Associate Professor Peter Foley
Associate Professor
Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital
| telephone | +61 3 9288 3298 |
| facsmilie | +61 3 9288 3292 |
| peter.foley @ svhm.org.au |
Profile
Peter Foley has the role of running dermatology clinical trials and overseeing management and review of subspeciality dermatology databases eg cutaneous lymphoma, phototherapy, photobiology/ photodermatology and photodynamic therapy. He is involved in medical undergraduate teaching and co-supervises postgraduate dermatology research fellows undertaking research utilising the databases. His research interests are in the areas of nonsurgical treatments of skin cancer, particularly photodynamic therapy and topical immune response modifiers, new therapies for psoriasis, particularly ''biologics' and photodermatology.
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Professional Activities:
- Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and Skin and Cancer Foundation (Vic). Private Dermatology Practice.
- Co-develop educational resources for the general public, eg antenatal booklet 'skin conditions in the family'.
- Chairman/convenor, Scientific Advisory Committee, Australasian College of Dermatologists
- Scientific Research Committee, Australasian College of Dermatologists
- Board of Directors, Photomedicine Society
- The Cancer Council Australia National Skin Cancer Committee
- Australian Standards Committee CS-064 (Solaria)
- Steering Committee, Psoriasis Biologics Registry
Qualifications:
BMedSc MBBS MD FACD
Major grants:
Burden of psoriasis study 2005, $163 249, Grant from Biogen Idec
Selected Publications
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Braathen LR, Szeimies R, Basset-Seguin N, Bissonnette R, Foley P, Pariser D, Roelandts R, Wnnberg A & Morton CA. 2007. Guidelines on the use of photodynamic therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer: an international consensus. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 56 (1): 125-43.
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Goh MSY, Mccormack C, Dinh HV, Welsh B, Foley P & Prince H. 2007. Rituximab in the adjuvant treatment of pemphigus vulgaris: a prospective open-label pilot study in five patients. British Journal of Dermatology. 156 (5): 990-6.
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Upjohn E, Foley P, Lane P, Magee J, Prince H, Mccormack C & Sinclair R. 2007. Long-term clearance of patch-stage mycosis fungoides with the 308-nm laser. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 32 (2): 168-71.
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Thai K-E, Fergin P, Freeman M, Vinciullo C, Francis D, Spelman L, Murrell D, Anderson C, Weightman W, Reid C, Watson A & Foley PA. 2004. A prospective study of the use of cryosurgery for the treatment of actinic keratoses. International Journal of Dermatology. 43: 687-692.
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Crouch RB, Foley PA & Baker CS. 2003. Analysis of patients with suspected photosensitivity referred for investigation to an Australian photodermatology clinic. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 48: 714-720.
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Foley PA, Zuo NIL, Plunkett A, Kate K & Marks R. 2003. The frequency of common skin conditions in preschool-aged children in Australia. Archives of Dermatology. 139: 318-322.
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Freeman M, Vinciullo C, Francis D, Spelman L, Nguyen R, Fergin P, Thai K, Murrell D, Weightman W, Anderson C, Reid C, Watson A & Foley PA. 2003. A comparison of photodynamic therapy using topical methyl aminolevulinate (Metvix®) with single cycle cryotherapy in patients with actinic keratosis: a prospective, randomized study. Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 14: 99-106.
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Yap LM, Blum R, Foley PA, Mccormack C, Turner H, Seymour JF & Prince HM. 2003. Clinical study of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma using both the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and World Health Organization classifications. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 44: 110-115.