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Dr. D. A. Satish took his MD in Dermatology and Venereology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1983, under Dr L K Bhutani, Dr J S Pasricha and Dr R K Pandhi. He taught dermatology at M S Ramaiah Medical College for nine years and served twenty years as Senior Consultant and Chief of Dermatology at Sagar Hospitals. He founded the Bangalore Dermatological Society in 1992 and has led the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists as its National Vice-President. He has run his own practice in Jayanagar since 1992.

Qualifications 4

  • 1978MBBS
    Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University
  • 1983MD, Dermatology & Venereology
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
  • 2016FRCP
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • —International Fellow
    American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), USA

Appointments 3

  • 1992–Senior Consultant Dermatologist
    Skin, Cosmetic & ENT Care Centre, Jayanagar, Bengaluru
  • 2002–2022Senior Consultant Dermatologist & Chief of Dermatology
    Sagar Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bengaluru
  • 1984–1992Assistant Professor of Dermatology
    M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru

Offices held 11

  • 1992Founder
    Bangalore Dermatological Society
  • 2000National Vice-President
    IADVL
  • 2003–2004President
    Indian Society for Paediatric Dermatology
  • 2007–2009President
    Bangalore Dermatological Society
  • 1993President
    IADVL Karnataka–Tamilnadu State Branch
  • 1991–1992Vice-President (Junior, then Senior)
    IADVL K-T Branch
  • 1988–1990Secretary & Treasurer
    IADVL K-T State Branch
  • 1989–1995Central Council Member
    IADVL National Executive
  • 1996Vice President
    Indian Society for Paediatric Dermatology
  • 2014–2015Central Council Member
    IADVL Karnataka
  • 2015Member
    IADVL Academy of Dermatology

Conferences 10

  • 2000Chairperson, Scientific Committee
    Dermavision 2000, National Conference of IADVL, Bangalore
  • 2009Chairperson, Scientific Committee
    Dermacon 2009, National Conference of IADVL, Bangalore
  • 2017Vice-President & Local Scientific Committee Chairperson
    World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, Bengaluru
  • 2019Vice-Chairman
    Dermacon International, Bengaluru
  • 2011Co-Chair & Speaker, Acne Treatment Session
    World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul
  • 2005Organising Committee Chairperson
    National Conference on Paediatric Dermatology
  • 1996Organising Secretary
    1st National Conference, Association of Dermatological Surgeons of India, Bangalore
  • 1993Organising Secretary
    IADVL–KT State Conference, Bangalore
  • 2016 & 2017Organising Committee Vice-Chairman
    National Symposium on Clinical Dermatology, Bangalore
  • 1996Central Scientific Committee Member
    24th National Conference of IADVL, Ahmedabad

Editorial 5

  • 1994–1996Member, Editorial Advisory Committee
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology (IJDVL)
  • over 10 yearsReviewer
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology (IJDVL)
  • since inceptionEditorial Committee Member
    Journal of Cutaneous & Aesthetic Dermatology
  • 1992–2002Editor
    Bangalore Dermatological Society Newsletter
  • 1993–1997Editor
    Dermanewstrack, quarterly update on Dermatology

Memberships 7

  • Life Member, Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists (IADVL)
  • International Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
  • Life Member, Indian Society for Paediatric Dermatology
  • Life Member, Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India
  • Founder Member, Bangalore Dermatological Society
  • Life Member, Indian Medical Association

Teaching and community work 5

  • Skin camps in rural areas and in prisons with the Bangalore Dermatological Society.
  • Television and radio talks on vitiligo, psoriasis, steroid misuse and vaccination.
  • Dermaratha 2017, the state-wide vitiligo awareness programme of IADVL Karnataka.
  • Volunteer with the Art of Living Foundation, Bengaluru.
  • Instituted an award for the best outgoing student in Dermatology at Bangalore Medical College, and donated books and equipment to the college.

Awards 12

  • 2023IADVL Lifetime Achievement Award
    Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists (National)
    Conferred at Dermacon 2024, Hyderabad.
  • 2024Lifetime Achievement Award
    AAD India Conclave, an American Academy of Dermatology official licensee
    Presented August 2024 for contribution to the state of dermatology.
  • 2016Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCP)
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom
    A qualification as well as an honour.
  • 2021Inspiring Dermatologists of India
    The Economic Times, Doctors' Day
  • 2019Dr J C Shroff Memorial Award
    IADVL National
    For meritorious contribution to dermatology.
  • 2018Dr Siddappa Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
    IADVL Karnataka Branch
  • 2018Aryabhata International Award
    Bengaluru
    For excellence in medical service. Date under review.
  • 2017Derma-practice Award, South Zone
    IADVL National
    Awarded in the practising dermatologist category for the South Zone. Date under review.
  • 2016Oration of the Bangalore Dermatological Society
    Bangalore Dermatological Society
    An invited oration, delivered June 2016.
  • 2015Master Dermatologist Award
    IADVL Karnataka State Branch, at Mid-Cuticon, Hassan
    Awarded in the academic practising dermatologist category for Karnataka.
  • 2013Dr Rajendran & Shivakumar Memorial Oration
    Cuticon Karnataka, Shivamogga
    Oration title: Pearls & Gems in Clinical Practice. Date under review.
  • 2016Keynote Address — Career Opportunities in Dermatology
    Decode, Maharashtra State IADVL Conference

Chronology 29

  • 1978MBBS, Bangalore Medical College
    Dr Satish qualifies in medicine at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University, after a course begun in 1971. The degree is awarded on 27 April 1978.
  • 1983MD in Dermatology and Venereology at AIIMS, New Delhi
    Three years of postgraduate resident training at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, under Dr L K Bhutani, Dr J S Pasricha and Dr R K Pandhi. His MD thesis studies the therapeutic and immunological aspects of vitiligo.
  • 1984–1992Assistant Professor of Dermatology, M S Ramaiah Medical College
    Nine years teaching undergraduate dermatology in Bengaluru.
  • 1988–1990Secretary and Treasurer, IADVL Karnataka–Tamilnadu State Branch
    Dr Satish's first office-bearer post in the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists.
  • since 1992The clinic opens in Jayanagar
    Dr Satish begins practice as Senior Consultant Dermatologist at the Skin, Cosmetic & ENT Care Centre in 4th T Block, Jayanagar, where he has practised ever since.
  • 1992Founder, Bangalore Dermatological Society
    Dr Satish founds the society and goes on to edit its newsletter from 1992 to 2002.
  • 1993President, IADVL Karnataka–Tamilnadu State Branch
    In the same year Dr Satish is Organising Secretary of the IADVL–KT State conference in Bangalore, attended by 250 delegates, and editor of its souvenir and IADVL history booklet.
  • 1994–1996Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, IJDVL
    Dr Satish joins the editorial advisory committee of the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, and has reviewed for the journal for over ten years.
  • 1996Organising Secretary, 1st National Conference of the ADSI
    Dr Satish organises the first national conference of the Association of Dermatological Surgeons of India, held in Bangalore in October 1996. He is also a Central Scientific Committee member of the 24th National Conference of IADVL at Ahmedabad that year.
  • 2000National Vice-President, IADVL
    Dr Satish is elected National Vice-President of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists.
  • 2000Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Dermavision 2000
    Chairs the scientific committee of the National Conference of IADVL held in Bangalore.
  • 2002–2022Senior Consultant and Chief of Dermatology, Sagar Hospitals
    Twenty years leading dermatology at Sagar Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bengaluru.
  • 2003–2004President, Indian Society for Paediatric Dermatology
    Dr Satish had been the society's Vice President in 1996 and chairs the organising committee of its national conference in 2005.
  • 2007–2009President, Bangalore Dermatological Society
    Dr Satish leads the society he founded fifteen years earlier.
  • 2009Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Dermacon 2009
    Chairs the scientific committee of the National Conference of IADVL in Bangalore, where he also speaks on topical therapy in psoriasis.
  • 2011Co-Chair and Speaker, World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul
    Co-chairs the Acne Treatment Session and speaks on the different clinical pattern of acne in dark skin and the different clinical approach it needs.
  • 2013Dr Rajendran & Shivakumar Memorial Oration
    Delivered at Cuticon Karnataka, Shivamogga, on Pearls & Gems in Clinical Practice. The CV honours list dates this oration to October 2014.
  • 2015Master Dermatologist Award
    Awarded by the IADVL Karnataka State Branch at Mid-Cuticon, Hassan, for the best academic practising dermatologist in Karnataka.
  • 2016FRCP, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
    Dr Satish is elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
  • 2016Oration of the Bangalore Dermatological Society
    Delivered in June 2016. In May of the same year he gave the keynote address on Career Opportunities in Dermatology at Decode, the Maharashtra State IADVL Conference.
  • 2017Derma-practice Award, South Zone
    IADVL National award for the best practising dermatologist in the South Zone. One later slide dates this award to 2018.
  • 2017Vice-President and Local Scientific Committee Chairperson, World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology
    Helps lead the World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology held in Bengaluru in May 2017.
  • 2018Dr Siddappa Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award
    Awarded by the IADVL Karnataka Branch.
  • 2018Aryabhata International Award
    Awarded in Bengaluru for excellence in medical service. The plaque reads 2017; the CV and the tribute video caption read 2018.
  • 2019Dr J C Shroff Memorial Award
    An IADVL National award for meritorious contribution to dermatology.
  • 2019Vice-Chairman, Dermacon International, Bengaluru
    Helps lead the international edition of IADVL's national conference, held in Bengaluru in January 2019.
  • 2021Inspiring Dermatologists of India
    Recognised by The Economic Times on Doctors' Day.
  • 2023IADVL Lifetime Achievement Award
    The national lifetime achievement award of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, conferred at Dermacon 2024 in Hyderabad.
  • 2024Lifetime Achievement Award, AAD India Conclave
    Presented in August 2024 by the AAD India Conclave, an official licensee of the American Academy of Dermatology, for contribution to the state of dermatology.

Publications 60

Over 55 published papers, book chapters and named conference presentations, including work in the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology.

Journal papers 13
  • 2014Atopic dermatitis in an adult — A case report
    Interesting cases in Dermatology, IJCP Academy of CME
  • 2014Silodosin-induced erythroderma in a 78-year-old male
    Interesting cases in Dermatology, IJCP Academy of CME
  • 1991Subcutaneous fat necrosis — A case report
    Karnataka Paediatric Journal
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • 1989Dapsone induced methemoglobinaemia
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1989Kyrle's disease with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure — A case report
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1989Cranial nerve zoster with spinal segment skin lesions
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1989Xeroderma pigmentosa with malignant melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1988An unwarranted anti-acne medication
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1984Clinical profile and response to chemotherapeutic agents in non-specific urethritis
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1984Chemotherapy of leprosy
    Karnataka Medical Journal
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • 1984Fixed drug eruption on the male genitalia
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • 1983Vitiligo with Oesophageal Carcinoma
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
  • 1982Post-dengue palmoplantar pruritis
    Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
Book chapters 3
  • 2015Chapter on Cryotherapy
    IADVL Text Book of Dermatology, Bhalani Publications Ltd
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • 2011Dermaroller in acne scars
    Special book published for the World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul 2011
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • —Chapter on Bacterial infections
    Text book of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
Edited volumes 3
  • 2014Interesting cases in Dermatology — Psoriasis
    IJCP Academy of CME
  • 2014Interesting cases in Dermatology — Dermatitis
    IJCP Academy of CME
  • 2014Interesting cases in Dermatology — Psoriasis
    IJCP Academy of CME
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
Thesis 1
  • 1983A study of the therapeutic and immunological aspects of Vitiligo
    All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Orations 2
  • 2016Oration of the Bangalore Dermatological Society
    Bangalore Dermatological Society
  • 2013Pearls & Gems in Clinical practice
    Cuticon Karnataka 2013, Shivamogga
Invited talks 9
  • 2017Finasteride — latest advances
    World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology
  • 2017Meet the Expert Session
    South Zone Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Mangalore
  • 2016Parents in Atopic Dermatitis
    Dermacon 2016, National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Coimbatore
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • 2016Career Opportunities in Dermatology
    Decode, Maharashtra State Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists
  • 2015Pearls & gems in clinical practice
    West Zone Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Udaipur
  • 2014Managing resistant superficial fungal infections in clinical practice
    Cuticon Karnataka 2014, State Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists
  • 2013What's New in Dermatotherapeutics (Paediatric)
    Dermacon 2013, National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Ahmedabad
  • 2012Guest lecture, Dermacon 2012
    Dermacon 2012, National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Jaipur
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • 2009Topical therapy in Psoriasis
    Dermacon 2009, National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Bangalore
Conference papers 10
  • 1996Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy in benign skin lesions — A report
    24th National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Ahmedabad
  • 1996Collodion baby treated with topical glycolic acid — A report
    State Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Hassan, Karnataka
  • 1994Acute psoralen poisoning — A report
    VII International Congress of Dermatology, New Delhi
  • 1993Sporotrichosis, A report of 2 cases
    21st National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Manipal
  • 1991Clinical profile of henoch-Schonlein purpura
    II South Zone Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Madras
  • 1990Aerokeratosis verucciformis in a family. A Report
    Annual Conference, Karnataka & Tamilnadu State Branch of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Mangalore
    Reference incomplete; being confirmed.
  • 1989A study of autoantibodies in vitiligo
    17th National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Bombay
  • 1989Linear Leukoderma following intralesional steroid
    Karnataka & Tamilnadu State Branch Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Coimbatore
  • 1988Kyrle's disease with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure
    Karnataka & Tamilnadu State Branch Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Davanagere
  • 1988Dapsone induced methaemoglobinaemia
    Karnataka & Tamilnadu State Branch Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists
CME lectures 10
  • 1996Cryotherapy in Dermatology
    Association of Dermatological Surgeons of India, Bangalore
  • 1995Occupational dermatoses
    Conference of the Indian Academy of Allergy, Mysore
  • 1995Sexually transmitted diseases today
    Monthly seminar series, Indian Medical Association, Bangalore (East)
  • 1995Leprosy as seen by a practising dermatologist
    Karnataka State Leprosy Conference
  • 1994Allergic contact dermatitis
    5th International Conference on Aerobiology, Bangalore
  • 1991Urticaria and angioedema
    Workshop on Allergy, Aerobiology and Applied Immunology, Indian Academy of Allergy
  • 1990Hair fall — myths and facts
    Indian Association of Family Physicians, Indian Medical Association, Bangalore
  • 1990Skin rashes in children
    CME programme of the Lake Side Education Trust, Bangalore
  • 1990Occupational Dermatoses other than contact dermatitis
    Seminar on Occupational Dermatoses, Indian Association of Occupational Health
  • 1989Sexually transmitted diseases in clinical practice
    CME programme, Indian Medical Association, Bangalore East Branch
Panels moderated 7
  • 2017Panel discussion on Genital Dermatoses
    Dermacon 2017, National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Kolkata
  • 2017Aesthetic procedures in Adolescents
    World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, Bengaluru
  • 2015Session on Acne
    Dermacon 2015, National Conference of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, Mangalore
  • 2014Session on Acne
    Mid-Dermacon, Aurangabad
  • 2012Panel discussion on Challenges in treatment of Childhood Vitiligo
    Vitilicon 2012
  • 2012Panel discussion in Kannada on practice management
    Cuticon Karnataka 2012, Raichur
  • 2011Panel discussion on difficult patients in clinical practice
    SAARC Conference, Mysore, Karnataka
Sessions chaired 2
  • 2016Scientific session
    Asian Dermatology Congress, Mumbai
  • 2011Different Clinical pattern of acne in the dark skin and the different clinical approach
    World Congress of Dermatology, Seoul