Dr Richard Groves

I qualified in medicine from Guy’s Hospital, London. Following general internal medicine training at the Royal London Hospital I completed my dermatology training back at Guy’s and then spent three years at Harvard University, Boston, undertaking research in immunodermatology. I returned to the UK in 1996 as Senior Lecturer in Dermatology at University College London and in 2001 moved to the Foundation chair in Dermatology at Imperial College. In 2005 I was recruited to the St. John’s Institute of Dermatology as Head of the Clinical Immunodermatology Unit. My clinical and research interests centre around the interplay between the immune system and the skin. I runs a tertiary referral service for patients with immunobullous disorders in addition to the St. John’s diagnostic Immunodermatology laboratory. My research focuses on developing better diagnostic tests for blistering diseases and characterising ways in which cells in the skin initiate inflammatory responses. Additionally, I have had a long-standing interest in medical education, particularly in methods of assessment.

General dermatology Skin cancer Minor surgical procedures Complex medical dermatology