He’s a consultant dermatologist, a laser and Mohs micrographic surgeon at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, the president of the British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) and honorary senior lecturer at the University of Manchester and Clinical Director of Everything Skin Clinic, but where did it all begin for Dr Vishal Madan?
After obtaining a medical and dermatology degree in India from 1992 to 2001 and working as a senior dermatology registrar in New Delhi, Dr Madan decided to move to the UK in 2002 to take part in new developments that were happening in the West. He explains, “I wanted to see what I read in textbooks transpiring into clinical practice. The field of dermatology, especially lasers, was non-existent in India at the time and I was fascinated by the technology.” However, he was soon faced with the harsh reality that becoming a consultant dermatologist wasn’t as easy on…
