Alastair Carruthers MD

Contact Information:
Carruthers Dermatology Center Inc
943 West Broadway
Suite 820
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E1
Canada
Phone: (604) 714-0222

Professional Biography:
Dr. Alastair Carruthers is the current President of the Canadian Society for Dermatologic Surgery and President-elect of the Canadian Dermatology Association. He is a Clinical Professor in the University of British Columbia and the Director of Dermatologic Surgery in the Division of Dermatology.

Upon completing his medical degree at Oxford University, Dr. Carruthers specialized first in Internal Medicine and subsequently in Dermatology with training in both Vancouver and London, England. After a few years in clinical dermatology, he realized the need for further training in the surgical side of Dermatology. He, therefore, undertook an extensive Fellowship in Dermatologic Surgery in San Francisco with the world's leaders in the field at the University of California.

Since then, Dr. Carruthers has devoted a great deal of his life to the art and science of dermatologic surgery. He has developed and refined new techniques and has become a recognized leader in the field. Dr. Carruthers lectures extensively to physicians, both nationally and internationally. In 1997 he has been invited to speak in France, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Italy and throughout North America. He has over sixty-five publications in medical/dermatologic journals to his credit.

Dr. Carruthers and Jean, his wife of twenty-five years, have two college age sons and one son still in high school. The entire family enjoys outdoor activities and keep themselves in top physical condition.