Meet the Team
Our Specialist Dermatologists
DR ALVAND AMIRI
Dr Alvand Amiri is a consultant specialist Dermatologist with over 25 years’ experience in the field. His particular areas of interest are in skin cancer and skin cancer surgery, inflammatory skin conditions including acne, eczema, psoriasis and auto immune skin conditions.
Dr Amiri has been involved in teaching medical students and general practitioners in Dermatology and has published many articles in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology and Czech Republic Dermatology journals.
He has been a presenter at the International Academy of Dermatology and European Academy of Dermatovenereology.
Dr Amiri graduated from the Charles University Medical School in Prague in 1998 and after five years of specialty dermatology training, he was awarded a specialist degree in Dermatology from the Charles University Hospital. He is a member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology.
After relocating to Australia, Dr Amiri obtained his Master of Medicine degree from the University of Queensland and gained his fellowship with the Australasian College of Dermatologists after further speciality training at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, The Skin Hospital in Sydney and successfully completing fellowship exams with the Australasian College of Dermatologists.
DR JOHN RELIC
Dr John Relic has been a consultant specialist Dermatologist in the Newcastle region for over thirty years. John graduated from the University of NSW in 1977 and became a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 1986. He is a Visiting Medical Officer at the John Hunter Hospital as well as being a Consultant Dermatologist at many private hospitals in the Hunter Region. He regularly conducts an outpatient paediatric dermatology clinic and dermatology immunology clinic at the John Hunter Hospital.
John’s other interests include skin surgery and laser technology as well as the complex conditions of the skin, hair and nails. John pioneered one of the first laser clinics in the Newcastle area.
DR STEPHANIE BLAKE
Dr Stephanie Blake joined the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2024, and is passionate about all aspects of dermatology, including early detection of skin cancers, inflammatory disorders such as eczema and psoriasis, and paediatric dermatology.
Stephanie works in private practice and at the John Hunter Hospital and consults as a locum dermatologist once a month in the Northern Rivers.
She has published in peer-reviewed journals regarding autoimmune connective tissue diseases, melanoma and its detection, and prior to commencing dermatology training worked in clinical trials for developing new biological agents for psoriasis, eczema and alopecia.