Christopher Barry Bunker, (born 22 November 1956) is a British

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Early life and education

Prof. Bunker was educated at Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire,

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and

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, London. He was trained in general medicine in London, Derby and Oxford, and received his dermatology training in London. In 1992, he received the Cambridge University Sir Walter Langdon-Brown Prize for his postgraduate MD research on

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Career

Prof. Bunker is currently a Consultant Dermatologist at

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, London, and holds honorary professorships at

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and

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. With an

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of 48, he has authored over 460 papers, letters, chapters and books. Practising in the field of male genital dermatology, Bunker wrote the book ''Male Genital Skin Disease'' and over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject. He has established dedicated male-genital skin-disease clinics at

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and

, and a private practice at

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, London. His other areas of expertise within dermatology include medical dermatology,

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dermatology, inpatient dermatology and severe drug reactions. He has co-authored national guidelines for the management of lichen sclerosus, severe drug reactions and HIV-associated malignancies. Bunker was elected President of the

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in 2012 and held this office until 2014. He also sat on the Council of the

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between 2012 and 2014, and is currently (2015-) honorary secretary of the

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research charity. In 2019, he was awarded the Sir Archibald Gray Medal for outstanding services to dermatology.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunker, Christopher Presidents of the British Association of Dermatologists 1956 births Living people Alumni of the University of Cambridge British dermatologists