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Professor Peter Soyer is an academic dermatologist and the inaugural Chair in Dermatology at The University of Queensland (UQ), appointed in 2007. He served as Director of the Princess Alexandra Hospital Dermatology Department from 2008-2023. Currently, he holds positions as an Affiliate of the Queensland Digital Health Centre and as a Professorial Research Fellow at the Frazer Institute within UQ's Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. His clinical expertise drives a strong focus on translational skin cancer research.
Professor Soyer is internationally recognized as a pioneer and world leader in dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions, having developed the morphologic classification system currently used worldwide. His research spans preventative dermatooncology, dermatopathology, and dermatologic imaging including dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy. He has led the establishment of the Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID), which is conducting Australia's largest melanoma cohort study targeting 15,000 participants.
His recent research publications demonstrate a strong focus on integrating artificial intelligence with dermatological imaging for improved melanoma detection, 3D total-body photography applications, and risk stratification methodologies. The work spans both technological innovation in imaging and practical clinical applications for early detection and screening.
- Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Next Generation Clinical Researchers Program Practitioner Fellowship (2018-2022)
- NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (2012-2016)
- NHMRC '10 of the Best NHMRC research projects 2016' publication
Professor Soyer has supervised numerous PhD and Master's students across diverse topics including 3D imaging for melanoma risk assessment, AI applications in dermoscopy, spatial distribution of naevi, and genetic risk profiling. His research program has secured over $43 million in funding since 2014, including major grants from NHMRC, MRFF, ARC, and the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. He leads the Dermatology Research Centre and the Centre of Research Excellence in Skin Imaging and Precision Diagnosis, focusing on technological innovations to transform melanoma early detection.
