2027 Masterclasses in Dermoscopy & Surgery

Join internationally recognised dermoscopy experts Prof Harald Kittler and Prof Cliff Rosendahl, alongside leading skin cancer surgeons A/Prof Tony Dicker and Dr Tony Azzi, for two days of advanced, interactive education designed to strengthen diagnostic confidence, surgical decision-making, and clinical outcomes. Through real-world cases, expert discussion, and practical insights from faculty who manage skin cancer every day, you'll gain knowledge and perspectives you can immediately apply in practice. Whether you're attending for the first time or returning to deepen your expertise, expect fresh cases, new insights, and a highly engaging learning experience.

Dermoscopy Masterclass

Join Prof Harald Kittler and Prof Cliff Rosendahl for an intensive exploration of advanced dermoscopy through real-world cases, diagnostic challenges, and expert-led discussion. Designed to sharpen pattern recognition, clinical reasoning, and diagnostic accuracy, this highly interactive Masterclass goes beyond theory to explore how leading experts approach difficult lesions in everyday practice.

Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 August 2027

Surgery Masterclass

Led by A/Prof Tony Dicker and Dr Tony Azzi, this highly practical Masterclass focuses on surgical decision-making, planning, and technique selection in skin cancer management. Through challenging cases, expert commentary, and in-depth discussion, attendees will explore approaches to achieving optimal functional and cosmetic outcomes across a range of clinical scenarios.

Saturday 21 - Sunday 22 August 2027

Prof Harald Kittler

Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Professor Harald Kittler has a special clinical interest in dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions. His main research interest is digital dermoscopy, follow-up of pigmented skin lesions, and computer assisted digital dermoscopy. Harald has been working for 10 years in the ﬁeld of dermoscopy and has published a number of scientiﬁc articles especially in the ﬁeld of digital dermoscopy and dermoscopic follow-up of melanocytic nevi.

Prof Cliff Rosendahl
MBBS PhD

Professor and Course Coordinator MMed (Skin Cancer) Program School of Medicine, The University of Queensland

Professor Cliff Rosendahl currently works in Brisbane as a primary care practitioner with a special interest in skin cancer. He also has an interest in research as the clinical developer and Director of the Skin Cancer Audit Research Database (SCARD). His other main area of research has been in evaluating dermatoscopic clues for the diagnosis of both pigmented and non-pigmented skin malignancy in collaboration with colleagues at The University of Queensland, Australia and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

A/Prof Tony Dicker

MBBS, PhD

Associate Professor (Skin Cancer) & Course Coordinator MMed (Skin Cancer), The University of Queensland

Associate Professor Tony Dicker has practised full-time Skin Cancer Medicine in Melbourne since 2004, and previously practised in Brisbane. He obtained his PhD from The University of Queensland in molecular biology of skin cancer with Professor Ian Frazer's group at Princess Alexandra Hospital. He then spent three years as a dermatology registrar at the Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra Hospitals.

Dr Anthony Azzi

MBBS, MMed (Skin Cancer)

Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland

Director at Newcastle Skin Check, Charlestown NSW

Dr Anthony Azzi graduated from the University of Sydney in 1989 and moved to Newcastle, where he spent the next 13 years working in the public hospital system. He now works in private practice.

He completed a Master of Medicine in Skin Cancer from The University of Queensland, where he is now a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the Australian Medical Association, Skin Cancer College Australasia, and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.