Prof. Girish Patel

Prof. Girish Patel, MB BS, MD, FRCP(UK), is Consultant

Dermatologist at the Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital of

Wales and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University. He trained in

dermatology at the St. Johns Institute of Dermatology (London), Welsh Institute

of Dermatology (Cardiff) and National Cancer Institute (NIH, USA). He is

recipient of a number of awards, including the Geoffrey Dowling Fellowship

(2004), the most prestigious fellowship awarded by the British Association of

Dermatologists; Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellows Research Fellowship (2004),

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health; NIH Merit Award

(2006), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health; NISCHR

Clinical Research Fellowship (2012). He was Dermatology Clinical Lead and Skin

Cancer Lead in Hywel Dda University Health Board. In 2016, he returned to the

Welsh Institute of Dermatology as a substantive Consultant Dermatologist.

I am a specialist in general dermatology, with both clinical

and scientific interest in skin cancer. I have extensive knowledge in the

management of skin lesions, including those that are cancers. Each year I see

over 1,000 new patients with skin problems, and regularly deal with things that

are a tad bothersome as well as those that are life-threatening

As well as being a consultant dermatologist, I am a

Professor and head of the skin cancer research programme in Cardiff University.