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Dr Christian Aldridge is a Consultant Dermatologist based at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. He is part of the All Wales National Specialist Advisory Group on Skin Cancer informing on policy change to the Welsh Assembly Government.
Dr Aldridge is a graduate of the University of Cardiff , School of Medicine where he obtained a BSc Hons in Physiology and graduated from Medical school in 1998. He specialised in Dermatology and has developed a sub-speciality interest in Skin Cancer ; in particular , the management of Melanoma. He is a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, the British Society of Dermatological Surgery and the American Academy of Dermatology.
Dr Aldridge has had research published in respected peer-reviewed journals and his ongoing clinical activities involve the development of a Teledermatolgy service, which aids triaging of suspect lesions from GPs via photo/email service. There are also close links with allied colleagues in oncology and plastic surgery in order to provide an exemplary service for the total treatment of Melanoma , for patients within his Trust.
He is currently the Dermatology Advisor to the charity Melanoma UK