Jemima Mellerio MD, FRCP

Dr. Jemima Mellerio completed her medical training at the London Hospital Medical College in Whitechapel, where she also gained a first-class BSc in Physiology. After completing her postgraduate medical training in North and East London, she undertook her specialist dermatology training at St John’s Institute of Dermatology and King’s College Hospital, London, joining the Specialist Register for Dermatology in 2002.

In 2003, Jemima was appointed as a Consultant at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, working in general adult and paediatric dermatology, with subspecialty clinics in adult epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and other genetic skin diseases.   Between 2003 and 2017, she was the dermatologist for the Paediatric EB Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.  At St John’s, she has been the Lead for the Adult EB Service since 2003, Lead for Paediatric and Genetic Dermatology from 2006 until 2018 and Chief of Dermatology from 2018 to 2023.

Jemima treats a range of dermatological problems in adults and children, including acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, vitiligo, birthmarks and hair disorders, as well as undertaking mole checks and treating sun damage and skin cancers. She is an international expert in the diagnosis and management of genetic skin diseases, including EB, ichthyosis, ectodermal dysplasia and other related disorders.

Undertaking an MD higher degree at St John’s in the genetics and clinical features of EB gave Jemima a firm scientific footing on which she has built a successful research career in genetic skin diseases and paediatric dermatology. She has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, has authored many chapters in pre-eminent textbooks of dermatology and also lectures both nationally and worldwide in her areas of expertise.  Her current research interests include translational therapies for genetic skin disease, and she is chief investigator on a long-term prospective project exploring the natural history of recessive dystrophic EB.

Jemima’s approach to her patients is one of empathy and listening, combining her clinical expertise with her scientific knowledge to provide holistic, patient-centred and evidence-based care.

Prof Jemima Mellerio is recognised by all major private health insurers.  She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a member of the British Association of Dermatologists and is on the Executive Committees of the Royal Society of Medicine Section of Dermatology (Section President 2018/19) and the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology and the International Society of Pediatric Dermatology.  She is the South London Representative on the Executive Committee of the British Association of Dermatologists and is Honorary Treasurer of the British Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology.