sk:n– Birmingham Edgbaston

Dr Sean Lanigan, MD FRCP DCH, is Group Medical Director and Consultant Dermatologist for sk:n, The UK’s No.1 skin clinic and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist - City Hospital, Birmingham.

As the range of and awareness for skin diseases has grown, so has Dr Lanigans enthusiasm for the subject and he is now recognised internationally as an expert in the field of laser treatment of skin diseases. He has over 20 years of contributed research and over 140 publications under his belt. He is the author of the only European textbook on laser treatment of skin diseases entitled Lasers in Dermatology, published by Springer and sold worldwide. He is also Editor in Chief of Lasers in Medical Science, the leading scientific medical laser journal in Europe and has received multiple citations in Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Whos Who in Science and Engineering and Best Doctors in the UK.

Medical Director

Dr Askari Townshend qualified from Nottingham University Medical School and then spent several years in surgical training including work in breast reconstruction and plastic surgery.

Dr Townshend is a full time sk:n doctor and an expert in rejuvenation treatments. He has been Medical Director of our Northampton sk:n clinic since December 2010.

MB BS MRCP DCH PhD AFOM FRCP

Dr Aldridge is the consultant and clinical lead of Dermatology atThe Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, where he is responsible for the laserunit.

Dr Aldridge is also trained in surgery and occupational medicine,and retains an interest in occupational skin disease where he is arecognised medical legal authority.

BSc MSc MB ChB MRCP FRCP MD

Dr Robert Herd is consultant dermatologist for Lanarkshire serving a population of around 560,000. He holds out-patient clinics at five sites around Lanarkshire and two dedicated dermatology wards at Stonehouse and Monklands Hospitals.

Dr Herd is also responsible for setting up a skin cancer clinic for Lanarkshire. He is an asset to our team in Glasgow and a well known and respected consultant in the central region of Scotland.