Dr Nilesh Morar
MB ChB FCDerm MMedDerm DPhil(Oxon)
Title: Consultant Dermatologist
Specialty 1: Dermatology
Specialty 1 Specialisation: Psoriasis, eczema, acne, infections
Clinical Interests: The management of general dermatological conditions affecting the skin, hair and nails, diagnosis and management of skin cancers, mole checks, eczema, psoriasis, acne and infections.
Pen Picture: Graduated cum laude in 1993 and began specialising in dermatology in 1996. Appointed consultant dermatologist at the end of 1999. Awarded Wellcome Trust Fellowship in 2003 to pursue PhD at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics at the University of Oxford on the 'Genetics and genomics of atopic dermatitis'. Currently based at Imperial College London and apart from managing adult patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital he was also honorary consultant paediatric dermatologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Appointment can be made via Cromwell Hospital Appointments on 020 7460 5700.
Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Gujrati, Afrikaans
Regular Cromwell Clinics: Yes
Telephone Number: 020 7460 5700
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Year Qualified: 1993
Memberships: British Association of Dermatologists, The Royal College of Physicians , The Royal Society of Medicine , British Society of Investigative Dermatology, The General Medical Council , University of Oxford Congregation, South African Medical and Dental Council , The College of Medicine of South Africa
NHS Hospital: Chelsea & West/R Brompton
Additional Posts: Honorary Consultant Great Ormond Street, Molecular Genetics, Imperial College London
Research Interests: PhD at the University of Oxford on the molecular genetics of atopic dermatitis (eczema). Research also on HIV related skin conditions and psoriasis.
Published Papers: • Morar N, Willis- Owen SAG, Moffatt MF et al. The genetics of atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Jul;118(1):24-34.
• Morar N, Bowcock AM, Harper JI et al. Investigation of the Chromosome 17q25 PSORS2 locus in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol. 2006; 126(3):603-606.
• Morar N. Genetics and genomics of atopic dermatitis. Genomics and Clinical Medicine, Oxford University press, New York. In press.
• Morar N, Cookson WOCM, Harper J et al. Filaggrin mutations in children with severe atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol. 2007 Feb 15; [Epub ahead of print]
• Willis-Owen SAG, Morar N et al. Atopic dermatitis: insights from linkage overlap and disease co-morbidity. Expert Rev Mol Med. 2007, Apr 3;9(9):1-13.