Interview: Advances in dermatology

Christopher EM Griffiths speaks to Alisa Crisp, Commissioning Editor: Christopher EM Griffiths gained a first class BSc degree in Anatomy and qualified in Medicine from St Thomas‘ Hospital Medical School, London University (London, UK). He trained in Dermatology at St Mary‘s Hospital (London, UK), and at the University of Michigan (USA), where he was also on the Faculty for 4 years. He was appointed as the Foundation Chair in Dermatology at the University of Manchester (UK) in 1994 and is an honorary consultant dermatologist at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (Salford, UK). Professor Griffiths developed the ‘hub-and-spoke‘ model of dermatology services for Greater Manchester and introduced a multidisciplinary clinic for severe psoriasis – the Manchester Psoriasis Service – awarded Hospital Doctor Dermatology Team of the Year in 2002. At the University of Manchester he has served in various roles as: Head of Medicine and Neuroscience, Head of the School of Translational Medicine, Research Dean and Direc...