About Stela Ziaj
Dr Stela Ziaj is a Consultant Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust London, where she leads the regional Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team. She previously worked as a Consultant Dermatologist at Oxford University Hospitals.
She sees patients across the full range of general dermatology, including acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and mole assessment. She has a particular specialist focus on skin cancer and Mohs' Micrographic Surgery.
Dr Ziaj qualified with honours from University College London Medical School and completed an intercalated BSc in Molecular Medicine, for which she won the National Arthritis Research Prize. She undertook dermatology specialty training at major teaching hospitals, including St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, and the Welsh Institute of Dermatology. She then completed an accredited post-CCT Fellowship in Mohs' Micrographic Surgery and Advanced Surgery in Oxford.
In addition to her UK training, Dr Ziaj has undertaken international training in Brussels, Amsterdam and Valencia, and completed a clinical attachment at Yale University Dermatology Department in the USA.
During her training, Dr Ziaj carried out research in skin cancer, leading to multiple national and international presentations and publications in high impact journals. She has received several awards and scholarships, including a UK World Dermatology Congress Scholarship, an American Academy of Dermatology Scholarship, a European Academy Best Scientific Presentation award, and a British Society for Dermatological Surgery Travel Fellowship.
Dr Ziaj has contributed to the national Skin Cancer Surgery Priority Setting Partnership, the development of national guidelines, and recruitment to clinical trials. She has also been involved in education and training for doctors and dermatology master's students, particularly in skin cancer and skin surgery.
Her clinical approach is evidence-based and tailored to each patient's needs, with an emphasis on careful listening, clear explanation and precise treatment.
Expertise
- Skin Cancer
- General Dermatology
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Melanoma
- Skin Surgery
- Benign skin lesions
- Skin rashes
- Rosacea
- Acne
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Pigmentation
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 16+
- Qualifications
BSc( Hons) ( UCL), MBBS (UCL), MRCP (UK) , MRCP(Dermatology) , Dermoscopy Diploma, Mohs' and Advanced Surgery Fellowship
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
1. Bakr F, Ziaj S, Cardoso J, Wain EM, Theaker J, Whittaker S, Child F, Robson A. Mycosis Fungoides and Granulomatous Slack Skin: Am J Dermatopathol. 2024 Jan 1;46
2. McGeoghan F, Ziaj S, Caley MP, Donaldson M, Enright AJ, O'Toole EA. RNA sequencing and lipidomics uncovers novel pathomechanisms in recessive X-linked ichthyosis, Front Mol Biosci. 2023 Jun 7;10
3. Surgical Priority Setting Partnership Steering Group The top 10 research priorities for skin cancer surgery in the UK: results of a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership Br J Dermatol. 2023 Jan 23;
4. R A Abbott, A Cordaro , B Lloyd , R Cannings-John , M Wootton , N Kirby , T Pickles , A McQueen , M Westmoreland , S Ziaj , A Martin-Clavijo , A Wernham , R Matin , E Thomas- Jones Observational study to estimate the proportion of surgical site infection following excision of ulcerated skin tumours. Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 May 10
5. Salence B, Ziaj S, Felton S, Pain and Anxiety Management Practices in Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A UK National Survey, J Cutan Aesthet Surg 2021 July 14
6. Ziaj S, Fseliou, Datta D, Abbott RA, Skin Cancer Awareness and prevention behaviour in Wales. British Journal of Dermatology, 2020 November 11
7. Atwan A, Ziaj S, Mills C Defining surgical margins with Wood’s lamp. Dermatology Practical and Conseptual, 2020 jan 3
8. Morgan H, Benketah A, Olivero C, Rees E, Ziaj S , Patel GK, Hair Follicle Differentiation Specific Keratin Expression in Human Basal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Oct 3
9. Morgan H, Benketah A, Olivero C, Rees E, Ziaj S , Patel GK, Human basal cell carcinoma: the induction of anagen hair follicle differentiation, Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Sep 25
- Professional memberships
Royal College of Physicians
Royal Society of Medicine
British Association of Dermatologists
British Society of Dermatologic Surgery
British Cosmetic Dermatology Group
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
European Association of Dermato-Oncology
International Dermoscopy Society
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
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Frequently asked questions
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