Dr Venura Samarasinghe
MBChB · MRCP(Derm)
Consultant Dermatologist & Dermatological Surgeon
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
GMC reference 6056214
Biography
Dr Venura Samarasinghe is a Consultant Dermatologist and dermatological surgeon at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His sub-specialty practice is in Mohs micrographic surgery and the surgical management of skin cancer.
He qualified from the University of Manchester in 2002 and completed dermatology specialist training in the North West of England. After joining the GMC Specialist Register for Dermatology in 2012, he undertook a further one-year fellowship in Mohs micrographic and dermatological surgery at St John's Institute of Dermatology, London.
He has lectured nationally and internationally on skin cancer and dermatological surgery — for which he has received awards, published widely on skin cancer. He has been past clinical lead of the Department of Dermatology at St George's Hospital and Dermatology Skin Cancer Lead. He has previously sat on a national joint Dermatology–Plastic Surgery Integrated Fellowship board.
On the editorial board he is the Mohs & Dermatological Surgery Editor, reviewing the site's content on Mohs surgery, the surgical management of keratinocyte cancers and dermatological surgery.
Areas of expertise & content reviewed
- Mohs micrographic surgery.
- Surgical management of basal cell and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
- Skin cancer diagnosis, screening and dermoscopy.
- General dermatology and benign lesion surgery.
Background & roles
- Consultant Dermatologist & Dermatological Surgeon, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
- Previous Dermatology Clinical Lead and Lead for skin cancer, St George's Hospital.
- Fellowship in Mohs micrographic & dermatological surgery, St John's Institute of Dermatology, London.
- Previous member of the national joint Dermatology–Plastic Surgery Integrated Fellowship Board.
- National and international lecturer on skin cancer and dermatological surgery.
- MBChB, University of Manchester (2002); MRCP(Derm); GMC Specialist Register (Dermatology, 2012).
Declarations of interest
No commercial conflicts of interest are declared in relation to skinoncology.net content. Dr Samarasinghe receives no payment for his editorial work on the site. [Specimen text — confirm or amend before publication.]