Hiva Fassihi
Consultant dermatologist and service lead for the national XP service
Biography
Hiva Fassihi is the service lead for the national XP service. She has a strong background in translational research, and expertise in genetic skin disorders, paediatric dermatology and photodermatology.
Education and training
- CCST (Dermatology), 2011
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) ‘The impact of molecular diagnostics on the feasibility of prenatal testing in EB’ Genetic Skin Disease Group, University of London, 2008
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) (UK) 2002
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBChir), University of Cambridge, 1999
- Masters (MA (Hons)) Medical Sciences, University of Cambridge, 1996
Research interests
- Xeroderma pigmentosum
- Prenatal and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of inherited skin disorders
- UV carcinogenesis
Awards
- British Society for Paediatric Dermatology Annual Symposium Prize (2003, 2006, 2009)
- The Martin Beare Millennium Paediatric Award, British Association of Dermatologists 84thAnnual Meeting, Belfast (2004)
- Albert M Kligman Fellowship, Society for Investigative Dermatology, Missouri (2005)
- Hugh Wallace Registrar’s prize, Royal Society of Medicine (2004/2005)
- CDA Best Paper Prize, British Association of Dermatologists 86thAnnual Meeting, Manchester (2006)
- Royal Society of Medicine section prize winner (2010 - 2011)
- Whimster Prize (2011)
Publications
Last updated: April 2024