Annual Awards
The BSDS presents a number of awards to its members each year.
The 2024 winners were:
Wooden Curette Award for Contributions to the Society
– Dr Emma Pynn
Ashley Cooper Award for Best Presentation at the BSDS Scientific Meeting 2024
– Dr Lucy Webber – ‘Survey of dermatological surgical training in the UK’
Award for Best Poster at the BSDS Scientific Meeting 2024
– Dr Kate Lawlor – ‘Pregnancy-associated melanoma: a UK-wide service evaluation’
Previous winners:
The Xiphos Award for Lifetime Achievement within the Society
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Dr Richard Motley |
| 2023 | Dr James Langtry |
| 2022 | Dr David de Berker |
| 2018 | Dr Graham Colver |
| 2015 | Dr Clifford Lawrence |
| 2014 | Dr Catriona Irvine |
The Wooden Curette Award for Contributions to the Society
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Dina Ismail |
| 2022 | Dr Dev Shah |
| 2019 | Dr Ruth Murphy |
| 2018 | Dr Thomas Oliphant |
| 2017 | Dr Adam Bray |
| 2016 | Dr Colin Fleming |
| 2015 | Dr Lisa Naysmith |
| 2014 | Dr Walayat Hussain |
| 2013 | Dr Neil Walker |
| 2012 | Dr David de Berker |
| 2011 | Dr Raj Mallipeddi |
| 2010 | Dr Ashley Cooper |
| 2009 | Dr Irshad Zaki |
| 2008 | Dr Vindy Ghura |
| 2007 | Dr James Langtry |
| 2006 | Geoff Holmes |
| 2005 | Dr Cliff Lawrence – in recognition of his excellent work as Treasurer of the Society |
| 2004 | Dr Graeme Stables – for producing the Society’s Newsletter |
Metal Man Award for Inspirations Contributions to the Society’s Affairs
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2013 | The Metal Man Award was presented posthumously to Dr Ashley Cooper for his outstanding contributions to the BSDS |
| 2012 | Dr Nick Telfer |
| 2011 | Dr Lisa Naysmith |
| 2010 | Dr Sandeep Varma |
| 2009 | Dr Graeme Stables |
| 2008 | Dr Bruce Gee |
| 2007 | Dr Graham Colver |
| 2006 | Dr David de Berker |
| 2005 | Dr Andrew Birnie – for his organisation of the Trainees’ Day. |
| 2004 | Dr Cliff Lawrence – for establishing a new level of jargon for email correspondence with the secretary. |
The Ashley Cooper Award for the Best Presentation at the Annual BSDS Scientific Meeting (Renamed 2013)
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Dr Daniel Micallef – Rish factors for complications in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and proposal of a simplified follow-up strategy, making use of available healthcare resources |
| 2022 | Dr Alice Lee – An international, prospective cohort study CompAring Non-absorbable Versus Absorbable sutures for Skin surgery: the CANVAS Service Evaluation (scientific) |
| 2022 | Dr Hayley Smith – The spiralled Reiger flap: a novel approach to the reconstruction of challenging defects of the distal nose: lessons learned from 44 cases (clinical) |
| 2019 | Dr Jason Thomson – Management of high-risk primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region AFTER surgery (SCC-AFTER): results of a feasibility survey of cancer multidisciplinary teams |
| 2018 | Dr Rubeta N. Matin – Cochrane systematic review of diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy in comparison to visual inspection for the diagnosis of melanoma |
| 2017 | Dr Prativa Jayasekera – Preoperative blood pressure does not predict bleeding risk in Mohs surgery patients |
| 2016 | Dr Nisha Rishi Arujuna – Dermatology surgery consent photo booklet enhances patient satisfaction |
| 2015 | Dr Beth Wright – Should additional preoperative precautions andn monitoring be performed for skin surgery in patients who have a cardiac rhythm device |
| 2014 | Professor Charlotte Proby – Surgical margins identified as a major area of uncertainty in the management of high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma |
| 2013 | Prof Hywel Williams – Surgical excision vs. imiquimod 5% cream for basal cell carcinoma: a multicentre noninferiority randomized controlled trial |
| 2012 | Dr Rakesh Patalay – Basal cell carcinoma evaluation and tumour margin assessment using multiphoton tomography and fluorescence lifetime imaging |
| 2011 | Dr Amit Shah – Frozen section analysis for head and neck non-melanoma skin cancer excisions |
| 2010 | Dr Jame Shelley – Free cartilage grafts to repair ala nasi defects: with concurrent skin graft or secondary intention healing. |
| 2009 | Dr Sharmela Darne – Treatment of inflammatory acne with a 1450-nm smoothbeam diode laser- a split face randomized single-blinded controlled trial. |
| 2008 | Dr Rupert Barry – The role of cortical bone fenestration in the management of Mohs surgical scalp wounds devoid of periosteum. Dr Rupert Barry, Dr Cliff Lawrence and Dr James Langtry |
| 2007 | J. Fisher – Time in motion – testing efficiency in the Dermatology procedure setting |
| 2006 | Dr Andrew Birnie and Dr Sandeep Varma – Blood splashes to the face during dermatological surgery |
| 2005 | Dr Manjit Kaur – Primary cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma: a clinical review of 28 cases. M R Kaur and J R Marsden. |
| 2004 | Dr Sophie Weatherhead: Melanomas arising from naevi; effects on prognosis Dr Sophie Weatherhead, Dr Cliff Lawrence |
Award for Best Poster at the BSDS Scientific Meeting
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Dr Sibel Demirel – Prospective study comparing ex vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy and frozen section histopathology of 23 basal cell carcinomas tested with Mohs micrographic surgery |
| 2022 | Dr William Hunt – Results of a clinician questionnaire assessing the design and feasibility of the SeCondary intention versus grAfts for heaLing scalP wounds study (SCALP) |
| 2019 | Dr Aaron Wernham – An analysis of changing patterns in U.K. Google trend data for dermatological surgery and a regional assessment of patient internet use prior to attending for surgical procedures |
| 2018 | Dr May Fadhil – Preliminary experience of reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosing basal cell carcinoma in an NHS setting |
| 2017 | Dr Jemma Collins – Experience of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) to evaluate scars following Mohs micrographic surgery: A useful tool for the dermatological surgeon |
| 2015 | Dr Sue-Ann Ho – Development of a Mohs Surgery Histopathology Database |
| 2014 | Dr Anneke Kai – The effect of blood pressure on bleeding in Mohs surgery |
| 2013 | Dr Andrew Affleck – Use of the Skin Cancer Index to identify preoperative psychological morbidity |
| 2012 | Dr Mary Bennett – Necessity of full skin examination in a pigmented lesion clinic? |
| 2011 | Dr Mohammad Basra – An audit of the diagnostic accuracy and complete excision rate for skin cancers in primary and secondary care in the Cardiff area |
| 2010 | Dr Benvon Moran – Malignant cytology in washings of Mohs micrographic surgery instruments. |