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Consultant Profile

Dr Graham Johnston

Name:
Dr Graham Johnston MB ChB, FRCP, CCST
Practising at:
Spire Leicester Hospital
Specialties:
  • Dermatology
    • Skin cancer
    • Paediatric dermatology
    • Inflammatory skin disease
    • Dermatological surgery
    • Allergy
Special clinical interests:

Eczema
Psoriasis
Acne
Allergic Dermatitis including Cosmetic Dermatitis
Patch testing
Skin cancer
Moles
Dermoscopy
Cryotherapy
Cosmetic reactions

Research interests:
Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Eczema
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Dermatologist, Head of Dermatology - University Hospitals of Leicester 
Year of first medical qualification:
1991
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
British Association of Dermatologists
British Contact Dermatitis Society
Royal College of Physicians
 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0116 265 3685
Private secretary:
Mrs Debbie Keast
Private secretary telephone number:
0116 265 3652
Private secretary email address:
deborah.keast@spirehealthcare.com
Availability:
Monday & Wednesday afternoons and evenings
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Dr Johnston is Head of Service for Dermatology at University Hospitals of Leicester. He has been treating patients with skin disease for nearly twenty years and is one of the most experienced dermatologists in the area. He runs a well established practice based here at the Spire Leicester Hospital which is managed by his Personal Assistant Mrs Debbie Keast. This provides an accessible, friendly and efficient service to patients with a wide variety of skin problems.
Dr Johnston trained in Leicester where his research into the role of vitamin D in psoriasis led to an award from the Royal Society of Medicine. He became an Honorary Consultant at St Thomas's Hospital, London before being appointed as a Consultant in Leicester in 2001. He has clinical and research interests in dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis and infections of the skin and holds a research grant from the British Skin Foundation.He has published over 60 papers in medical journals, has contributed to five major dermatology textbooks and appears on television and in the press advising on important issues such as skin cancer and allergy.
Dr Johnston has a special interest in eczema and dermatitis including cosmetic and occupational dermatitis: a role which led to him recently being recognised as clinical expert for the both National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the British Occupational Health Research Foundation.

Personal profile:

Dr Johnston enjoys all things Italian including food, wine and art. He speaks Italian badly in an attempt to continue the above when on holiday.

He enjoys skiing, golf and plays the piano when his family allow him.

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Dr Graham Johnston

Dr Graham Johnston Dermatology Consultant, Leicester, private hospital specialist.

During consultations Dr Johnston is often asked about the Cryosurgery treatment and Dermoscopy service he provides:

"Cryosurgery is used to treat a variety of both non-cancerous and cancerous skin conditions. The most common method of freezing lesions is by spraying super-cooled liquid nitrogen onto the area of skin to be treated.  It is it used for harmless but troublesome skin lesions such as warts and skin tags.  The most important use is in the treatment of sun damaged tissue.  Early cryosurgery treatment of lesions due to sun damage can save more extensive, disfiguring surgery later on. Some people, particularly children, find the application of the nitrogen painful both during the procedure and for a day afterwards. The treated area usually heals within 14 days.

Dermoscopy is used by Consultant Dermatologists to help in the diagnosis of suspicious moles and skin cancers. The dermoscope is an instrument that effectively makes the outer layers of the skin transparent.  This allows a Dermatologist to visualise structures in the skin which are invisible to the naked eye. Dermoscopy is painless.  Sometimes antiseptic gel is applied to the skin to aid viewing. An experienced Consultant Dermatologist can assess all the moles on a patient’s skin in a matter of minutes. Dermoscopy does not treat the mole.  Some patients may need to proceed to a skin biopsy or full removal of a mole if skin cancer is suspected."

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