Dr. Philippe
Abimelec was born and raised in Paris, France where he currently
practices the specialty of dermatology, he is also a consultant in
nail diseases and surgery at Saint-Louis Hospital. Dr. Abimelec received
his M.D. degree from René Descartes University in 1984 where
he graduated. He completed his dermatology residency at Saint-Louis
Hospital followed by a fellowship with Dr Bernard Ackerman at New-York
University Medical Center. Over the past several years, Dr. Abimelec
has engaged in teaching courses at Lariboisière Saint-Louis
and Pitié-Salpétrière Universities. In addition,
he has lectured in Europe and North America at universities and medical
meetings, including the American of Academy of Dermatology and the
European Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Abimelec academic work pertaining
to nail diseases has been presented at professional meetings and
published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Active
in a variety of professional societies, Dr. Abimelec is a fellow
of the Société Fran
çaise
de Dermatologie, the American Academy of Dermatology, the
British Association of Dermatologists, the
Canadian Dermatology Association, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery,
American society for laser medicine and surgery, the
International Society for Hair Restoration surgery, the
European Hair Research Society, the European Nail Society, The
council for nail disorders and the European Nail Society.
General Medical Council Registration
Philippe Abimelech M.D is a fully registered medical practioner under the
GMC reference number 6129151.
Residency
Training
Saint-Louis
Hospital (Lariboisière Saint-Louis University) 1985-89.
Fellowships:
Dermatopathology
New
York University School of Medicine - Dermatology Department
of I. M. Freedberg M. D, A. B. Ackerman M. D, Director,
530, First Avenue, New-York, NY 10016.
General
Dermatologic Surgery
• UCLA
School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Chairman,
R. Reisner M. D, Dermatologic Surgery Unit, R. Bennet. M.
D, Director - Chs 2. 121, Los Angeles, Ca 90024.
• University
Ludwig Maximilian München, Dermatology Department, O.
Braun-Falco M. D, Chairman, Dermatologic Surgery Unit, B.
Konz. M. D, Director, Frauenlobstrasse 9, D 800, München,
Germany.
• Gary
Monheit M. D, Medical Tower 1717, 11 South Avenue, Birmingham,
Alabama.
• Hospital
Das Clinicas, Dermatology Department, Sampaio M. D Chairman,
Dermatologic Surgery Unit, B. Golcman, Brasil.
Hair
Transplant Surgery
• Munir
Curi M. D, Sao-Paulo, Brasil.
• Rolf.
E. A. Nordström M. D, Annankatu 11b, 00120, Helsinki,
Finland.
• Thomas
H Alt M. D, Alt Cosmetic Surgery Center, 4920 Lincoln Drive
Minneapolis Mn 55436.
Lasers
• Cleveland
Clinic Foundation, Dept of dermatology, P. Bailin M. D,
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44195.
• Hôpital
de La Croix Rouge, Centre Chirurgical des Peupliers, C.
Frances M.D.
• CHU
de Lille, Centre Laser Pluridisciplinaire, G. Rotteleur
M. D, Centre Hospitalier de Lille, Bergoend MD, Chairman,
Avenue Oscard Lambert, 59037, Lille Cedex.
Conferences
- American Academy of Dermatology (San Antonio), 2008.
- American Academy of Dermatology (Washington), 2007.
- American Academy of Dermatology (New-Orléans), 2005.
- European nail society (Barcelona), 2003.
- American Academy of Dermatology (San-Francisco), 2000.
- American
Academy of Dermatology (New-Orleans),
1999.
- American
Academy of Dermatology (Orlando),
1998.
- European Academy
of Dermatology (Dublin),
1995.
- International
Summit on Antifungal Therapy (New-York), 1995.
- Onycholology
symposium (Bruxelles), 1995.
- 1st
International Onychology Symposium (Paris), 1994.
Editor
• Onychologie: diagnostic, traitement, chirurgie , french edition, Scher and Daniel. Elsevier 2007
Reviewer
• Journal of the American Academy of Dermatolology
• Nouvelles dermatologiques
• European Journal of Dermatology
Committee Appointment
• International society for Hair Restoration Surgery (Website Committee)
Dermatology books
- Nails: Therapy, Diagnosis, Surgery (3nd ed.), Elsevier, 2005.
- Tumors of the hand, Taylor & Francis, 2004.
- L’ongle, Elsevier (Paris), 2000.
- Cosmétologie unguéale. Encyclopédie Médico-Chirurgicale, Elsevier (Paris), 2000.
- Pathologie de l’appareil unguéal. Encyclopédie Médico-Chirurgicale, Elsevier (Paris), 1998.
- Diseases of hair and nails, Appleton & Lange (New-York), 1998.
- Traitements locaux en dermatologie. Dermatologie pratique, Doin (Paris), 1999.
Publications in peer review journal
Lazar A., Abimelec P., Dumontier C - Full thickness skin graft for nail unit reconstruction. J Hand Surg [Br]. 2005 May; 30(2):194-8.
Dumontier C., Nakache S., Abimelec P - Treatment of post-traumatic nail bed deformities with split-thickness nail bed grafts. Chir Main. 2002 Dec; 21(6):337-42.
Dumontier C., Abimelec P - Nail unit enchondromas and osteochondromas: a surgical approach. Dermatol surg. 2001 mar; 27(3):274-9.
Abimelec P - Cosmetology and brittle nails. Rev Prat. 2000 Dec 15;50(20):2262-6. Review.
Van Holder C., Dumontier C., Abimelec P - Onychomatricoma. J Hand Surg [Br]. 1999 Feb; 24(1):120-1.
Rybojad M., Abimelec P., Feuilhade M., Morel P., Bourrat E - Familial chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis associated with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy. Treatment with fluconazole: 3 cases. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1999 Jan; 126(1):54-6. French.
Abimelec P., Cambiaghi S., Thioly D., Moulonguet I., Dumontier C - Subungual giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath. Cutis. 1996 Oct; 58(4):273-5.
Mouaci-Midoun N., Cambiaghi S., Abimelec P - Pachyonychia congenita tarda. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Aug; 35(2 Pt 2):334-5.
Drape J.L., Idy-Peretti I., Goettmann S., Salon A., Abimelec P., Guerin-Surville H., Bittoun J. - MR imaging of digital mucoid cysts. Radiology. 1996 Aug; 200(2):531-6.
Abimelec P., Rybojad M., Cambiaghi S., Moraillon I., Cavelier-Balloy B., Marx C., Morel P - Late painful subungual hyperkeratosis in incontinentia pigmenti. Pediatr Dermatol. 1995 Dec; 12(4):340-2.
