Special interest in the management of melasma.

Consults patients of all age groups including children.

Offers face to face and remote (video/telephone) consultations.

Publications in reputed dermatology journals.

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Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Skin lesion and Mole check
• Skin cancer screening
• Dermoscopy
• Cryotherapy for age spots, warts, skin tags, solar keratosis
• Skin surgery for removal of moles, cysts, lipomas, skin tags, warts
• Intralesional steroid injection for Alopecia Areata, Keloid scars and other inflammatory dermatosis
• Botox Injection for Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
• Hydroquinone and Pigmonorm for Melasma
• Hair Loss Treatment for scarring and non-scarring alopecia
• Isotretinoin (Roaccutane) for Acne, Folliculitis and Rosacea

Special Interest:

• ·Treatment of Melasma
• Hair Loss Treatments
• Isotretinoin for Acne
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Experience in the Management of following conditions:

• Acne
• Rosacea
• Psoriasis
• Eczema/Dermatitis (Atopic, Irritant Contact, Allergic, Gravitational, Discoid, Asteatotic, Seborrheic)
• Folliculitis (Pseudofolliculitis, Folliculitis Barbae, Folliculitis Decalvans, Acne Keloidis Nuchae)
• Urticaria and Angioedema
• Skin Rashes
• Pruritis (itching) with or without a rash
• Skin infections
• Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
• Hirsutism (excessive hair)
• Vitiligo
• Melasma
• Genital Dermatology (Lichen Planus, Lichen Sclerosis, Genital, Eczema, Psoriasis)
• Scalp Disorders (Seborrheic Dermatitis, Folliculitis Decalvans, Acne Folliculitis Nuchae)
• Hair Loss (Pattern Hair Loss, Telogen Effluvium, Traction Alopecia, Alopecia Areata, Lichen Planopilaris, Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia, Central Centrifugal Cicatrical Alopecia, Fungal and Bacterial Infection)
• Blistering Disorders like Bullous Pemphigoid and Dermatitis Herpetiformis
• Nail Disorders
• Skin Allergy
• Paediatric Dermatology
• Aged and Sun Damaged Skin (Actinic Keratosis, Solar Elastosis)
• Atypical Moles (Dysplastic Naevi)
• Bowen’s Disease
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Melanoma

Treatments:

• Isotretinoin (Roaccutane) for Acne, Rosacea, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Oily Skin
• Systemic Treatments for Eczema/Psoriasis (Methotrexate, Acitretin, Ciclosporin, Azathioprine)
• Pigmanorm and Hydroquinone for the treatment of Melasma
• Spironolactone for Hirsutism and Female Pattern Hair Loss
• Finasteride for Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss
• Hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of certain scarring hair loss conditions
• Botox Injection for the treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis
• Medical (tablets) treatment of hyperhidrosis
• Intralesional steroid injections for keloids, alopecia areata and other inflammatory dermatosis
• Efudix for treatment of Actinic Keratosis and Bowens Disease
• Aldara for treatment of superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma and Bowens Disease
• Treatment of viral warts and molluscum contagiosum