Dr Irshad Mohummed Essack
Dr Irshad Mohummed Essack
M.B.Ch.B (Natal), F. C. Derm (S.A.) 2006
Dr Essack completed his M.B.Ch.B. at the University of Natal Medical School (now the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN) in 1998. Following internship and community service in Durban, he gained experience across trauma, emergency care, family medicine and paediatrics, before further training in paediatric subspecialties and internal medicine. In 2003, he joined the Department of Dermatology at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital and went on to complete postgraduate dermatology training, obtaining his Fellowship of the College of Dermatologists of South Africa (F.C.Derm (S.A.)) in 2006. He later served as consultant and contributed to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Since entering private practice, his work has focused on skin cancer management, dermatological surgery, HIV dermatology and general medical dermatology, alongside aesthetic treatments including injectables, microneedling, chemical peels, biostimulators, hair restoration and skin rejuvenation procedures. He lectures regularly, contributes to public education through media platforms, and collaborates on product research. He is also a member of the Dermatological Society of South Africa, the South African Society for Dermatologic Surgery and is a supporter of the Skin Cancer Foundation of South Africa.