Dr Jonathan Bowling
is a Consultant Dermatologist
and expert in skin cancer diagnosis
Dr Jonathan Bowling graduated from Bristol University and following working in Queensland Australia, completed his dermatology training in London. He was the lead Clinician for Oxfordshire Skin Cancer MDT, and Chair of the West Thames Valley Specialist Skin Cancer MDT. He was a faculty member of the 1st & 2nd World Congress of Dermoscopy and he is the UK board member of the International Dermoscopy Society.
He has pioneered training in dermoscopy for skin cancer diagnosis in the UK, with over 1000 dermatologists, plastic surgeons and GPs attending his courses to date.
He is the author of the dermatology textbook 'Diagnostic Dermoscopy: The Illustrated Guide'.
He is committed to education in dermatology and is a Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Oxford University, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical Sciences Division, Oxford, United Kingdom.
He is a member of the following organisations:
American Academy of Dermatology
British Association of Dermatologists
British Medical Association
British Society for Dermatological Surgery
International Dermoscopy Society
Melanoma Study Group
Royal College of Physicians
Royal Society of Medicine
He is a recognised expert on skin cancer diagnosis and is invited to lecture on skin cancer diagnosis throughout the UK and Europe, recent events have included:
2011
Focus on Melanoma, melanoma Study Group, London
Early Diagnosis of Melanoma, The Role of Teledermoscopy
Annual International Dermoscopy Course for Plastic Surgeons, Oxford
The importance of dermoscopy in improving resource utilization
2010
European Academy of Dermato-Venereaology Annual Meeting, Gothenburg - International Dermoscopy Society section meeting
The Commercialisation of Cancer
Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Dermoscopy & Melanoma: An Inconvenient Truth
Scottish Dermatological Society, Glasgow, Scotland
Dermoscopy & Melanoma: An Inconvenient Truth
British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons, Melanoma & Sarcoma Course, Manchester
Digital Imaging Systems & Melanoma Diagnosis
89th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatologists, Manchester
Tele-Dermoscopy: A UK Perspective
Primary Care Dermatological Society of Ireland, Limerick, Ireland
Dermoscopy: An Essential Tool for Diagnosis
British Association of Dermatologists Registrar Conference, Manchester
The Dermoscopy Code: The A-Z of Dermoscopy
2009
2nd World Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society, Barcelona, Spain
Faculty Member
3rd National Update in the Effective Management of Malignant Melanoma, London
Dermoscopy & Melanoma Diagnosis
British Medical Association, Masterclass in Medicine: General Update, Manchester
Skin lesion diagnosis
MIMS Dermatological Conditions in Primary Care, London & Manchester
Improving Skin cancer & Melanoma Diagnosis
2008
Masterclass in Cancer Medicine: Skin Cancer - Inaugural Meeting, London
Expert Panel Member
2nd National Update in the Effective Management of Malignant Melanoma, London
Dermoscopy: Initial Investigation and Diagnosis
Scottish Dermatological Society, Annual Meeting, Sterling, Scotland
Plenary Lecture: Dermoscopy in the Clinic.
Skin Cancer Diagnosis, Dublin, Ireland
Dermoscopy: Improving Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Diploma in Clinical Dermatology, Cardiff, Wales
Introduction to Dermoscopy
2007
Skin Cancer in Organ Recipients (SCOR-UK) 3rd annual meeting, Manchester
Diagnosing Pigmented Skin Lesions
MIMS Dermatological Conditions in Primary Care, London
Diagnosing Skin Cancer and Melanoma with Dermoscopy
86th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatologists, Birmingham
Dermoscopy Focus Session - Safe Dermoscopy
Primary Care Dermatology Society, Annual General Meeting Bristol
Dermoscopy Workshop for Primary Care
European Conference of the Primary Care Dermatology Society, Barcelona, Spain
Dermoscopy in the United Kingdom
Diploma in Clinical Dermatology, Cardiff University
An Introduction to Dermoscopy
2006
Recognition & Management of Skin Lesions Course, University of Hertfordshire
Dermoscopy of Skin Tumours
Primary Care Dermatology Society, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Dermoscopy Workshop for Primary Care
"Cancer & the Skin" course for consultants, London
Diagnosing Pigmented Skin Lesions; Can Dermoscopy Help?
85th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Dermatologists, Manchester
Dermoscopy Focus Session - Key Points for Clinical Practice
1st World Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society, Naples, Italy
False Negative Melanoma Diagnosis
2005
Primary Care Dermatology Society, Peebles, Scotland
Dermoscopy in Clinical Practice
Dermatology Clinical Assistants Meeting, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Dermoscopy in Clinical Practice
Melanoma Study Group Meeting, Oxford
Dermoscopy in Melanoma Screening
Primary Care Dermatology Society Annual General Meeting, Cambridge
Dermoscopy in Clinical Practice
Dermatology and Skin Surgery Update Meeting, Newcastle
Dermoscopy - An Essential Tool!
Jonathan has published extensively in peer reviewed medical journals on a range of dermatological conditions including:
National Library for Health - Invited Expert Commentaries Skin Cancer 2008 - Dermoscopy
Bowling J et al. Dermoscopy Key Points: Recommendations from the International Dermoscopy Society. Dermatology 2007; 214(1):3-5.
Dermoscopy Key Points
Bristow I, De Berker D, Ackland K, Turner R, Bowling J. Clinical guidelines for the recognition of melanoma of the foot and nail unit. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2010, 3:25.
Clinical guidelines for recognition of melanoma of the foot and nail unit
Bristow I, Bowling J. Dermoscopy as a technique for the early identification of foot melanoma. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:14.
Dermoscopy to identify foot melanoma
Townley WA, Cassell OC, Bowling JC. Dermoscopy: Time for plastic surgeons to embrace a new diagnostic tool? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Oct;64(10):1386-7
Pozo L, Bowling J, Perrett CM, Bull R, Diaz-Cano SJ. Dermoscopy of trichostasis spinulosa. Arch Dermatol. 2008 Aug;144(8):1088
Palmer A & Bowling J. Dermoscopic appearance of juvenile xanthogranuloma. Dermatology 2007;215(3):256-9.
Kuchel JM & Bowling JC. Bilateral lower eyelid masses. Orbital (intraorbital and extraocular) metastases in breast cancer. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Oct;142(10):1351-6
Salih S & Bowling JC. Pseudonits in dreadlocked hair: a louse-y case of nits. Dermatology. 2006;213(3):245.
Bowling J. Fibrillar pattern of an acquired plantar acral melanocytic naevus: correspondence between epiluminescence light microscopy and transverse section histology. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2007; 32(1): 103
JC Bowling, N Francis & CB Bunker. Solitary anogenital xanthogranuloma. Clin Exp Dermatol 2005 Nov;30(6):716-7.
JC Bowling, AV Powles, N Nasiri, A Searle & CB Bunker. Spontaneous regression of extramammary Paget's disease after excision of primary apocrine carcinoma, in an immunosuppressed patient. Br J Dermatol. 2005 Sep;153(3):676-7.
JC Bowling, M Saha & CB Bunker. Herpetic Whitlow: A forgotten diagnosis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2005 Sep;30(5):609-10
Bowling JC & Botting J. The Porcine Sebaceous Cyst Model: An inexpensive, reproducible skin surgery simulator. Dermatologic surgery 2005 Aug;31(8):953-6
Jones J, Bowling J, Watson J, Vega-Lopez F, White J, Higgins E. Old world cutaneous leishmaniasis infection in children: a case series. Arch Dis Child. 2005 May;90(5):530-1.
Heaton NR, Edmonds EV, Francis ND, Bunker CB, Bowling JC, Morar N. Fatal toxic epidermal necrolysis due to lansoprazole. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2004 Nov;29(6):612-3.
JC Bowling, J Botting, N Heaton, EVJ Edmonds & KL Agnew. The syringe skin hook: the history and evolution of the improvised skin hook. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Jul;151(1):244
JC Bowling & RW Groves. Pitfalls in psoriasis: Pulse September 2004.
J Soo, JC Bowling & RC Yu. Multiple skin necrotic lesions: A case of Zygomycosis. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Jul;140(7):877-82.
Hamill M, Bowling J, Vega-Lopez F. Sweet's syndrome and a Mirena intrauterine system. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2004 Apr;30(2):115-6.
Afridi S, Bacon CM, Bowling J, Goadsby PJ. Verapamil and lymphomatoid papulosis in chronic cluster headache. J Neurol. 2004 Apr;251(4):473-5.
JC Bowling, S McIntosh & KL Agnew. Transverse leukonychia following proximal nail fold trauma. Clin & Exp Dermatol 2004 Jan;29(1):96.
JC Bowling & F Vega-Lopez. Lupoid leishmaniasis treated with intralesional sodium stibogluconate and systemic itraconazole. Clin & Exp Dermatol 2003 Nov;28(6):683-4.
JC Bowling & M Cork. Severe Pruritus in a Patient with Urticaria Pigmentosa treated with 5% urea and 3% polidocanol. Journal of Dermatological Treatment 2003 Sep;14(3):190-1.
JC Bowling & PM Dowd. Raynaud's disease a biographical Review. Lancet. 2003 Jun 14;361(9374):2078-80.
JC Bowling & RW Groves. Psoriasis: Therapeutics for the Millennium. General Practice. June 2003.
JC Bowling & AJ Lee. The heights of folly: Altitude sickness in Peru. British Medical Journal 2003;326:803
JC Bowling, JJ Scarisbrick, APWarin and AMR Downs. Allergic contact dermatitis from trideceth-2-carboxamide monoethanolamine (MEA) in a hair dye. Contact Dermatitis 2002; 47(2):116
JC Bowling, RW Groves. An unexpected tattoo. Lancet. 2002 Feb 23;359(9307):649.
JC Bowling, JS English. Prescribing in Practice: The Treatment of Pruritus. Prescriber, December 2000.