Dermatology department
Our clinicians | Information for patients | External links
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Dermatology Department is housed in a purpose-built unit and provides dermatology care to patients from a wide catchment area. We provide an outreach clinic to North West Cambridgeshire Hospital in Wisbech, the department has responsibility for teaching University of East Anglia medical students, Cambridge medical students and GP trainees.
Skin cancer forms an important part of the department’s work. Our skin cancer service is supported by visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeons from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital allowing complex reconstructive surgery to be performed within the department. Clinicians attend regular Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings with a weekly link to the Regional Skin Cancer Meeting in Norwich. There are also combined clinics with the Gynaecology department.
Our clinicians
- Dr Gillian Dootson Bsc FRCP, Consultatnt General Dermatologist
- Dr Simina Stefanescu MB BS Dip. Dermatology (Romania), Consultant
- Dr Rebecca Haywood, Specialty Doctor
- Dr R Khattak, Locum Consultant
- Dr Nicky Holmes, Hospital Practitioner
- Miss Yu Sin Lau, Associate Specialist in Plastic Surgery
Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeons
- Mr Richard Haywood
- Mr Maurice Meyer
- Mr Andrew Snelling
- Miss Dahlia Masud
Nurse Managers
- Sister Tracy Legg
- Sister Donna Fowler
Skin Cancer Clinic
- Sister Sharon Holmes, Skin Cancer Specialist Nurse
UVB and Patch Test Clinic
- Sister Tracy Legg
Acne Clinic (Isotretinoin)
- Sister Tracey Legg
- Staff Nurse Jenny Lowe
The department offers:
- General Dermatology opinion
- Day treatment centre for topical treatments
- Daylight PDT
- Iontophoresis
- Patch testing for allergic dermatitis
- Phototherapy: Hand and foot PUVA and norrowband UVB for eczema, psoriasis and other skin disorders
- Dermatology Surgery, for diagnosis and cancer treatment
Information for patients
The dermatology department achieves all national waiting time targets. Any patient with a possible melanoma skin cancer or squamous cell skin cancer will be seen in the department within 2 weeks of being referred by the GP, provided they have been appropriately referred through the two week wait scheme.
Access to care in this department must be by referral from your General Practitioner.
Important information when attending a clinic
- If you are a new patient please try to arrive 15 minutes before your appointment to register at reception
- Please let us know if you need an interpreter when booking your appointment so that we can arrange this for you
- Please bring with you all the creams with which you have already been treating your skin and a list of all your oral medications
- Please allow upto one hour for each appointment, we endeavour to keep to appointment times however a delay in being seen can happen during busy periods.
Contact details
| Reception Desk (appointments number) | 01553 613470 |
| Dr. Dootson's Secretary | 01553 613040 |
| Dr. Stefanescu's Secretary | 01553 613677 |
| Plastic Surgeon's Secretary | 01553 613504 |
External links
Illustrated general websites for patients with skin disease
- British Association of Dermatologists - leaflets regarding skin conditions
- British Association of Dermatologists - Skin Cancer
- Dermnet
Patient support groups
- British Association of Dermatologists - Patient Support Groups
- British Association of Dermatologists - Emotional Support
- UK National Patient Support Groups for patients with skin disease
Skin cancer advice
Management of dry skin conditions
Patient information videos
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