Assoc. Prof. JOHN SU

MBBS, MEpi (Melb), MA (Syd), MSt (Cantab), MBA (Dunelm), FRACP, FACD

Associate Prof John Su is double boarded in dermatology and paediatrics. He undertook medical training at the University of Melbourne, where he also completed studies in epidemiology before pursuing postgraduate studies at Cambridge and Durham universities.

Following specialist training, he was awarded the Florence bequest for post-fellowship training at the Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago. He is Clinical Director of Dermatology at Eastern Health (Melbourne) and consults at the children’s skin services of the Royal Children’s Hospital (dermatology and laser), Austin Health, Peninsula Health, Monash Health and Western Health. He holds adjunct positions at Monash University, Eastern Health and in paediatrics at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne.

A councillor of the International Eczema Council, he is also an original member of the Australasian Paediatric Dermatology Group and on the international taskforce of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA, USA).

Dr Su has been a principal investigator in around 30 clinical trials and has published on atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, haemangiomas and vascular malformations, and genetic and systemic skin diseases. He has a special interest also in children’s quality of life.