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Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatological Surgeon at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Consultant Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon at Leicester University Hospitals NHS Trust

Research interests

Dr Wernham has published widely in leading national and international Dermatology journals and has been selected to present at national Dermatology meetings and events. He is an active member of the Trials Generation and Prioritisation Panel (TGPP) for the UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network and an Associate Editor for the Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Journal.

As part of his dedication to research outcomes, he is co-leading national research projects which include a Priority Setting Partnership in skin cancer surgery to identify the top uncertainties in surgical practice and the CANVAS suture study, which is examining outcomes of absorbable (dissolving) versus non-absorbable sutures. He is also a trial team member and previous trainee lead for the OASIS and PAUSE studies which are examining the benefit of oral antibiotics following skin surgery.

Personal interests

All racket sports - Badminton, Tennis, Table Tennis.
Mountain walking, exploring the world and trying new cuisines

Awards received

National British Society of Dermatologic Surgery (BSDS) Award for Best Poster Presentation at the BAD Conference Liverpool
National Bristol Cup Trophy / Prize for best overall poster at the British Association of Dermatology Conference Edinburgh
National Trophy / Prize for Best Registrar Paper Oral presentation BAD
West Midlands Dermatology Trainee Award
National 2 year UK Dermatology Trials Network (UKDCTN) Fellowship and Neil Cox award

Publications

Alani A, Wernham AGH, Mann J, Veitch D, Affleck A, Ghura V. UK National Mohs Surgeon Survey 2020. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021 Jun 25. doi: 10.1111/ced.14817
• Ashraf I, Veitch D, Wernham AGH. Dermatological surgery wound outcomes: assessing the evidence. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021 Jun 8.doi: 10.1111/ced.14791
• Butt E, Ashraf I, Veitch D, Wernham AGH. Dermatological surgery: An update on suture materials and techniques: Part 2. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021 Jun 22. doi: 10.1111/ced.14812
• Ashraf I, Butt E, Veitch D, Wernham AGH. Dermatological surgery: An update on suture materials and techniques: Part 1. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021 May 31.doi: 10.1111/ced.14770.
• Boiter R, Wernham AGH, Williams H et al. Clinical Integration of fast Raman spectroscopy for Mohs Micrographic surgery of basal cell carcinoma Biomedical Optics Express April 2021 12(4):2015. DOI: 10.1364/BOE.417896
• Chaplin CL, Wernham AGH, Veitch D. Environmental sustainability in dermatological surgery. Br J Dermatol Nov 2020. doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19668
• Veitch D, Wernham AGH, Abbott R, Batchelor J. National survey demonstrates significant variations in suture use for dermatologic procedures. 2020 Clin Exp Derm Aug;45(6):742-745.
• Mann J, Wernham AGH, Varma S. An unexpected lesion on the scalp. Clin Exp Derm 2020 Oct;45(7):922-924.
• Wernham AGH, Veitch D, Wood GV, Varma S. A prospective comparative study to identify the optimal skin marker and marking protocol for skin surgery. Clin Exp Derm 2020 Jul;45(5):623-624
• Smith H, Wernham AGH, Patel A. When to suspect non-melanoma skin cancer. British Medical Journal (BMJ), BMJ 2020;368:m692.
• Wernham AGH, Oliphant T, Veitch D, Naysmith L, Varma S. National survey of UK Dermatologists demonstrates significant variation in how to obtain consent for dermatological procedures. Clin Exp Derm 2020 Jul;45(5):576-579.
• Veitch D, Wernham AGH, Varma S. Letter to the Editor: A response to ‘Transparent Grid System as a novel tool to prevent wrong-site skin surgery on the back’. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
• Wernham AGH, Veitch D, Abercrombie L, Varma S. Tattoo Regret: Adverse Healthcare Implications of Skin Tattooing in Skin Cancer Patients. Accepted for publication Australas J Dermatol Sept 19.
• Wernham AGH, Veitch D, Rogers N, Grindlay D, Thomas K, Harman K. What’s new in atopic eczema? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2017. Part 1: Treatment and prevention. Accepted Clin Exp Derm 2019.

Courses offered to GPs

Talks on skin cancer, lesion recognition, dermoscopy, rash diagnosis and general dermatology