Dr Katie Lacy

Consultant Dermatologist

Skin Health & Allergy

Sub-specialties: Eczema, Psoriasis, Acne, Skin Rashes, Skin Cancer, Moles, Dermatology, General Dermatology, Adult Dermatology, Mole Checks, Mole Mapping, Cutaneous Immunology, Skin Cancer Surgery, Melanoma.

Overview

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Overview

Dr Katie Lacy is experienced in treating patients with general dermatological conditions including eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin rashes and cancerous and benign skin lesion. Dr Lacy also has extensive experience of the use of mole mapping and dermoscopy in order to identify suspect skin lesions that require removal.

About Dr Katie Lacy

Dr. Katie Lacy is a Consultant Dermatologist at the St. John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, an internationally recognised centre for the treatment of patients with skin conditions. She is experienced in treating patients with general dermatological conditions including eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin rashes and cancerous and benign skin lesion. Dr Lacy also has extensive experience of the use of mole mapping and dermoscopy in order to identify suspect skin lesions that require removal.

Dr Lacy runs a specialist clinic for patients with dysplastic naevus syndrome who are at high risk of the development of melanoma in addition to a joint skin cancer genetics clinic for patients and their families who have had multiple melanomas and numerous other hereditary conditions affecting the skin.

She has published her work in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and staged presentations at national and international meetings.

Dr Katie Lacy graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford University with a 1st class Honours degree in 1994. Having completed a PhD in skin immunology the the University College London, she is currently an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kings College London.

Alongside this, Dr Lacy runs a research group investigating immune responses in melanoma and also has an interest in new techniques for skin cancer diagnosis including confocal microscopy and the imaging technique of optical coherence tomography.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Katie Lacy performs a range of treatments including:

Some of the conditions she commonly treats are:

Additional Information

Qualifications

  • MA Physiological Sciences 1st Class Honours, Oxford University 1994
  • MBBS, London 1997
  • PhD, University College London 2008
  • Completion specialist training in Dermatology 2008
  • FRCP 2012

Awards

  • Roger Bannister Prize for Medicine, Pembroke College (Awarded for highest marks in finals) 1994
  • Hugh Wallace Registrar Presentation prize, Royal Society of Medicine 2008
  • St John’s Dermatological Society Medal for presentation on Melanoma and Pregnancy 2019

Memberships

  • British Association of Dermatologists
  • Royal College of Physicians
  • Royal Society of Medicine
  • British Medical Association
  • British Society for Investigative Dermatology
  • British Society of Immunology
  • International Dermoscopy Society

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Dr Katie Lacy is experienced in treating patients with general dermatological conditions including eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin rashes and cancerous and benign skin lesion. Dr Lacy also has extensive experience of the use of mole mapping and dermoscopy in order to identify suspect skin lesions that require removal.