- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General
- Skin cancer
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Hywel Cooper has just stepped down as Clinical lead after almost 7 years and continues as Research lead for Dermatology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust one of the busiest NHS dermatology departments in the country.
Dr Cooper graduated in 1996 with a distinction in primary BM at Southampton Medical School and obtaining an additional BioMedical Science degree in 1995. He holds an international diploma in Acupuncture from Changchun University Medical School, China in 1992.
Having gained his MRCP in 2000 he began his career specialising in dermatology that year. Dr Cooper spent 2 years undertaking laboratory based and clinical research into who and why people get reactions to medications with publications in leading journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr Cooper specialises in skin disease including skin cancer, chronic skin disease, connective tissue diseases, lesion diagnosis and drug allergy. He performs skin surgery including skin cancer and lesion excision, skin lesion and rash diagnosis as well as injection treatment for hyperhidrosis (excess sweating).
Areas of interest
Dermatological surgery;
Skin tumours / cancer / oncology;
Cosmetic skin lesions;
Medical skin conditions;
Allergies and the skin
Medical secretaries
- Ms M Young
- Spire Portsmouth Hospital Bartons Road HAVANT PO9 5NP
- 023 9236 1925
- 023 9236 1925
- michelleyoung1@msn.com
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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S1500
Biopsy of skin or subcutaneous tissue - (5-50)
Spire Portsmouth Hospital (5-50)
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S1110
Curettage/cryotherapy of lesion of skin (including cauterisation) - up to three - (5-50)
Spire Portsmouth Hospital (5-50)
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S0603
Primary excision of malignant lesion - Trunk & Limbs - (5-50)
Spire Portsmouth Hospital (5-50)
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S0820
Curettage/cryotherapy of lesions of skin (including cauterisation) - four or more - (1-5)
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S0607
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to malignant lesion of skin, with artificial light source, four or more - (1-5)
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S0602
Primary excision of malignant lesion - Head & Neck - (1-5)
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S0606
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) to malignant lesion of skin, with artificial light source, up to three - (1-5)
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S0632
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Head & Neck (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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S0605
Secondary excision of malignant lesion - trunk & limbs - (1-5)