Dr Ben Esdaile, Consultant Dermatologist
Dr Ben Esdaile
Consultant Dermatologist
Dr Esdaile is a recommended Consultant Dermatologist
Areas of expertise
- General dermatology
- Paediatric dermatology
- Skin surgery
- Early recognition of skin cancer (dermoscopy)
- Moles
Recommendations for Dr Esdaile
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Recommended by:
byDr Caroline Meehan, GP
❝Dr Esdaile is friendly and approachable, taking great care to explain any diagnosis and treatment to his patients. Having worked with him and referred him patients, I know him to be knowledgeable about all areas of skin and hair problems, but he really excels at looking after children, and assessing whether moles are cancer or not.❞
byDr Rasha Gadelrab, GP
❝A very approachable and professional specialist who always treats my patients with compassion and respect. He is an excellent dermatologist.❞
byDr Kartik Modha, GP
❝As a general dermatologist I have found Ben Esdaile to offer a solid opinion. He’s always been so open to and good at teaching.❞
byDr Tiffany Taylor, GP
❝Worked with and lots of patients referred to. Always very highly recommended.❞
byDr Ian Benjamin Colvin, GP
❝Excellent clinical teacher and good understanding of general dermatology❞
byDr Emily Kirkby, GP
❝Good with patients, knows his stuff!❞
byDr Marita Koumettou, GP
❝A very good Dermatologist❞
byDr Semiya Omur Aziz, GP
❝Recommended Dermatologist❞
byDr Basil Almahdi, Pain Medicine Specialist
❝Dr Ben Esdaile is a colleague who has treated family friends and family members of mine, and I would recommend him on personal experience.❞
❝Dr Esdaile is friendly and approachable, taking great care to explain any diagnosis and treatment to his patients. Having worked with him and referred him patients, I know him to be knowledgeable about all areas of skin and hair problems, but he really excels at looking after children, and assessing whether moles are cancer or not.❞
❝A very approachable and professional specialist who always treats my patients with compassion and respect. He is an excellent dermatologist.❞
❝As a general dermatologist I have found Ben Esdaile to offer a solid opinion. He’s always been so open to and good at teaching.❞
❝Worked with and lots of patients referred to. Always very highly recommended.❞
❝Excellent clinical teacher and good understanding of general dermatology❞
byDr Basil Almahdi, Pain Medicine Specialist
❝Dr Ben Esdaile is a colleague who has treated family friends and family members of mine, and I would recommend him on personal experience.❞
Make an appointment
Address
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Harley Street - Skin 55
55 Harley Street, London, W1G 8QS
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Highgate Private Hospital
17-19 View Road, Highgate, London, N6 4DJ
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Chase Lodge Health
Page Street, Mill Hill, London, NW7 2ED
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Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre
24 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LU
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Telephone or video consultation
Available for patients
The Whittington Hospital (NHS)
Highgate Hill, London, Greater London, N19 5NF
About Dr Ben Esdaile
GMC number: 6076365
Year qualified: 2003
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Dr Ben Esdaile is a Consultant Dermatologist and Clinical Lead for Dermatology at the Whittington Hospital in North London where he holds his NHS post. He trained in medicine at Imperial College London after obtaining a First Class honours degree in Biochemistry at King’s College London.
He undertook his specialist dermatological training in Oxford and developed a specialist interest in skin cancer diagnosis and surgery. He has a particular interest in the early detection of skin cancer using dermoscopy and mole mapping. He lectures nationally and internationally and is also on the Board for the International Dermoscopy Society.
Dr Esdaile also specialises in general dermatology and runs adult and paediatric dermatology clinics in both the NHS and the private sector. He consults on all aspects of general dermatology including eczema, psoriasis, acne and hair loss.
He is passionate about teaching and is involved in both the undergraduate teaching of medical students as well as GP training. He has published widely and has presented at national and international conferences.
Areas of expertise
- Acne scars
- Alopecia
- Angioma
- Atopic dermatitis
- Autoimmune diseases
- Cellulitis
- Dandruff and seborrhea
- Dark circles
- Dermatitis
- Early recognition of skin cancer (dermoscopy)
- Eczema
- Foot fungus
- General dermatology
- Haemangioma
- Herpes
- Hirsutism
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Hyperhidrosis
- Keloid scars
- Lichen sclerosus
- Lupus
- Lymphomas
- Melanoma
- Melasma
- Mesotherapy
- Moles
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Nail diseases
- Onychomycosis
- Paediatric dermatology
- Pemphigus
- Photodynamic therapy
- Pruritus (itchy skin)
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Rosacea
- Scars
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Skin allergies
- Skin cancer
- Skin fungus
- Skin infections
- Skin surgery
- Solar urticaria
- Sun allergy
- Trichology
- Vitiligo
- Warts
Professional memberships
Articles by Dr Ben Esdaile
Position statement of the EADV Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force on AI-assisted smartphone apps and web-based services for skin disease
Diagnosing melanoma: how do we assess how good we are?
Identification of incidental skin cancers among adults referred to dermatologists for suspicious skin lesions
Solar urticaria confined to areas of bruising
Follicular t-helper cells in marginal zone lymphoma
