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Biography
Associate Professor Douglas Gin as Head of Unit leads the Dermatology Department at the Alfred Hospital, a top tertiary teaching hospital providing highly specialised care for Victoria’s most complex patients.
He is also Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Department of Medicine at Monash University, teaching Medical Students and Dermatology Registrars for over 30 years at the Alfred Hospital.
A graduate of University of Melbourne Medical Faculty and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, he has been practicing since 1986, specialising in all aspects of Medical Dermatology, in particular psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo and skin cancers.
His keen interest in teaching extends beyond the Faculty to other medical practitioners. He recently received the Distinguished Services Award from Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2014 for his role in GP teaching for over 30 years – the only non-GP to receive this prestigious award.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
- Vitiligo
- Skin cancers
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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The SiroSkin study: A multi-centre randomised double-blind placebo- controlled trial of 1% topical sirolimus in the chemoprevention of facial squamous cell carcinomas in solid organ transplant recipients
Khosrotehrani, K., Campbell, S. B., Chambers, D., Gordon, L., Webster, A. C., Mar, V., Damian, D., Chong, A. H., Schaider, H., Isbel, N. M., McKenzie, S., Gin, D. & Soyer, P.
1/02/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Subcorneal pustular dermatosis induced by dupilumab: A novel case
Hall, S., Chew, C. Y., Kovitwanichkanont, T., Ip, K. H. K., Cahill, J., Gin, A., McLean, C. A. & Gin, D., Feb 2024, In: Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 65, 1, p. 74-76 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Improving skin cancer management with ARTificial intelligence: A pre-post intervention trial of an artificial intelligence system used as a diagnostic aid for skin cancer management in a real-world specialist dermatology setting
Felmingham, C., Pan, Y., Kok, Y., Kelly, J., Gin, D., Nguyen, J., Goh, M., Chamberlain, A., Oakley, A., Tucker, S., Berry, W., Darling, M., Jobson, D., Robinson, A., de Menezes, S., Wang, C., Willems, A., McLean, C., Cranwell, W., Adler, N., & 11 others , May 2023, In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 88, 5, p. 1138-1142 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Nicotinamide for Skin-Cancer Chemoprevention in Transplant Recipients
Allen, N. C., Martin, A. J., Snaidr, V. A., Eggins, R., Chong, A. H., Fernandéz-Peñas, P., Gin, D., Sidhu, S., Paddon, V. L., Banney, L. A., Lim, A., Upjohn, E., Schaider, H., Ganhewa, A. D., Nguyen, J., Mckenzie, C. A., Prakash, S., Mclean, C., Lochhead, A., Ibbetson, J., & 25 others , 2023, In: The New England Journal of Medicine. 388, 9, p. 804-812 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
29 Citations (Scopus) -
Bullous pemphigoid secondary to saxagliptin mimicking toxic epidermal necrolysis
Lim, S. S., Cranwell, W. C., McLean, C. A., Goh, M. S. & Gin, D., Feb 2022, In: Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 63, 1, p. 139-140 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Study protocol: Australasian Registry of Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (AUS-SCAR)
James, F., Goh, M. S. Y., Mouhtouris, E., Vogrin, S., Chua, K. Y. L., Holmes, N. E., Awad, A., Copaescu, A. M., De Luca, J. F., Zubrinich, C., Gin, D., Cleland, H., Douglas, A., Kern, J. S., Katelaris, C. H., Thien, F., Barnes, S., Yun, J., Tong, W., Smith, W. B., & 8 others , 17 Aug 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 8, 7 p., e055906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)