Overview
Background
Professor Soyer is an academic dermatologist with over 30 years experience in the field. He was appointed as the inaugural Chair in Dermatology by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2007 and was Director of the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) Dermatology Department from 2008-2023. His clinical background drives a strong focus on translational skin cancer research.
Professor Soyer is internationally recognised in the field of dermatology with particular expertise in the areas of preventative dermatooncology, dermatopathology and dermatologic imaging (dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy). Within the dermatology discipline he is a pioneer and world leader in the field of dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions, a non-invasive diagnostic method. He has led the development of the morphologic classification system currently used worldwide.
His main research focus is skin cancer (both melanoma and keratinocyte skin cancer), with a particular interest in technological innovations and their ability to impact early detection strategies and expand the concept and applications of teledermatology and teledermoscopy. A $9.9M infrastructure grant awarded in 2018 by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) has enabled establishment of the collaborative Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID); installing 15 3D total body imaging systems, linked by a research network, across Australia’s east cost to facilitate research in the early detection of melanoma. ACRF ACEMID is currently conducting Australia’s largest melanoma cohort study targeting 15,000 participants, with the multi-modal research data being collected and stored in a national research repository. This unprecedented data resource will allow many unanswered research questions in the field to be addressed and will facilitate advancements in artificial intelligence, resulting in the development of reliable, evidence-based solutions to transform melanoma early detection.
Professor Soyer has an extensive publication record with over 680 publications to date, with more than 700 citations per year (in the last 5 years) and an h-index of 96 (Google Scholar). His textbook entitled "Dermoscopy - The Essentials 3rd Edition", co-authored with G Argenziano, R Hofmann-Wellenhof and I Zalaudek is considered a world-leading textbook in the field.
Professor Soyer has been awarded two competitive fellowships while at UQ: a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Next Generation Clinical Researchers Program Practitioner Fellowship (2018-2022) and an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (2012-2016). The NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship was acknowledged in the NHMRC ‘10 of the Best NHMRC research projects 2016’ publication. He has also been awarded 1 NHMRC European Union Collaborative Research Grant (CIA), 1 NHMRC Synergy Grant (CIC), 1 NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant (CIC), 1 MRFF Targeted Health System and Community Organisation Research Grant (CIC), 3 NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Grants (CIA, CIB, CIE), 4 NHMRC Project Grants (CIA, CIA, CIB, CID), 2 NHMRC Partnership Grants (CIA, CIB), 2 ARC Discovery Project Grants (CIB, CID), and a Queensland Genomic Health Alliance (QGHA) Demonstration Project Grant (CIA), with many additional projects funded through other competitive, industry and philanthropic funding sources. In total, through his involvement as an investigator, he has achieved over $43M in research funding for UQ since 2014.
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine, Karl-Franzens- Universität Graz
- Australasian College of Dermatologists, Australasian College of Dermatologists
- Australian Academy of Health and Medicine, Australian Academy of Health and Medicine
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Cutaneous keratinocyte cancers of the head and neck: epidemiology, risk factors and clinical, dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopic features
Lee, Katie J. and Soyer, H. Peter (2019). Cutaneous keratinocyte cancers of the head and neck: epidemiology, risk factors and clinical, dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopic features. Oral Oncology, 98, 109-117. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.09.019
2019
Conference Publication
2125. Staphylococcus Species Identification by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopic Techniques: A Cross-Lab Study
Tsutsumi, Tamao, Shah, Alok, Lam, Lisa M T, Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Krueger, Annika, Frazer, Ian, Hugenholtz, Phil, Soyer, H Peter, Morrison, Mark, Hill, Michelle, Sedman, Jacqueline and Ismail, Ashraf (2019). 2125. Staphylococcus Species Identification by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopic Techniques: A Cross-Lab Study. IDWeek 2019, Washington, DC, United States, 2-6 October 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1805
2019
Journal Article
Clinicopathological factors associated with death from thin (≤ 1·00 mm) melanoma
Claeson, M., Baade, P., Brown, S., Soyer, H. P., Smithers, B. M., Green, A. C., Whiteman, D. C. and Khosrotehrani, K. (2019). Clinicopathological factors associated with death from thin (≤ 1·00 mm) melanoma. British Journal of Dermatology, 182 (4) bjd.18560, 927-931. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18560
2019
Journal Article
Extreme incidence of skin cancer in kidney and liver transplant recipients living with high sun exposure
Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Jiyad, Zainab, Way, Mandy, Marquart, Louise, Miura, Kyoko, Campbell, Scott, Isbel, Nikky, Fawcett, Jonathan, Ferguson, Lisa E., Davis, Marcia, Whiteman, David C., Soyer, H. Peter, O'Rourke, Peter and Green, Adele C. (2019). Extreme incidence of skin cancer in kidney and liver transplant recipients living with high sun exposure. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 99 (10), 929-930. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3234
2019
Journal Article
Smartphones, artificial intelligence and digital histopathology take on basal cell carcinoma diagnosis
Lee, K. J. and Soyer, H. P. (2019). Smartphones, artificial intelligence and digital histopathology take on basal cell carcinoma diagnosis. British Journal of Dermatology, 182 (3) bjd.18374, 540-541. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18374
2019
Journal Article
Atopic dermatitis in adults: an Australian management consensus
Smith, Saxon, Baker, Christopher, Gebauer, Kurt, Rubel, Diana, Frankum, Brad, Soyer, H. Peter, Weightman, Warren, Sladden, Michael, Rawlin, Morton, Headley, Alexander P., Somerville, Colin, Beuth, Julie, Logan, Nick, Mewton, Erin and Foley, Peter (2019). Atopic dermatitis in adults: an Australian management consensus. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 61 (1) ajd.13124, 23-32. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13124
2019
Journal Article
IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma
Rayner, Jenna E., McMeniman, Erin K., Duffy, David L., De'Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B Mark, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., Soyer, H Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2019). IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma. Melanoma Research, 29 (4), 445-446. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000596
2019
Journal Article
Comparison of the accuracy of human readers versus machine-learning algorithms for pigmented skin lesion classification: an open, web-based, international, diagnostic study
Tschandl, Philipp, Codella, Noel, Akay, Bengü Nisa, Argenziano, Giuseppe, Braun, Ralph P, Cabo, Horacio, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Helba, Brian, Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer, Lallas, Aimilios, Lapins, Jan, Longo, Caterina, Malvehy, Josep, Marchetti, Michael A, Marghoob, Ashfaq, Menzies, Scott, Oakley, Amanda, Paoli, John, Puig, Susana, Rinner, Christoph, Rosendahl, Cliff, Scope, Alon, Sinz, Christoph, Soyer, H Peter, Thomas, Luc, Zalaudek, Iris and Kittler, Harald (2019). Comparison of the accuracy of human readers versus machine-learning algorithms for pigmented skin lesion classification: an open, web-based, international, diagnostic study. The Lancet Oncology, 20 (7), 938-947. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30333-X
2019
Journal Article
Improving diagnostic accuracy for suspicious melanocytic skin lesions New Australian melanoma clinical practice guidelines stress the importance of clinician/pathologist communication
Scolyer, Richard A., Soyer, H. Peter, Kelly, John W., James, Craig, McLean, Catriona A., Coventry, Brendon J., Ferguson, Peter M., Rawson, Robert, Mar, Victoria J., de Menezes, Sara L., Fishburn, Paul, Stretch, Jonathan R., Lee, Stephen and Thompson, John F. (2019). Improving diagnostic accuracy for suspicious melanocytic skin lesions New Australian melanoma clinical practice guidelines stress the importance of clinician/pathologist communication. Australian Journal of General Practice, 48 (6), 357-362. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-11-18-4759
2019
Journal Article
Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma patients
Rayner, J. E., McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., De'Ambrosis, B., Smithers, B. M., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 33 (6) jdv.15446, 1076-1083. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15446
2019
Journal Article
Developing an international standard for the classification of surface anatomic location for use in clinical practice and epidemiologic research
Kenneweg, Katherine A., Halpern, Allan C., Chalmers, Robert J. G., Soyer, H. Peter, Weichenthal, Michael and Molenda, Matthew A. (2019). Developing an international standard for the classification of surface anatomic location for use in clinical practice and epidemiologic research. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 80 (6), 1564-1584. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.035
2019
Journal Article
High naevus count and MC1R red hair alleles contribute synergistically to increased melanoma risk
Duffy, D. L., Lee, K. J., Jagirdar, K., Pflugfelder, A., Stark, M. S., McMeniman, E. K., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). High naevus count and MC1R red hair alleles contribute synergistically to increased melanoma risk. British Journal of Dermatology, 181 (5) bjd.17833, 1009-1016. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17833
2019
Journal Article
Future developments in teledermoscopy and total body photography
Lee, Katie J. and Soyer, H. Peter (2019). Future developments in teledermoscopy and total body photography. International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, 2 (1), 15-18. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2096-5540.2019.01.003
2019
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of locoregional treatments for in-transit melanoma
Read, Tavis, Lonne, Michael, Sparks, David S., David, Michael, Wagels, Michael, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Smithers, B. Mark (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of locoregional treatments for in-transit melanoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 119 (7) jso.25686, 887-896. doi: 10.1002/jso.25400
2019
Journal Article
Evaluating healthcare practitioners’ views on store-and-forward teledermoscopy services for the diagnosis of skin cancer
Janda, Monika, Horsham, Caitlin, Koh, Uyen, Gillespie, Nicole, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Loescher, Lois J., Curiel-Lewandrowski, Clara, Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer and Peter Soyer, H. (2019). Evaluating healthcare practitioners’ views on store-and-forward teledermoscopy services for the diagnosis of skin cancer. Digital Health, 5, 205520761982822. doi: 10.1177/2055207619828225
2019
Journal Article
Unexpected positron emission tomography/computed tomography uptake in benign dermal naevus
Robinson, Mitchell, Curchin, Claudia and Soyer, H. Peter (2019). Unexpected positron emission tomography/computed tomography uptake in benign dermal naevus. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 60 (1), e58-e60. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12891
2019
Journal Article
Can clinical decision making be enhanced by artificial intelligence?
Janda, M. and Soyer, H. P. (2019). Can clinical decision making be enhanced by artificial intelligence?. British Journal of Dermatology, 180 (2), 247-248. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17110
2019
Journal Article
When to apply sunscreen: a consensus statement for Australia and New Zealand
Whiteman, David C., Neale, Rachel E., Aitken, Joanne, Gordon, Louisa, Green, Adele C., Janda, Monika, Olsen, Catherine M., Soyer, H. Peter and Sunscreen Summit Policy Group (2019). When to apply sunscreen: a consensus statement for Australia and New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43 (2), 171-175. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12873
2019
Conference Publication
The Importance of the Gene Locus DHCR24 for the Overall Survival of Melanoma Patients - Results of a genome-wide Association Study (GWAS)
Pflugfelder, A., Yong, X. L. H., Jagirdar, K., Eigentler, T., Soyer, H. P., Sturm, R. A., Garbe, C. and Duffy, D. L. (2019). The Importance of the Gene Locus DHCR24 for the Overall Survival of Melanoma Patients - Results of a genome-wide Association Study (GWAS). Deutschen Hautkrebskongresses (ADO–Jahrestagung), Ludwigshafen, Germany, 11–14 September 2019. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2019
Conference Publication
ANZMTG NRP 09.18 alert - Assessing teledermatology referral for managing patients in the primary care setting
Economides, A., Mar, V., Soyer, H. P., Schaider, H., Sadeghi, M. and Guitera, P. (2019). ANZMTG NRP 09.18 alert - Assessing teledermatology referral for managing patients in the primary care setting. 2019 Dermcoll, Melbourne, Australia, 18 – 21 May 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence Tools for Automated Melanoma Risk Assessment: Potential Utility and Validation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Doctor Philosophy
Automated Detection and Classification of Suspicious Naevi in Dermoscopy Images Through Artificial Intelligence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Monika Janda, Dr Shakes Chandra
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Doctor Philosophy
The genomic architecture of suspicious lesions and skin in photodamaged and non-photodamaged areas (PhotoMelanoma)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen, Associate Professor Mitchell Stark
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Doctor Philosophy
Chemoprevention of Melanoma using natural products and TRAIL- based therapeutics.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Gabrielli, Associate Professor Helmut Schaider, Dr Zyta M Ziora, Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz
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Master Philosophy
Diagnostic differentiation of inflammatory skin conditions by patterns of inflammatory marker expression
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz, Associate Professor James Wells
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Doctor Philosophy
Translating polygenic and personalised risk scores: Acceptability and impact of providing polygenic and personalised risk information for melanoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo, Dr Tatiane Yanes
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Doctor Philosophy
Precision diagnostics for early melanoma detection
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen, Dr Snehlata Kumari, Associate Professor Mitchell Stark
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple Primary Melanoma: Defining phenotypic, behavioural, and genetic risk profile for invasive versus in situ lesions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Doctor Philosophy
In efforts to promote skin cancer awareness, can a Digital Automatic Sunscreen Dispenser with an SMS messaging component effectively change skin protection behaviour?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Janet McColl-Kennedy, Professor Monika Janda
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Master Philosophy
Multiple Primary Melanoma: Defining phenotypic, behavioural, and genetic risk profile for invasive versus in situ lesions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tatiane Yanes
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Doctor Philosophy
Using 3D total body imaging to study the spatial distribution of naevi and melanoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakes Chandra, Professor Monika Janda
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Master Philosophy
Trends in the regional nodal management of cutaneous melanoma.
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Behavioural science approach to melanoma early detection
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ingrid Hickman, Professor Monika Janda
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of 3D Imaging on Quality of Life in Melanoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Soraia De Camargo Catapan, Professor Monika Janda
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Doctor Philosophy
Unusual suspects in hereditary melanoma: phenotype-genotype characterisation of POT1, POLE, BAP1 and CDKN2A carriers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial molecular profiling of melanoma and correlation with dermoscopic patterns
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Oey, Associate Professor Mitchell Stark
Completed supervision
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2020
Master Philosophy
Gene Polymorphisms Associated with Amelanotic/Hypopigmented and Nodular Melanoma
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Genotypic and phenotypic correlations in a cohort of patients with multiple primary melanoma
Principal Advisor
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2019
Master Philosophy
Classification of naevus distribution patterns in the Brisbane naevus morphology study
Principal Advisor
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2018
Master Philosophy
Dermoscopic and molecular correlation of melanocytic naevi
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mitchell Stark
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2015
Master Philosophy
Keratinocyte cancer and actinic keratoses in liver transplant recipients in Queensland
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Vascular features in the Dermoscopy of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
The chemokine content of Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor James Wells
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2024
Master Philosophy
Diagnostic differentiation of inflammatory skin conditions by patterns of inflammatory marker expression
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz, Associate Professor James Wells
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Translating polygenic and personalised risk scores: Acceptability and impact of providing polygenic and personalised risk information for melanoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo, Dr Tatiane Yanes
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Unusual suspects in hereditary melanoma: phenotype-genotype characterisation of POT1, POLE and BAP1
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Mainstreaming Genetic Testing for Familial Melanoma: evaluating whether psycho-behavioural outcomes differ depending on provider type
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Statistical Modelling of the Natural History and Spatial Distribution of Naevi using 3D Total-Body Photography
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Monika Janda
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
An evaluation of the role of locoregional treatments for the management of in-transit melanoma metastases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Helmut Schaider
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2020
Master Philosophy
Identification of clinically useful plasma miRNA as minimally invasive biomarkers for early stage Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mitchell Stark
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Economic evaluation and acceptability of teledermoscopy for skin cancer in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Caffery
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2014
Master Philosophy
Identifying molecular changes in naevi driving early stage melanoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Gabrielli
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Improving the management of skin cancer in Australia through audit and research in primary care
Associate Advisor
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