The Founder, Dr Ophelia E. Dadzie provides independent expert opinion in civil matters concerning diagnostic accuracy, delay, and standards of care in dermatology.

Her work sits at the intersection of clinical dermatology and dermatopathology, informed by prior leadership in both disciplines and sustained international engagement in education and research.

Active NHS Consultant Dermatologist. Dermatopathologist. National & Internationally Recognised Expert in Skin of Colour (SOC) Dermatology.

Clinical Expertise: Lead Clinician – Specialist Tertiary Referral SOC Dermatology clinic, NHS, 2014,  Previous Lead of NHS Dermatopathology Unit

Academic Leadership: Author of Ethnic Dermatology, Principles and Practice, Published extensively in SOC Dermatology & Dermatopathology (h-index 17), International & National invited speaker (includes Keynote Speaker), & co-chair in SOC Dermatology, Innovator & developer of The Eumelanin Human Skin Colour Scale (a new scale to classify the full spectrum of human skin colour in an objective & standardised manner)

Public Advocacy: Featured in UK national press in relation to SOC, Invited by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) to record on Oral History Interview for pioneering work in SOC Dermatology, Contributed to the RCPE’s historic exhibition, Skin: A Layered History.

Legal Training: Completed Bond Solon Report Writing for Expert Witnesses (19.06.2026), proceeding to Cardiff University Bond Solon (CUBS) Expert Witness Certificate.

Defined Scope of Work:

Complex diagnostic delay cases, especially when skin colour has impacted diagnostic delay.
Melanoma in skin of colour.
Misinterpretation due to skin pigmentation differences.
Standard of care in diverse populations.