Dr Nilesh Morar

About

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  Dr Nilesh Morar is a consultant dermatologist who graduated cum laude at the top of his class in 1993. He has been practising dermatology since 1996 and in 2003, he was awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Fellowship to pursue a PhD at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics at the University of Oxford. At Oxford he completed a PhD on 'The Genetics of Atopic Dermatitis'. This is one of the most common skin conditions and the prevalence in the United Kingdom continues to rise.
  
  Dr Morar has continued his research at Imperial College London and has published in scientific journals and spoken at several international meetings. He is Consultant Dermatologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital, and was Honorary Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital. His practice in academic specialist hospitals in South Africa and the United Kingdom has given him a wide range of clinical experience in both adult and paediatric dermatology.
  
  Apart from managing general dermatological conditions, Dr Morar's interests include the management of eczema, psoriasis, acne, infections, moles and skin cancer.
  
  The skin is the largest organ in the body and several medical conditions often present for the first time on the skin. Studies have shown that dermatological conditions can be as distressing as having cancer and as such, treatment needs to be timely and effective. Fortunately, there have been several recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disease. Dermatological diagnosis and treatment is an art that requires a combination of knowledge and experience. Dr Morar strives to translate these attributes to the bedside to provide a comprehensive service to his patients.
  

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  General adult and paediatric dermatology, eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin cancer, skin infections, mole check, Botox