Dr Aruni Ranasinghe

Dr. Aruni Ranasinghe is a Consultant Dermatologist based at West Suffolk Hospital, where she is Clinical Lead for Paediatric Dermatology and Lead for Dermatology Research. She has extensive experience in a variety of dermatological conditions, with a specialist interest in psoriasis, eczema and psychodermatology. She has trained at the St Johns Institute of Dermatology London, Guys and St Thomas Hospital and at Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, both centres of excellence. In 2007 she completed her Master's Degree in Clinical Dermatology at King's College London and attained membership with the Royal College of Physicians in 2013, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2017. Dr. Ranasinghe is actively involved in clinical research with a special interest in biological therapies for Psoriais and Eczema. She is a Principle Investigator in a number of pivotal international multi-centre clinical trials including Double Blind Randomised Controlled Clinical Trials. Her work has been published in a number of leading journals including the British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) and Journal of American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) . She regularly presents in local, national and international dermatology meetings and is enthusiastic in practicing evidence based medicine and CPD. She also has a subspeciality interest in paediatric dermatology and psychodermatology and has developed local clinical services in these areas of high quality. Passionate about teaching and training, she provides education to the University of Cambridge Medical Students, Dermatology Specialty trainees, GPs and other health professionals regularly at both local and national educational events. She has received uniformly excellent feedback from these educational events as well as excellent colleague and patient feedback. During her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, Creative Cooking, Yoga, Pilates, Art and Fashion Design. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments • Mole Checks • Phototherapy • Cryotherapy • Skin Surgery • Video Consultation • Skin Scraping for mycology • Intra lesional steroid injections • Skin tag removal • Shave Excisions of Benign Lesions • • Psychodermatology • Paediatric Dermatology • Skin Cancers ( Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lentigo Maligna) • Sun Damage (Actinic Keratosis, Solar Lentigo) • Psoriasis • Eczema/ Atopic Dermatitis - Adult and Paediatric • Skin Allergy • Acne • Rosacea • Viral Warts • Cysts • Benign Moles • Dermatitis • Urticaria • Rashes / Skin Eruptions • Skin pigmentation • Skin picking disorders • Pruritus / skin itching • Solar Keratoses • Seborrheoic Keratoses • Benign Keratoses

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2001–2007
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Sevilla (GB)

2. 2007–2011
   Residency · Dermatology

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

3. 2011–2012
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Cleveland Clinic, US

1. 2011-09–2012-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Sevilla Teaching Hospital — Dermatology

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h-index: 6 · i10: 7

Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Dermatology outcomes

   Dr Aruni Ranasinghe, et al. · JAMA Dermatology, 2025

   DOI: 10.3558/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 77

2. Outcomes of Dermatology in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Dr Aruni Ranasinghe, et al. · JAMA Dermatology, 2024

   DOI: 10.4861/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 7

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