Dr Sriramulu Tharakaram

Dermatologist

Royal Chase Dermatology, 3 Royal Chase, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8AX, United Kingdom

Roles

Consultant Dermatologist and lead clinician at Royal Chase Dermatology, Tunbridge Wells, providing adult and paediatric dermatology, skin cancer and dermatological surgery clinics.
Consultant Dermatologist in the independent sector with clinics listed at Royal Chase Dermatology, Tunbridge Wells; Spire Alexandra Hospital; Spire Gatwick Park Hospital; LycaHealth Orpington; and other Kent and London locations.
Former Consultant Dermatologist at Dudley (West Midlands), where he established a full dermatology unit including PUVA, patch testing, dermatological surgery and paediatric dermatology (appointed 1995).
Senior dermatology trainer and mentor with a number of former trainees now appointed as consultant dermatologists.
International lecturer and invited speaker at national and international meetings, including regular attendance and presentations at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meetings.

MBBS (Madras Medical College, University of Madras) – basic medical degree obtained from India’s first medical school and premier teaching hospital.
MD (Dermatology) (Madras) – postgraduate medical degree with thesis work on cutaneous metastases.
Dip.Derm (Madras) – Diploma in Dermatology.
FRCP (Ireland) – Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
GMC-registered Consultant Dermatologist on the UK Specialist Register for Dermatology.
Member, British Association of Dermatologists.
Member, British Society for Dermatological Surgery.

In the UK, trained in dermatology at centres in Hull, Glasgow, Birmingham and at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, with additional work in Genitourinary Medicine and a year of Mohs micrographic surgery training at St John’s Photobiology Unit.
Appointed as Consultant Dermatologist in Dudley, West Midlands, in 1995 where he set up a comprehensive dermatology service offering PUVA phototherapy, patch testing, dermatological surgery and paediatric dermatology.
Special interest and experience in photodermatology and phototherapy, including PUVA and photodynamic therapy for various inflammatory and neoplastic skin conditions.
Performs patch testing for suspected contact allergy and manages complex skin allergy cases.

Profiled on Spire Healthcare consultant pages (Spire Alexandra and Spire Gatwick Park Hospitals) as a Consultant Dermatologist specialising in inflammatory skin disease, skin allergy and skin cancer.

Author of an MD thesis on cutaneous metastases described in professional profiles as the largest prospective series on cutaneous metastasis from the Indian subcontinent.
Recognised by major UK private medical insurers and hospital groups (including Bupa and Spire) as a fee-assured and accredited Consultant Dermatologist.