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Dr Graham Johnston

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Spire Leicester Hospital
Dr Graham Johnston

Dr Graham Johnston

Consultant Dermatologist

MB ChB, FRCP, CCST

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I have been a Consultant Dermatologist for 20 years and I am trained and active in all areas of dermatological practice. I have been treating patients with skin disease for 25 years, becoming one of the most experienced dermatologists in the area. I run a well-established medical dermatology practice based here at the Spire Leicester Hospital which is managed by my Personal Assistant Mrs Debbie Keast. This provides an accessible, friendly and efficient service to patients with a wide variety of skin problems.

I am the President of the British Society for Cutaneous and an expert in the investigation and treatment of dermatitis and eczema and receive patient referrals from General Practitioners and consultant colleagues across the region, from legal firms across the country and cosmetics companies across Europe. I am lead author for the current British Association of Dermatologists’ Guidelines for the Management of Contact Dermatitis.

I undertake patch testing for the investigation of contact dermatitis both for patients with allergies to personal products and those with occupational disease. I am also fully trained and experienced in the treatment of skin lesions and skin cancer. I offer dermoscopy for suspected skin cancer and run a weekly minor surgical service. I also offer a cryotherapy service for the treatment of minor or premalignant skin lumps and bumps.

While I do not undertake cosmetic dermatology, I perform over 100 minor surgical procedures a year at the Spire Leicester Hospital. These range from symptomatic minor skin lesions and cysts to removal of skin cancer. I also perform over 500 cryosurgical procedures every year for pre cancerous skin lesions and sun damage.

In addition to my full time clinical work, I am an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester and I am the Clinical Lead in a £2.4million Medical Research Council funded study of a new scar treatment. I am Principle Investigator on several national studies into new treatment of skin disease. I was a systematic reviewer for a major study by the British Occupational Health Research Foundation Working Group on Occupational Contact Dermatitis and Urticaria 2010. I was Clinical Expert for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) in 2009 to advise on a new tablet, alitretinoin, for severe eczema.

I lecture on national courses including the British Contact Dermatitis Course (100% attendees rated my lectures good/excellent), the BAD Clinical Assistant course and the Diploma course for the Royal Society for Public Health. I have published chapters in several major medical textbooks including The Skin and the Gastrointestinal Tract for the seminal dermatology textbook Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. I have published over 150 papers and abstracts in prestigious medical journals on the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. On television and in the press I regularly advise on medical problems such as skin cancer and allergy.

I have received the following Awards: Medical Research Council Wound Healing Grant in 2015, UK Clinical Research Network funding in 2009, The British Skin Foundation Small Grant Award in 2005, The British Association of Dermatologists Travel Fellowship and The Royal Society of Medicine Wallace Essay Prize in 2000 and The Sanofi-Winthrop Foundation Small Grants Award on 1997.

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Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Graham Johnston at Spire include:

Dermatology

Other treatments

  • Dermoscopy for suspected skin cancer
  • Cryosurgery for pre malignant skin lesions

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Additional information

Dermatology
Allergy
Dermatological surgery
Hair and nail disease
Inflammatory skin disease
Paediatric dermatology
Photodermatology
Skin cancer

Special Clinical Interests: Eczema. Psoriasis. Acne. Allergic Dermatitis including Cosmetic Dermatitis. Patch testing. Moles. Dermoscopy. Cryotherapy. Cosmetic reactions.

MB ChB / University of Manchester / 1991
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MB and ChB are degrees given to doctors on completion of five years of medical school training.

MRCP / London / 1995
Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London

CCST / Leicester / 2001
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training

FRCP / London / 2005
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Professional memberships

British Association of Dermatologists

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

British Society for Cutaneous Allergy

Professional leadership

From 2008-2013, I was Head of Service at the Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
In 2005, I was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians after only five years as a Consultant.
In 2002, I was elected Honorary Secretary of New Consultants' Committee Royal College of Physicians.

I was invited to be the Guest Editor of the May 2011 edition of the US medical journal "Clinics in Dermatology". This was a special Edition on my subject of Allergic Contact Dermatitis.

I am a Medical Journal Referee for The Lancet, The Post Graduate Medical Journal, The British Journal of Dermatology, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology and the American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.

I have also published two commissioned reviews of cutaneous infections for the British Medical Journal.

Articles

G A Johnston The rise in prevalence of contact allergy to methylisothiazolinone in the British Isles. Publication: Contact Dermatitis. This was the scientific study that reported the huge rise in allergic reactions in British patients exposed to the preservative MI or methylisothiazolinone in their face creams, sunscreens and moisturizers.
March 2014

Media Coverage

"Woman left with horrific blistered and swollen face after using anti-wrinkle cream" Daily Mail
08/10/2013

"Could your bra size leave you prone to a nasty skin infection? " Daily Mail
15/07/2013

Consultant Dermatologist, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester.

Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester.

I enjoy all things Italian including food, wine and art. I speak Italian badly in an attempt to continue the above when on holiday. I enjoy skiing, am a classically trained violinist in a local orchestra and play the piano when my family allow me!

Telephone 0116 265 3685
Private secretary Mrs Debbie Keast
Private secretary telephone 0116 265 3652
Private secretary fax 0116 265 3600
Private secretary email deborah.keast@spirehealthcare.com

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