Peter Foley

Peter Foley BMedSci MBBS MD FACD, is Head, Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Director of Research, Skin health Institute, and an Associate Professor of Dermatology at The University of Melbourne.

Dr. Foley is Australia’s only councilor on the International Psoriasis Council and is the representative of the Australasian College of Dermatologists on the National Prescriber Service MedicineWise bDMARD program. He has served as co-convener for various special interest groups, including the Australasian Psoriasis Registry and Australian Psoriasis Treatment Goals. He is a founding member of the Australasian Psoriasis Collaboration and a former steering committee member of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA), a former member of the Scientific Research & Academic Committees, The Australasian College of Dermatologists, and is part of the My Psoriatic Arthritis Expert Advisory Group. He is also a member of the International Dermatology Outcome Measures (IDEOM) Psoriatic Arthritis Musculo-Skeletal Symptoms workgroup.

Dr. Foley has been an investigator in over 140 clinical trials, has authored over 130 journal articles, and received his MD from The University of Melbourne. He completed his dermatology residency in Melbourne with appointments at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Skin & Cancer Foundation, Alfred Hospital, and Monash Medical Centre.