Rate My Professor Lissa Judd

Dr Lissa Judd serves as a Senior Professional Practice Fellow in the Department of Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Otago, Wellington, within the Division of Health Sciences. She also holds the position of Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Wellington campus. Judd obtained her MB ChB in 1980 and BMedSc from the University of Otago. She further earned a Diploma in Occupational Health Practice (Dip OHP) in 1992 and a Diploma in Industrial Health (DIH) in 1993, both from Otago, followed by Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FAFOM, RACP) in 1994 and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Dermatologists (FACD). With vocational registration in Dermatology and Occupational Medicine, she has held full registration in New Zealand since 21 July 1981. Appointed to her role at Otago in 1992, Judd initially trained as a dermatologist in New Zealand and Australia before completing specialist training in Occupational Medicine.

Judd has lectured in dermatology for medical undergraduates at the University of Otago, Wellington, for many years and has taught in numerous other degree and diploma courses. Her clinical interests include eczema, psoriasis, acne, contact allergy, vitiligo, occupational dermatoses, scabies, fungal infections, frontal fibrosing alopecia, perioral dermatitis, hair disorders, and disorders of pigmentation. At Anwyl Specialist Medical Centre in Porirua, Wellington, she offers patch testing for adults and paediatrics, phototherapy including narrowband UVB, targeted phototherapy, and blue light for acne, skin cancer and mole checks with photographic surveillance, dermatitis assessment and treatment, minor surgery, and occupational dermatology services. Her research focuses on contact dermatitis and patch testing, with co-authored publications such as "Patch testing in New Zealand: Barriers to evidence-based care" (Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2021), "Determinants of hand dermatitis, urticaria and loss of skin barrier function in professional cleaners in New Zealand" (Contact Dermatitis, 2018), and "A baseline patch test series for New Zealand" (Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2021). In 2010, she received the Dr John Stokes Medal for excellence in Occupational Medicine practice.