Steve Symonds, Professional Relations Lead Dermatology and Respiratory, Sanofi Genzyme

Professional Relations Lead Dermatology and Respiratory, Sanofi Genzyme

Steve graduated in 1999 from the University of Winchester with a BSc in Exercise Physiology and Psychology. In 2001 he joined the Pharmaceutical industry as a GP Medical Representative with Schering-Plough.

In the past two decades he has also worked in various commercial and business development roles for not only Blue Chip Pharmaceuticals companies but also in the Medical Diagnostic industry. At Roche Diagnostics in 2013 Steve was awarded the coveted Point of Care sales person of the year award for his work with then PCT’s and NHS service providers on joint working initiatives related to anticoagulation pathways

Steve joined Sanofi Genzyme Dermatology to launch an innovative medicine in the Dermatology market place (Oct 2017) and in April 2020 he was Promoted to Professional Relations Lead Dermatology and Respiratory.

Dr Richard Jerrom MRCP(Derm) Consultant Dermatologist & Mohs Surgeon, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust & University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, BMedSci(Hons), BMBS, MRCP (Derm)

Richard is a consultant dermatologist and Mohs surgeon who holds substantive posts in both Walsall/ Wolverhampton and Leicester, where he is dermatological surgery and Mohs lead.

He completed his medical degree in Nottingham in 2012 before later moving to West Midlands Deanery for core medical and subsequently dermatology training, where he was awarded ‘dermatology trainee of the year’ in 2019.

He later returned to Nottingham for a post CCT Mohs fellowship in 2020 to achieve his British Society for Dermatological Surgery Mohs accreditation.

He is passionate about teaching and furthering dermatology education. He is currently co-consultant honorary president of the University of Birmingham Dermatology Society. He is regularly involved in regional and national teaching for undergraduates and postgraduates particularly with the British Society for Dermatological Surgery. He is also an anatomy demonstrator and prepares prosections at the University of Nottingham.

He has led numerous successful quality and service improvement projects in dermatology and is always looking for ways to improve the quality and efficiency of the services in which he works.

He has been involved in setting up new, and improving existing, Mohs services in the West and East Midlands since 2021.

Richard was on the original steering group for this programme, advocating the recognition of psychodermatology services and resources as well as establishing a formal supporting partnership with Psychodermatology UK, for whom he was also a previous committee member.

Outside of medicine Richard loves to travel and enjoys several hobbies including numerous sports, scuba diving and DIY. He has previously achieved his private pilot’s licence in 2007.

Dr Anna Trigell BA MBBS MRCGP DipClinDerm

Anna has been a GP partner and GPwSI in dermatology since 2004 in St.Neots in Cambridgeshire.

She graduated from St.Edmund Hall in Oxford in 1993 with a degree in Experimental Psychology and subsequently went on to study medicine at St.Mary’s Medical School in London.

She has recently given up GP partnership and is now a prison doctor at HMP Littlehey whilst continuing her GPwER in dermatology role in the community.

Siobhan Wastie, The Primary Care Dermatology Society

Siobhan’s background has been in pharmaceutical public relations and medical education and she has specialised in dermatology since 1994 when she was instrumental in setting up the PCDS and worked closely with the Society until 1997.

She renewed her association with the Society in 2003 and developed the now very successful corporate sponsorship programme as well as assisting in the development and roll out of new educational brands for the Society.

Siobhan has three children an interest in all things equestrian.

Arlene McGuire Mpharm PGDip CPP
Independent Prescriber Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Arlene has been practicing hospital pharmacy since 2007. After qualifying she went on to complete a post graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy practice and became a Specialist Dermatology & Allergy Pharmacist in 2013 at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust within the St Johns Institute of Dermatology.

Arlene has a special interest in psoriasis and immunotherapy, and developed the role of the clinical pharmacist in the severe psoriasis biologics clinic – qualifying as an Independent Prescriber in this field in 2015.

Arlene has taught on the Kings College undergraduate pharmacy programme, Derm Academy programmes and St Johns Clinical Dermatology MSc course. She has presented previously at the National Association of Specialist Phototherapy nurses conference and the British Association of Dermatology Nurses Biologics Network. Arlene is a member of the BAD clinical guideline subgroup and Pharmacist Workstream and contributed to the update of the Guidelines for Biologic therapy in Psoriasis 2020.

Arlene sits on the editorial board for Dermatology in Practice and started a national network for NHS pharmacists working within dermatology across the UK to share expertise and best practice.

Over the last 2 years Arlene has been a member of the steering group and judging panel for the Quality in Care Dermatology Programme.