Profile Summary

Medical Qualification: M.B.B.S, M.D., D.N.B., F.C.P.S., D.D.V. (Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology), Fellowship in Phototherapy (PGIMER, Chandigarh) 

Designation: Consultant, Dermatology

Years of experience: 11 years 

Areas of expertise:

  • Vitiligo Surgery
  • Dermatology
  • Trichology
  • Aesthetics
  • Dermatosurgeon
  • Procedural Dermatology

Introduction:

Dr. Deepti Ghia has over 11 years of experience in the field of Dermatology and is also actively pursuing research and innovation in this field.She has completed her masters in Dermatology and Trichology from the B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai and further honed her skills by working at premier institutes like Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, U.S.A. She has been honored with several prestigious awards such as the Dr. Arvind Lonkar Award 2012 from IADVL for Best Research Project, Imrich Sarkany Award from EADV at Krakow, Poland and The International Society of Dermatology for Promising Young Dermatologist and the A.C Parikh Award and Asian Pigment Cell Research Award for Best Case Paper. 

She is an active member of International Pigment Cell Research Group, Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India, Cosmetic Dermatology Society of India, IADVL, EADV and International Society of Dermatology. She is a consultant Dermatologist , Trichologist and Dermato-surgeon based in Mumbai. She was the Joint Secretary of IADVL Maharashtra from 2019-2020. She is the Joint organizing Secretary for Dermacon International 2023, Mumbai. 

Awards & Publications : 

Awards:

  • Dr Adarsh A. Kumar Annual Meeting Supplemental Scholarship AAD Washington DC 2016
  • Strauss and Katz World Congress Fund Scholarship to American Academy of Dermatology in Washington DC, 2016

  • Scholarship to World Congress of Dermatology, Vancouver 2015

  • XI International Congress of Dermatology education Scholarship Delhi 2013

  • Imrich Sarkany Non-European Scholarship – 10th E.A.D.V Symposium at Cracow, Poland 2013

  • Dr. Arvind Lonkar Award for the best research in dermatology- Cuticon 2012

  • Best research paper for “To trypsinise or not to trypsinise- that is the question” at 5th Asian Pigment Cell Congress 2012, New Delhi

  • Stood 1st in the F.C.P.S. exam held in April 2012

  • Best poster prize for “Vitiligo- A surgical approach” at Dermacon 2012, Jaipur

  • Case Study “A painful mystery- Complex regional pain syndrome in leprosy” was awarded

  • Best Poster Presentation – DERMACON 2011

  • A. C. Parikh Award – CUTICON 2010

  • Scholarship from J.R.D. Tata Trust and Women’s Graduate Union for excellence in academic

Publications:

  • Gadkari, R., Doshi, B., Nayak, C., Ghildiyal, R., Madke, B. and Ghia, D. (2013), Unusual Clinical Manifestations in a Case of Alagille Syndrome. Pediatric Dermatology. doi: 10.1111/pde.12132    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pde.12132/abstract

  • Ghia D, Mulekar SV, Hamzavi IH. Chapter 8 Surgical management of vitiligo. In: Hamzavi IH, Mahmoud BH, Isedeh PN, Handbook of vitiligo Basic and Clinical Management.JP medical publishers,2016:111-138
  • Ghia D., Al Issa A, Al Eisa A, Mulekar SV. Chapter 10 Laser and Light assisted Hair reduction: principles and Options. In: Textbook of Lasers in Dermatology. Jaypee brothers medical publishers, 2016:48-53

  • Lyons, A. B., Ghia, D., Abdallah, M., Abdel-Malek, Z., Esmat, S., Ezzedine, K., ... & Hamzavi, I. (2020). Proceeding Report of the Second Vitiligo International Symposium (VIS)-November 9-10, 2018, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. Synopsis.pdf http://globalvitiligofoundation-org.server-registration123server-vps.registration123.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2018-VIS-Meeting

  • Shah, B., Ghia, D., Shah, S., Jangid, N., Deshmukh, G., Dhoot, D., & Barkate, H. Effectiveness and safety of Ciclopirox Olamine compared to that of Luliconazole in management of patients with multi-site dermatophytosis on background itraconazole therapy.  https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4eb8/44197e5acd490474cc1ee9956b64d5f8e13e.pdf  

Memberships:

Memberships:

  • IADVL Maharashtra Joint secretary for 2019-2020
  • IADVL member and managing committee member for the year 2015-2016 and year 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2021-2022

  • Surgical committee of Global Vitiligo Foundation

  • Member of Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India

  • Member of Cosmetic Dermatology society of India and congress sub-committee organizer for year 2017

  • Member of European academy of Dermatologist and Venereologists