Rate My Professor Scott Menzies

Professor Scott Menzies is a Professor in the Discipline of Dermatology in the Central Clinical School and Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Sydney. He earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney in 1986 and holds a PhD. His research specializes in the early diagnosis and management of melanoma and skin cancers, utilizing advanced non-invasive imaging techniques including dermoscopy, total body photography, digital monitoring, automated image analysis, and in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy. Professor Menzies has been researching and clinically managing skin cancer patients since 1988 and has worked at the Sydney Melanoma Unit since 1991. In 2002, he co-founded the Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre (SMDC) at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with Professor William McCarthy, serving as its inaugural Director. The SMDC focuses on employing state-of-the-art technology for precise diagnosis of skin lesions. He serves as a Chief Investigator in the ACRF Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis.

Professor Menzies has profoundly influenced dermatology through seminal publications that have shaped clinical practice globally. Key works include 'Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: results of a consensus meeting via the Internet' (Argenziano et al., 2003, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology; 1732 citations), 'Dermoscopy compared with naked eye examination for the diagnosis of primary melanoma: a meta-analysis of studies performed in a clinical setting' (Vestergaard et al., 2008, British Journal of Dermatology; 1306 citations), 'Comparison of the accuracy of human readers versus machine-learning algorithms for pigmented skin lesion classification' (Tschandl et al., 2019, The Lancet Oncology; 630 citations), 'Frequency and morphologic characteristics of invasive melanomas lacking specific surface microscopic features' (Menzies et al., 1996, Archives of Dermatology; 625 citations), and 'The impact of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnostic accuracy of melanoma and equivocal melanocytic lesions' (Pellacani et al., 2007, Journal of Investigative Dermatology; 560 citations). His contributions extend to international collaborations, multicenter diagnostic trials, and consensus conferences on dermoscopy standardization, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and training for dermatologists worldwide.