HMC’s Dermatology and Venereology Department provides high-quality medical care for patients of all ages with all skin conditions including eczemas, psoriasis, hair fall, vitiligo, skin infections, immune and allergic processes, skin cancer, and other skin manifestations. As a regional hub for outstanding patient care, the department is also building a global reputation for innovation, multidisciplinary collaboration, and groundbreaking research in skin science.

Whether treating common skin conditions or managing the most complex diseases, our goal is always to provide personalized, the most updated high-quality care tailored to the needs of each patient.

Patients have the benefit of accessing cutting-edge treatments delivered by expert clinicians across a wide range of subspecialty clinics at HMC, including:

  • Biologic and immunomodulatory therapies for inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo, autoimmune diseases.
  • Hair and scalp clinics for complex disorders such as alopecia areata and scarring alopecia.
  • State-of-the-art light-based treatments for conditions such as vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
  • Dermato-surgery treatments including skin biopsies and excisions for benign and malignant lesions.
  • Advanced laser therapy for scarring, pigmentation disorders, and rosacea.
  • Sclerotherapy and foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of venous insufficiencies such as varicose veins, spider veins, and deep vein thrombosis.
  • Skin cancer diagnostics and therapy of benign and malignant skin cancers.
  • Genetic dermatology and genodermatoses for diagnostics and therapy of genetic skin diseases and haemangiomas.

Specialized clinics also include services for pediatric dermatology, geriatric dermatology (one of the first globally), sexually transmitted infections, and complex autoimmune skin diseases.

The latest advanced technology at HMC allows for real-time skin imaging and non-invasive diagnostics, such as dermoscopy or ultrasound, enabling earlier and more accurate detection of conditions like melanoma and other skin cancers or scleroderma — improving outcomes and reducing the need for unnecessary procedures.

HMC’s dermatology specialists are expertly trained, playing a crucial role in emergency and inpatient care to manage severe, life-threatening skin conditions such as Stevens-Johnson-Syndrome, erythroderma, drug reactions, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.

The internationally highly ranked state-of-the-art research at the Dermatology Institute ensures excellence in understanding and better treating skin diseases precision medicine-based in the future.​