Philip Curman

Dermatologist and researcher at Karolinska. 

CURRENT POSITIONS

• Clinical postdoctoral position, funded by Region Stockholm
• Postdoctoral researcher, Dept. of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Guest researcher, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Germany
• Specialist doctor in dermatology and venereology, Karolinska University Hospital
• Director: Autoimmune blistering diseases clinic, Karolinska University Hospital
• Director: Autoimmune blistering diseases clinical research register, Karolinska University Hospital
• Editorial board member (review editor), Frontiers in Medicine, Dermatology section

CURRENT RESEARCH SUPERVISION

• William Jebril, MD, PhD student (registered 2021): co-supervisor
• Nemanja Samardzic, MD, dermatology resident
• Amar Nouri, MD, intern doctor
• Jonathan Tjerkaski, MD, intern doctor, PhD student
• Henning Olbrich, MD, PhD student, dermatology resident (Lübeck)
• Sophie Preuß, MD, dermatology resident (Lübeck)
• Lotta Moderegger, MD, dermatology resident (Lübeck)
• Johanna Lindell: medical student master thesis, fall 2024
• Niki Wilhelmson-Karp: medical student master thesis, fall 2025
• Felix Holmquist: medical student master thesis, fall 2025

PREVIOUS SUPERVISION

• Nor Jaber, MD: dermatological case reports, 2023
• Josefin Andrén, MD: dermatological case report, fall 2023
• Simon Larsson, MD: dermatology resident's scientific thesis, spring 2023
• Kerstin Fernandez, MD: dermatology resident's scientific thesis, fall 2023
• Ulrik Erikson Brangstrup: medical student master thesis, spring 2020 (co-supervisor)
• Johanna Bern: medical student master thesis, fall 2019 (co-supervisor)

FUNDING

• Region Stockholm - clinical postdoctorial appointment
• Karolinska Institutets forskningsbidrag
• Tore Nilssons stiftelse
• Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology
• Nordic Dermatology Association

AWARDS

• 2024: European Society for Dermatological Research (travel grant) &
• Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology (continuing medical education award)
• 2023: European Society for Dermatological Research (Future Leaders Academy)
• 2021: European Society for Dermatological Research (abstract award) &
• Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology (continuing medical education award)
• 2020: European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship)
• 2019: The Swedish Medical Association, Stockholm section (travel grant)
• 2017: The Swedish Medical Association, Stockholm section (travel grant)

I am currently establising independent research in the field of large-scale epidemiology of dermatological conditions. The main focus is on Autoimmune Blistering Disorders, a group of particularly severe dermatological diseases which are not uncommonly fatal. I also have ongoing projects in psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, mastocytosis, skin cancers, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and more. Furthermore, I perform clinical studies and pilot treatment studies.

My broad epidemiological research scope currently involves both national (Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University, University of Gothenburg) and international (University of Lübeck, UCLA, Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Technical University of Munich) collaborations.

I am always on the lookout for highly motivated individuals to supervise and form new research collaborations with. Don't hesitate to reach out!