MB BS, BSc(Med), BE(Mech), DPD, PhD, FACD

Dr Elizabeth Dawes-Higgs is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists. She has a degree in Medicine and Engineering and has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney. This research combined both her Engineering and Dermatology experience to study the biomechanical properties of skin. In doing this she is a co-inventor of a device for examining the elastic properties of skin.

Dr Dawes-Higgs has published many journal articles, participated in conferences world wide in both Dermatology and Engineering and has a number of awards for her research. These include the Scheering-Plough Award for laboratory based research in 2003 and the most outstanding scientific poster at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2000. She has also been a lecturer at both the University of Sydney and NSW teaching medical students and dermatology trainees.

Dr Dawes-Higgs currently works in private practice in Northbridge and is a Visiting Medical Officer at Concord Repatriation General Hospital and The Mater Hospital, Crows Nest. She has special interests in skin elasticity and common skin complaints such as acne, psoriasis and skin cancer management including photodynamic therapy.

Memberships

• Australasian College of Dermatologists
• American Academy of Dermatology
• International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery

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