Dr Louise Fearfield
Dermatology
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Qualifications
MA (Oxon) DM FRCP
Special Interests
Dermatology, Mole removal, Mole mapping, Melanoma, Skin cancer, Skin rashes
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Specialist Treatments
Treatments offered at King Edward VII's Hospital include, but are not limited to:
- Excisions
- Curettage
- Cryotherapy
- Shave Excisions
Professional Biography
Dr Louise Fearfield is a Consultant Dermatologist at King Edward VII Hospital with an interest in skin cancer and cutaneous oncology. She did her medical training at Oriel College Oxford and St Thomas’ Hospital London, qualifying as a doctor in 1992.
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From 2010-2022 she was appointed to a joint Consultant post between CWH and The Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH). In 2018-20 she was elected to the national role of Clinical Vice President of the British Association of Dermatology (BAD) during which time she became heavily involved in developing national guidance for Dermatology working throughout the UK during the COVID pandemic.
Since 2010 she has published papers on her work related to cutaneous toxicities associated with the newer therapies used in the treatment of cancer. Having become a national expert in this field she has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international meetings winning several coveted awards for her research. At CWH she is the Research Lead for the department and was part of the group that won the British Medical Journal Dermatology Team of the year in 2020 for their innovative teledermatology skin cancer service. She continues to develop this valuable diagnosis tool which is now looking into how artificial intelligence can aid in this important work.
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COVID-19 Specific Projects / Groups
During my time as Clinical Vice President of the British Association of Dermatology (BAD) 2018-2020 I was involved in the provision of national guidance for Dermatology especially around remote working. this was published and updated regularly on the BAD website
Career Highlights
- Oriel college Oxford as one of the second intakes of women in 1986 to study medicine.
- Awarded Doctorate of Medicine on research into melanoma.
- Chair of regional and local skin cancer groups London and Oxford region.
- Clinical Vice President of the British Association of Dermatology 2018-2020.
- National expert on skin toxicity associated with targeted and immunotherapies for cancer, notable publications on this subject and invited plenary speaker at international and National meetings and invited clinical expert on NICE technology appraisals.
- A member of the award winning British Medical Journal team of the year at Chelsea and Westminster who have developed and specialised in teledermatology with use of dermoscopy for the identification of skin cancer including in it’s early forms.
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