Philip Curman

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



COMMITMENTS

• 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
• Supervision of epidemiological research projects and collaborations with intern doctors, dermatology colleagues at both Karolinska and Uppsala University, as well as the University of Lübeck
• Doctoral student co-supervisor, William Jebril (registered 2021)
• Supervisor for dermatology residents physicians research projects during residency
• Recurring supervisor for medical students' degree projects in medicine



FUNDING

• Region Stockholm - clinical postdoctorial appointment
• Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology


AWARDS

• 2024: 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
• 2021: Swedish Society for Dermatology and Venereology, continuing medical education award
• 2020: Nordic Dermatology Association research grant
• 2020: European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship recipient
• 2017 and 2019: The Swedish Medical Association, Stockholm section, travel grant

My current main area of research is in Autoimmune Blistering Disorders (AIBD) and large-scale epidemiology of dermatological conditions. AIBD constitute a group of severe skin diseases where the body's immune system attacks the skin, forming blisters, erosions, and inflammatory lesions. Patients are often admitted for in-patient care, and unfortunately, the outcome is not uncommonly lethal. My research aims to further characterize several epidemiological aspects of the disease group, and also perform clinical studies and pilot treatment studies. I investigate several other areas of the large field of dermatology mainly using epidemiological methodology. 

My PhD thesis focused on the field of rare, hereditary skin disorders and I have continued with this line of research in parallel with other ongoing projects. I continuously supervise junior colleagues, dermatology residents, and medical students in research and degree projects.

I am always on the lookout for potential research collaborations and motivated students to supervise. Please reach out!