Dermatology Staff

The research unit of the department of Dermatology consists of following staff:
Head of Department: A/Prof Fernandez-Penas
Research Unit Manager: Dr Marina Ali
Research Associates: Dr Giuliana Carlos, Dr Bonita Choy, Dr Deepal Deshpande
PhD students: Dr Rachael Anforth and Mr Ali Azimi
Admin Officer: Mrs Saigeetha Iyer
Honorary researchers: Dr Flavia Senetiner and Dr Maria Huerta Brogueras
Meet the staff:
A/Prof. Pablo Fernández Peñas has been the Head of Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital since 2010 and the Head of Research at the Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia since 2008. A/Prof. Fernández Peñas completed his MD in 1989 and PhD in year 2000 from the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid, Spain. Previously, Staff Specialist (Dermatology) at Hospital Universitario de la Princesa (Madrid, Spain, 1995-2007) and Clinical and Honorary Professor at the Universidad Autonoma (Madrid, Spain, 1991-2007). He has over 90 publications, and has participated in more than 25 clinical trials, the latest related to treatment of metastatic melanoma with kinase inhibitors (BRAF, MEK,…) and immunologic checkpoint inhibitors (PD1), hedgehog inhibitors in basal cell carcinoma and cytokine inhibitors for psoriasis and hidradenitis.
Future Staff:
We will be advertising for Research Associate positions for 2015 shortly. If you are a registered medical officer and interested to pursue a career in Dermatology please contact us.