Dr Conal Perrett

Previous appointments & experience

Previous NHS & University appointments

  • Skin Cancer Lead, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust 2010-2017
  • London Cancer Skin Pathway Board- Mohs Micrographic Surgery Lead 2010-2016
  • Honorary Consultant in Mohs & Dermatological Surgery, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
  • Locum Consultant Dermatologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust
  • Locum Consultant Dermatologist, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
  • Director and Founder, The Eden Clinic (Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Clinic), Windsor
  • Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, Barts and The London NHS Trust, Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust, Homerton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital
  • Cancer Research UK, Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Cutaneous Research, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry & Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Clare Hall Laboratories
  • Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, St John’s Institute of Dermatology
  • Clinical Fellow in Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust
  • Locum Specialist Registrar in Infectious Diseases, Ealing Hospital
  • Investment Banker, Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs International, London
  • Senior House Officer in Dermatology, Ealing Hospital
  • Senior House Officer in HIV/Infectious Disease and Genitourinary Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, London
  • Senior House Officer in Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford
  • Senior House Officer in Respirology, Dermatology and Nephrology, Charing Cross Hospital
  • Senior House Officer in Neurosurgery, Charing Cross Hospital
  • Senior House Officer in Accident & Emergency, Royal London Hospital
  • Pre-Registration House Surgeon, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
  • Pre-Registration House Physician, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Teaching experience

  • Training of Dermatology Registrars at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Active participant in undergraduate and medical teaching previously at Imperial College School of Medicine, University of Oxford and currently University College London.
  • Responsible for the Clinical Students Induction Course and for the organisation of the Final MB examinations at Charing Cross Hospital (Imperial College School of Medicine)
  • Previous teacher on Ealing MRCP course
  • Problem Based Learning facilitator and Final MB OSCE examiner at Barts and The London School of Medicine
  • OSCE examiner for the University of London Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology Examination
  • Lecturer, University of London GP Diploma in dermatology course
  • Lecturer, St John’s GP Dermatology (Conquest of Skin Disease) course
  • Lecturer, Postgraduate Diploma in Minor Surgery (Middlesex University)
  • Member of E-Learning faculty, British Association of Dermatologists
  • Lecturer, British Cosmetic Dermatology Group Annual Course

Academic/Research experience

Completed a PhD in skin cancer and DNA repair at the Cancer Research UK (CR-UK) London Research Institute and the Centre for Cutaneous Research at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Honorary Research Fellow at St John’s Institute of Dermatology for the phototesting component of research. Established a solid foundation in clinical and basic science, and forged successful and productive collaborations within the Centre for Cutaneous Research, Cancer Research UK and St John’s Institute of Dermatology.  Privileged to have worked under the leadership of 3 Nobel Laureates at Cancer Research-UK.

Research published in high ranking journals including Science and EMBO Reports and presented at national and international meetings including the British Association of Dermatologists, the British Society for Investigative Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology. Active participant in basic science and clinical research and currently supervises a PhD student.

Clinical trials experience, including (1) Topical PDT versus Efudix for the treatment of field precancerisation in organ transplant recipients; (2) Co- Lead Clinical Dermatologist in a trial of Melanotan and (3) Principal Investigator, SESAME multicentre study: Daylight PDT for the treatment of actinic keratosis (Galderma sponsored).

Presented research at various institutions including the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal College of Pathologists and at both national and international meetings (including the British Association of Dermatologists and the American Academy of Dermatologists). Invited to write reviews and text book chapters on subjects related to cutaneous oncology and also serve as a PhD examiner for the University of London.

PhD students

  1. Anna Maeva- current student (Co-supervised with Dr Laurent Bozec, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL)
  2. Dara Rashed- PhD (UCL) awarded 2015

PhDs examined by Dr Conal Perrett:

  • 2012  Muhammad Suleman Pirzado
  • Investigating Cell Senescence in Basal Cell Carcinoma (Internal University of London Examiner)

MSc examined by Dr Conal Perrett:

  • 2018 Dr Jonathan Kentley (UCL)
  • The burden of cutaneous disease in solid organ transplant recipients with skin of colour.

Other positions

  • Co-Chair of British Society for Skin Care in Immunocompromised Individuals (BSSCII) session, British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Annual Meeting Liverpool July 2017, Edinburgh 2018
  • Member of Expert Panel- BSSCII session BAD Annual Meeting Birmingham July 2016
  • Invited referee for the British Skin Foundation Research Awards 2008 & 2009
  • Invited reviewer for British Journal of Dermatology, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, British Medical Journal, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology