Dr Sophie Momen

Dr. Sophie Momen is a consultant dermatologist and member of The British Association of Dermatologists and the Royal College of Physicians based at the world-renowned St. John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust where she is the clinical lead for the National Xeroderma Pigmentosum clinic.

She has extensive experience in general dermatology with a special interest in areas such as treating eczema, psoriasis, skin cancer, acne, rosacea and mole checks. Her sub-speciality interests include photodermatology - conditions that are aggregated by UV light, and xeroderma pigmentosum. After graduating in 2010 from the University of Nottingham with a 1st class honours, Dr. Momen completed her Dermatology training at St John’s Institute of Dermatology and King’s College Hospital, London.

She has completed a competitive Wellcome Trust funded PhD at the University of Cambridge, where she used human-induced pluripotent stem cell-based models and multi-omic technologies to understand the neurodegeneration seen in xeroderma pigmentosum. During her PhD, Dr. Momen also developed skills in the clinical application of whole genome sequencing in skin cancers. Dr. Momen has published work in high-impact factor journals such as Science, and Nature Cancer and was the recipient of the highly coveted Royal Society of Medicine Hugh Wallace essay prize.