Biography
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.
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References
- 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.Mr Deshan Frank Sebaratnam – UNSW Research Profile — Full career biography, qualifications, genomics scholarship, committee membership, ORCID
- 3.Deshan Sebaratnam – ResearchGate Profile — Staff Specialist at Liverpool Hospital, appointments at UNSW, University of Sydney, and King's College London
- 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.Associate Professor Deshan Sebaratnam – The Skin Hospital
Expertise
Cited on
Stated areas of expertise
- Paediatric dermatology
- Vascular anomalies
- Skin cancer
- Genomics in dermatology
- Quality of life in skin disease
- Dermatology access in rural and regional communities
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 ↗
Related media coverage
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Source references
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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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