Dr Silvia Aguilar Duran
Consultant Dermatologist – Royal Marsden & East Sussex NHS Trust
Dr Sílvia Aguilar Duran
Dr Silvia Aguilar-Duran is a Consultant Dermatologist working at East Sussex NHS Trust as Skin Cancer Lead and at the internationally renown cancer medical centre, the Royal Marsden Hospital.
After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Barcelona and a post graduate training degree to become a consultant in General Internal Medicine, she relocated to the UK, where she completed her training in Dermatology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Her main professional interest in skin cancer developed after completing a fellowship in Skin Oncology at the prestigious St John’s Institute of Dermatology in London and she is also interested in paediatric and general dermatology.
Dr Aguilar-Duran is the skin cancer lead at ESHT and her interest in Skin Oncology is not limited to the management of patients with skin cancer but also to the cutaneous complications from cancer treatments. She has extensive experience in the management of those conditions in addition to general dermatology. That includes acne, rosacea, eczema, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. She is also experienced in dermatological surgery and carries out biopsies, removal of moles, skin tags and lumps, in addition to applying other treatments like steroid injections for hair loss or keloid scars and cryotherapy for skin tags.
As well as English, she is able to offer consultations in Spanish and Catalan.
Outside interest: Family; travel; dogs; sailing and being taxi service for her children.
General Medical Council Number: 7120093
Silvia’s specialist areas
- Skin cancer – full skin checks
- Digital mole mapping (Royal Marsden)
- Skin toxicity from Cancer treatments
- Mole, cyst, wart and skin tag removal
- Malignant skin cancer excision
- Curettage and cautery
- Shave excision
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Atopic dermatitis
- Cryotherapy
- Punch biopsy
- Steroid injections for hair loss
- Steroid injections for keloid scars
- Paediatric dermatology
Booking a private appointment – Royal Marsden, London
Silvia’s private clinics at the Royal Marsden in Sutton, London are on Wednesday afternoon and Friday mornings. To book an appointment, please click on the link below or call the switch board UK: 02086426011 or International: +442078082063
THE ROYAL MARSDEN, DOWNS RD, SUTTON SURREY, SM2 5PT
Booking a private appointment – Sussex, Kent & the South East
Booking a private appointment with Silvia at the Sussex Premier Health in St Leonards On Sea. Silvia’s clinic are Monday afternoon (surgery) and Tuesday midday.
The Ridge, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RE
Private Secretary: Amanda Roots
Private secretary telephone: 01424 757414
Private secretary email: medicalsecretaries@sussexpremierhealth.com
5th
Melanoma Skin cancer is the 5th most prevalent of all cancers in the UK
16,700
Number of new Melanoma skin cancers identified annually in the UK
86%
Melanoma skin cancers are preventable caused by over UV exposure
60%
Number of people in the UK that have or have had a skin issue
Prevent: Taking the sun seriously
Advice: Please do not wait
Invest in your health: Check regularly your moles
You are key to maintaining a good Skin Health: Any changes to your moles need to be checked by a consultant dermatologist
Do not put it off. Early identification of a problematic skin conditions can be important. It is far better to get it checked early. There is no such thing as a false alarm! Checking a mole that is ‘nothing’ is a positive outcome providing peace of mind and allows the consultant dermatologist an opportunity to check other moles. It is certainly not wasting anyone’s time.
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