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.
Training
Qualifications.
MBBSBangalore Medical College, Bangalore University
MD, Dermatology & VenereologyAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
FRCPRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom
International FellowAmerican Academy of Dermatology (AAD), USA
Work
Appointments.
Senior Consultant Dermatologist · currentSkin, Cosmetic & ENT Care Centre, Jayanagar, Bengaluru1992–present
Senior Consultant Dermatologist & Chief of DermatologySagar Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bengaluru2002–2022
Assistant Professor of DermatologyM S Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru1984–1992
Professional service
Offices held.
FounderBangalore Dermatological Society1992
National Vice-PresidentIADVL2000
PresidentIndian Society for Paediatric Dermatology2003–2004
ReviewerIndian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology (IJDVL)over 10 years
Editorial Committee MemberJournal of Cutaneous & Aesthetic Dermatologysince inception
EditorBangalore Dermatological Society Newsletter1992–2002
EditorDermanewstrack, quarterly update on Dermatology1993–1997
Affiliations
Memberships.
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
Outside the clinic
Community work.
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 an outgoing student in Dermatology at Bangalore Medical College, and donated books and equipment to the college.
The long view
Chronology.
MBBS, Bangalore Medical CollegeDr Satish qualifies in medicine at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University, after a course begun in 1971. The degree is awarded on 27 April 1978.
MD in Dermatology and Venereology at AIIMS, New DelhiThree 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.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, M S Ramaiah Medical CollegeNine years teaching undergraduate dermatology in Bengaluru.
Secretary and Treasurer, IADVL Karnataka–Tamilnadu State BranchDr Satish's first office-bearer post in the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists.
The clinic opens in JayanagarDr 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.
Founder, Bangalore Dermatological SocietyDr Satish founds the society and goes on to edit its newsletter from 1992 to 2002.
President, IADVL Karnataka–Tamilnadu State BranchIn 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.
Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, IJDVLDr Satish joins the editorial advisory committee of the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, and has reviewed for the journal for over ten years.
Organising Secretary, 1st National Conference of the ADSIDr 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.
National Vice-President, IADVLDr Satish is elected National Vice-President of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists.
Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Dermavision 2000Chairs the scientific committee of the National Conference of IADVL held in Bangalore.
Senior Consultant and Chief of Dermatology, Sagar HospitalsTwenty years as Senior Consultant and Chief of Dermatology at Sagar Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bengaluru.
President, Indian Society for Paediatric DermatologyDr Satish had been the society's Vice President in 1996 and chairs the organising committee of its national conference in 2005.
President, Bangalore Dermatological SocietyDr Satish leads the society he founded fifteen years earlier.
Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Dermacon 2009Chairs the scientific committee of the National Conference of IADVL in Bangalore, where he also speaks on topical therapy in psoriasis.
Co-Chair and Speaker, World Congress of Dermatology, SeoulCo-chairs the Acne Treatment Session and speaks on the different clinical pattern of acne in dark skin and the different clinical approach it needs.
Dr Rajendran & Shivakumar Memorial OrationDelivered at Cuticon Karnataka, Shivamogga, on Pearls & Gems in Clinical Practice. The CV honours list dates this oration to October 2014.
Master Dermatologist AwardAwarded by the IADVL Karnataka State Branch at Mid-Cuticon, Hassan, for academic practice in Karnataka.
FRCP, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of GlasgowDr Satish is elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Oration of the Bangalore Dermatological SocietyDelivered 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.
Derma-practice Award, South ZoneIADVL National award for practice in the South Zone. One later slide dates this award to 2018.
Vice-President and Local Scientific Committee Chairperson, World Congress of Cosmetic DermatologyHelps lead the World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology held in Bengaluru in May 2017.
Dr Siddappa Memorial Lifetime Achievement AwardAwarded by the IADVL Karnataka Branch.
Aryabhata International AwardAwarded in Bengaluru for excellence in medical service. The plaque reads 2017; the CV and the tribute video caption read 2018.
Dr J C Shroff Memorial AwardAn IADVL National award for meritorious contribution to dermatology.
Vice-Chairman, Dermacon International, BengaluruHelps lead the international edition of IADVL's national conference, held in Bengaluru in January 2019.
Inspiring Dermatologists of IndiaRecognised by The Economic Times on Doctors' Day.
IADVL Lifetime Achievement AwardThe national lifetime achievement award of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, conferred at Dermacon 2024 in Hyderabad.
Lifetime Achievement Award, AAD India ConclavePresented in August 2024 by the AAD India Conclave, an official licensee of the American Academy of Dermatology, for contribution to the state of dermatology.
Academic work
Publications and talks.
Journal papers 13
Atopic dermatitis in an adult — A case reportInteresting cases in Dermatology
Silodosin-induced erythroderma in a 78-year-old maleInteresting cases in Dermatology
Subcutaneous fat necrosis — A case reportKar.Paed.Jr.Source entry needs confirmation.
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