Dr Eirini Merika

Dr Eirini Merika graduated from UCL in 2007 with merits and the Elizabeth Garret Anderson Scholarship. After completing core training in North West London Hospitals and publishing extensively in dermatology journals, she gained a place on the competitive Chelsea & Westminster and St Mary’s Hospitals rotations.

She has been a Consultant Dermatologist at Chelsea and Westminster since 2016 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2019.

Eirini founded and led the Chelsea and Westminster Acne Service – a new service to support management of people with acne, embracing digital technology and remote monitoring. Since October 2022 she has been the Service Lead (Lead Consultant) for Dermatology at Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust.

Eirini was appointed the Training Programme Director (TPD) for Dermatology at Chelsea and Westminster between 2016-2020.

Her clinical interests are in adult & paediatric dermatology with special interest in acne, atopic dermatitis and cosmetic dermatology.

Eirini is the principal investigator in clinical research trials such as JAK inhibitors for the management of severe atopic dermatitis.