Dr Bryan McDonald
Consultant Dermatologist
Skin Health & Allergy
Sub-specialties: Skin Cancer, Male Genital Skin Disease, Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Adult Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology, Dermatology, Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis, Skin Biopsy, Curettage, Skin Tag Removal, Cryotherapy, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Rosacea.
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Overview
Dr Bryan McDonald is a Consultant Dermatologist at OneWelbeck Skin Health & Allergy who specialises in all aspects of adult and paediatric dermatology, with special interest in inflammatory skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, acne vulgaris and hidradenitis suppurativa. He also has special interests and male genital skin disease and paediatric skin problems whilst also offering skin cancer assessments and surgery.
About Dr Bryan McDonald
Dr Bryan McDonald is a Consultant Dermatologist at OneWelbeck who consults on dermatology, with special interest in inflammatory skin disease, such as eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, acne vulgaris and hidradenitis suppurativa. Dr McDonald also has interest in management of male genital skin disease, and skin cancers including skin surgery and mole checks. He performs skin biopsies, curettage and cautery, removing benign moles or skin tags, carries out injections for hair loss or keloid scars and performs cryotherapy.
Dr McDonald trained at Queen’s University, Belfast and then trained in General Practice. After completion of his training he worked as a locum GP and subsequently became a GP Partner. After completing a postgraduate diploma in Dermatology he returned to hospital medicine, re-training in dermatology with a National Training Number on the Royal Free London rotation.
His NHS post is with Bartshealth NHS Trust where he is the Paediatric Dermatology Lead at the Royal London Hospital. He is also a member of the BAD (British Association of Dermatologists) Therapeutics and Guidelines Committee.
Dr Bryan McDonald has received the following qualifications
- 2000 Medical Degree (MB, BCh, BAO)
- 2002 Diploma Geriatric Medicine
- 2003 Diploma Royal College Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- 2004 Membership of Royal College of GP
- 2005 Membership of Royal College Physicians
- 2006 Diploma in Practical Dermatology
- 2007 Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning
- 2007 Diploma in Primary Care Diabetes Management
- 2009 Diploma in Occupational Medicine
- 2014 Specialist Certificate Examination in Dermatology
Areas of Expertise
Dr McDonald performs a range of treatments including:
- Skin cancer assessment and surgery
- Male genital dermatology
- Paediatric dermatology
- Medical dermatology
- Skin biopsies
- Curettage and cautery
- Removal of benign moles / skin tags
- Cryotherapy
Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:
- Acne
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Skin cancer
Additional Information
Awards
- 1997 Dr Henry Hutchinson-Stewart Medical Scholarship
Memberships
- Member Royal College of Physicians
- Member of the British Society of Paediatric Dermatologists
- Member of the British Society of Dermatological Surgeons
- Member British Society of Medical Dermatologists
- Member British Association of Dermatologists
- Member of the European Association of Dermatovenereologists
Research Highlights
Dr Bryan McDonald has achieved multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Key Publications
- Muralidharan V, Pathmarajah P, Peterknecht E, Qazi E, Barlow R, Vivek M, Abdullah A, McDonald B and Bewley A. Real life data on the biopsychosocial effects of Adalimumab in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa: A multicenter cross sectional analysis and consideration of a multi system monitoring approach to follow up. Dermatologic Therapy. 2020 Dec 9;e14643. doi: 10.1111/dth.14643. Online ahead of print.
- McDonald B. Utility of faecal calprotectin testing in dermatology. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2020 Oct; doi:10.1111/ced.14484
- McDonald BS, Pigors M, Kelsell DP, O’Toole EA, Burkitt-Wright E, Kerr B and Batta K. Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines and associated craniosynostosis. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2018; 43(3): 357-9
- McDonald BS, Narayanan S, Elawad M, Kiparissi F, Cullup T and Batta K. Interleukin-10 receptor mutation presenting with severe nappy ulceration and infantile inflammatory bowel disease. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2017; 42(7): 771-773
- McDonald B and White J. Review of 35 years of paediatric patch testing in a tertiary-care centre. Contact Dermatitis. 2016;75(s1):58
- McDonald BS, Jones J and Rustin M. Rituximab as a treatment for severe atopic eczema: failure to improve in three consecutive patients. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2016;41(1):45-47
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Dr Bryan McDonald
Areas of Expertise
About Dr Bryan McDonald
Additional Information
Research Highlights
Awards recieved