Dr Christos Tziotzios
Consultant Dermatologist
Skin Health & Allergy
Sub-specialties: General Dermatology, Hair Disorders, Dermatology.
Overview
Dr Christos Tziotzios is a Consultant Dermatologist here at OneWelbeck Skin Health & Allergy.
About Dr Christos Tziotzios
Dr Christos Tziotzios, Consultant Dermatologist and Senior Lecturer, is currently based at St. John's Institute of Dermatology, within the Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London. He is highly specialised in the treatment of scalp and hair disorders. Dr Tziotzios began his medical education at the University of Cambridge where he graduated with his Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery (MB BChir).
He then went on to do Academic Foundation Training, before being appointed Academic Clinical Fellow in Dermatology at St John's. During his training he undertook a doctorate research degree, examining the molecular pathogenesis of frontal fibrosing alopecia. His work resulted in many high-profile publications in high-impact journals (including Nature Comms). His contribution was further acknowledged with several prizes including the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) Whimster Prize, the BAD Wycombe Prize, the Royal Society of Medicine Dermatology Research Prize and the NIHR/BAD Award.
He continues to remain active in research. He has been awarded a highly competitive research grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC) the European Academy for Dermatological Research (EADV) and the British Skin Foundation (BSF). Additionally, he is the national Chief Investigator (CI) for the ALLEGRO trials researching novel therapeutics for alopecia areata and has set up the Alopecia+me study, which studies the burden of alopecia. He consistently contributes to medical education by teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students. He is frequently invited Speaker in conferences globally.
Areas of Expertise
- Scalp and hair disorders
Additional Information
Awards:
- BAD Wycombe Prize
- BSF Young Investigator Award
- BAD Whimster Prize
- La Roche Posay Foundation Prize
- RSM Research Prize
- BAD Study Fellowship
- BAD/NIHR Prize
- EHRS Fellowship
Memberships:
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Association of Dermatologists
- European Hair Research Society
- European Society for Dermatological Research
Research Highlights
- Rayinda T, [...], Tziotzios C. Shared Genetic Risk Variants in Both Male and Female Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia. J Invest Dermatol. 2023 Nov;143(11):2311-2314.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.04.022. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37211199.
- McSweeney SM, Rayinda T, McGrath JA, Tziotzios C. Two phase III trials of baricitinib for alopecia areata: a critically appraised research paper. Br J Dermatol. 2023 Feb 10;188(2):195-197. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljac050. PMID: 36763859.
- Tziotzios C, et al. Genome-wide association study in frontal fibrosing alopecia identifies four susceptibility loci including HLA-B*07:02. Nat Commun. 2019 Mar 8;10(1):1150. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09117-w. PMID: 30850646. PMCID: PMC6408457.
- Tziotzios C, et al. Lichen planus and lichenoid dermatoses: Clinical overview and molecular basis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Nov;79(5):789-804. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.010. PMID: 30318136.
- Tziotzios C, et al. Frontal fibrosing alopecia: reflections and hypotheses on aetiology and pathogenesis. Exp Dermatol. 2016 Nov;25(11):847-852. doi: 10.1111/exd.13071. PMID: 27198858.
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