Dr Deshan Sebaratnam

Who Dr Deshan Sebaratnam is

Conjoint Associate Professor Deshan Sebaratnam is a specialist adult and paediatric dermatologist based in Sydney, Australia. He completed his medical degree at the University of New South Wales and his residency at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and was awarded the Australasian College of Dermatologists' scholarship to train at St John's Institute of Dermatology in London as a Clinical Fellow. He holds a Specialty Certificate in Dermatology from the British Association of Dermatology, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), and holds appointments with UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, and King's College London. He works as a Staff Specialist at Liverpool Hospital, where he leads Paediatric Dermatology and Sydney's Vascular Anomalies MDT, and also practises at The Skin Hospital. He is a member of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Advisory Committee and has published over 157 peer-reviewed journal articles across areas including paediatric dermatology, skin cancer, vascular anomalies, and the quality of life impact of skin disease.

References for this biography

1. 1.Mr Deshan Sebaratnam – UNSW Staff Profile — Current title (Conjoint Associate Professor), qualifications, fellowship at St John's Institute of Dermatology London, BAD Specialty Certificate, FRCP (London), International Fellow AAD, Medicare Benefits Schedule Advisory Committee membership
2. 2.Mr Deshan Frank Sebaratnam – UNSW Research Profile — Full career biography, qualifications, genomics scholarship, committee membership, ORCID
3. 3.Deshan Sebaratnam – ResearchGate Profile — Staff Specialist at Liverpool Hospital, appointments at UNSW, University of Sydney, and King's College London
4. 4.Conjoint A/Prof Deshan Sebaratnam – Health Education — Leads Paediatric Dermatology and Sydney's Vascular Anomalies MDT at Liverpool Hospital; Ministry of Health genomics scholarship
5. 5.Associate Professor Deshan Sebaratnam – The Skin Hospital — Academic roles at UNSW and USyd; practice at The Skin Hospital Westmead and Darlinghurst; planned sabbatical at Harvard from 2026
6. 6.Deshan Sebaratnam – The Conversation Author Profile — Public commentary and media-facing writing on dermatology topics including skin cancer, acne, and psoriasis
7. 7.Select Publications – UNSW Research — ORCID identifier; over 157 peer-reviewed journal articles confirmed

Notable achievements

• Awarded the Australasian College of Dermatologists' scholarship to complete a Clinical Fellowship year at St John's Institute of Dermatology, London Source ↗
• Appointed member of the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Advisory Committee Source ↗
• Awarded a scholarship from the Ministry of Health Integrating Genomics into Healthcare Delivery Source ↗
• Leads Paediatric Dermatology and Sydney's Vascular Anomalies MDT at Liverpool Hospital Source ↗
• Holds appointments with UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, and King's College London Source ↗
• Over 157 peer-reviewed journal article publications listed on his UNSW research profile Source ↗

Where Dr Deshan Sebaratnam has been quoted

1. A dead person’s fat pumped into your body? Why the ‘zombie filler’ trend has some experts spooked | Antiviraltheguardian.com · 8 Sept 2026

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Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/deshan-sebaratnam
• Staff pagehttps://research.unsw.edu.au/people/mr-deshan-frank-sebaratnam
• ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-8178published here ↗
• Websitehttps://theconversation.com/profiles/deshan-sebaratnam-927918

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