Dr Emma Howard

Dr Emma Howard MBChB Bsc (hons) PGc MedEd FRCP, is a leading London Dermatologist at the internationally renowned St John’s Institute for Dermatology, based at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. (FRCP)

With nearly 20 years’ experience working in the NHS, Dr Emma Howard has a wealth of experience in diagnosing and treating a range of medical dermatological conditions, skin cancers & benign lesions. 

Dr Emma Howard studied Medicine at Edinburgh University, her postgraduate training and specialist training in Dermatology, continued in London and then to Bristol when she relocated with her family to settle in Gloucestershire. After completing specialist training in all aspects of Dermatology, she joined the specialist General Medical Council register, as a Consultant Dermatologist. Subsequently she then went on, to complete a prestigious 1 year accredited fellowship in Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, at the leading paediatric centre; Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

She is passionate about Dermatology and has and is actively involved with national and international research projects and trials and has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals. She is also the Lead for Quality Improvement at the St Johns Institute of Dermatology and has spoken nationally and internationally both at scientific meetings and to the media about skin related issues.

A strong advocate for her patients, she is on the board of the charity Changing Faces, and she has completed several fundraising challenges, including the London Marathon.

Dr Emma holds a number of key positions within dermatological societies. She is the currently on the executive of the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Dermatology and is on the board of the Young Adults and adolescents Steering group at the Royal College of Physicians.