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Dermatology

Dermatology deals with the skin and its diseases, a specialty with both medical and surgical intervention.

The Department

The team aims to provide an excellent service to all patients for the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of dermatology conditions. This is achieved by working as part of a multidisciplinary team where patients needs are meet via individual care plans.

The Dermatology Team

Consultants Specialism
Dr Sheru George Joint Lead Clinician, Photodermatology
Dr Manjeet Joshi General & Paediatric Dermatology
Dr Senthil Murali General, Paediatric and Male Genital Dermatology
Dr David Orton Contact Dermatitis
Dr Farhana Ravat Joint Lead Clinician, Skin Cancer Lead, General & Vulval Dermatology

Specialty Grades  
Dr Michael Hogarth GP Clinical Assistant
Dr Fatima Ismailjee Associate Specialist; General Dermatology & Complex Skin Surgery
Dr Inge Kreuser-Genis Speciality Grade; General & Vulval Dermatology

Skin Cancer Liason Nurse  

Christine Palmer

 Lead for Skin Cancer & Contact Dermatitis

Specialist Nurses  

Cloda Bernard

Lead for Paediatric Dermatology, UV Phototherapy
Alice Mwale Lead for Nurse Surgery, Nurse Treatments & PDT

Service Manager  

Sarah Tucker

  

Secretaries  

THH - Sue Gibbons & Donna Barrance

  
MVH - Sue Kelly  

MDT Coordinator  

Jeanette Machado

  

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General Enquiries

Please contact the secretarial team directly on 01895 279230 who will assist with your queries or email directly: sue.gibbons@thh.nhs.uk or donna.barrance@thh.nhs.uk

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Clinical Services

  • Topical Treatment
  • Diagnostic patch testing for adults
  • Phototherapy / PDT
  • Cryotherapy
  • Skin surgery (routine and complex) are held in a dedicated suite at Hillingdon and from the Mount Vernon Treatment Centre.
  • One stop service – diagnosis & treatment of skin lesions
  • Specialist nurse led services include PUVA, narrowband UVB phototherapy, PDT, Iontophoresis, hyperhidrosis and wound care
  • Psoriasis treatment
  • Multidisciplinary input from oncology, maxillofacial and plastics team
  • Eczema treatment
  • Fast track appointments for patients with  suspected cancer

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Outpatient Services

  • Paediatric dermatology clinics are held weekly in the paediatric outpatient department on the Hillingdon site on Fridays
  • General adult clinics are held at The Hillingdon Hospital site on Mondays & Wednesdays & Mount Vernon Site on Thursdays
  • Contact Dermatitis clinics are conducted at Mount Vernon Hospital
  • Joint Dermatology & Rheumatology Clinic held monthly
  • Joint Dermatology & Gynaecological Clinics (Vulval)
  • Joint Dermatology & GUM  Clinics (Male genital skin clinic, MAGIC

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How to make an appointment with the team

General dermatology outpatient clinics are held in main outpatients at Hillingdon Hospital and from the Treatment Centre in Mount Vernon Hospital. If you would like to be treated by our dermatology team please contact your GP to be referred to our service directly. Referrals can be written or electronically made via Choose & Book.

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Inpatient Services

The team supports specialities across the trust such as A&E and also provides an inpatient advisory service.  Hillingdon Hospital works closely with the Amersham Hospital and staff have admitting rights to the dermatology unit there. Patients needing specialist inpatient dermatology care are admitted to Amersham Hospital where they are cared for by specialist nursing staff and doctors.

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North West London Cancer Network

The hospital is part of the North West London Cancer Network – the department holds fortnightly multidisciplinary skin cancer meetings with pathology, oncology, plastics and maxillofacial surgery input.  The department has successfully passed Peer Review in July 2011.

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Support Services

The dermatology department has excellent support and access to: chemical pathology, haematology and radiology support.

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Useful links

For detailed information about the skin and skin diseases, see the British Association of Dermatologists website. General Information is provided on numerous conditions as well as information on dermatology in the UK and current issues in skin diseases.

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