Dr Megan Mowbray

I trained in medicine at the University of Edinburgh and dermatology in Edinburgh. Before taking up my consultant post. I spent three years studying for my MD degree on ‘Nitric Oxide as a regulator of apoptosis and inflammation in human skin following ultraviolet irradiation’. I have worked as a dermatology consultant in NHS Fife since 2009.

I am the skin cancer lead for NHS Fife, I chair the Scottish Dermatology Society Skin Cancer Group. I am an organiser of the Scottish Annual National Skin Cancer Meeting.

I am a member of the British Hair and Nails Society. I set up and I am a member of the Scotland hair group which meets regularly. I keep up to date in the management of hair and nails by attending both National and International meetings that focus on this speciality.

I am able to review and manage all aspects of dermatology including lesions, acne, psoriasis, eczema, hair and nail disorders. I am trained in both adult and paediatric dermatology. I perform a weekly skin surgery clinic. I have a specialist interest in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer. I am passionate about patient support and have successfully set up the skin cancer link nurse service in NHS Fife, this service is currently being developed using a Macmillan project grant. I have a special interest in hair and nails. I am interested in education, specific areas include education of primary care physicians in the recognition and management of benign and malignant skin lesions.