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 Surgeyr (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)

Last updated: September 2023

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