Assoc. Prof. Erin McMeniman, Specialist Dermatologist

BSc MBBS FRACGP MPH PhD FACD, Specialist Dermatologist

  • Visiting Medical Officer, Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital
  • Chair, The Queensland Faculty of Dermatology
  • Chair, The Australasian College of Dermatology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee
  • Member, The Academic Research Committee of Australasian College of Dermatology

Assoc. Prof. Erin McMeniman is a contracted dermatologist consulting at 101 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane and provides inpatient consultations at the Mater Private Hospital Brisbane.

Dr-Erin-McMeniman-DermatologistHaving obtained her undergraduate medical degree in 2003 from The University of Queensland Assoc. Prof. McMeniman subsequently completed a Master of Public Health at The University of Queensland with a dissertation project in skin diseases in indigenous children. She completed her advanced training in dermatology in Queensland and was awarded a fellowship of the Australasian College of Dermatology.

Assoc. Prof. McMeniman conducts a medical dermatology clinic 2 sessions per week at The Princess Alexandra Hospital, treating a broad range of auto-immune, auto-inflammatory and reactive dermatoses such as drug eruptions, neutrophilic dermatoses and dermatoses of pregnancy. She has developed Queensland’s first multi-disciplinary clinic treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Assoc. Prof. McMeniman has completed her PhD on the phenotypic and genotypic correlations in a cohort of patients with multiple primary melanoma. Her Masters of Public Health dissertation project was on skin diseases in Indigenous children in East Arnhem Land, and she still conducts outreach visits to Indigenous communities annually. Her other research interests are in public health and Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Assoc. Prof. McMeniman’s published works include:

  • Danesh, M., Pomeranz, M. K., McMeniman, E., & Murase, J. E. (2016). Dermatoses of pregnancy: Nomenclature, misnomers, and myths. Clinics in Dermatology, 34(3), 314–319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.02.002
  • Kunde, L., McMeniman, E., & Parker, M. (2013). Clinical photography in dermatology: ethical and medico-legal considerations in the age of digital and smartphone technology: Clinical photography in dermatology. The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 54(3), 192–197. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12063
  • McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Peach, E., McInerney-Leo, A. M., De’Ambrosis, B., Rayner, J. E., Smithers, B. M., Soyer, H. P., & Sturm, R. A. (2020). The interplay of sun damage and genetic risk in Australian multiple and single primary melanoma cases and controls. The British Journal of Dermatology, 183(2), 357–366. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18777
  • McMeniman, E., Moore, R., Yelland, M., & McClure, R. (2011). Childhood obesity: how do Australian general practitioners feel about managing this growing health problem? Australian Journal of Primary Health, 17(1), 60–65. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY10041
  • Ngoo, A., Finnane, A., McMeniman, E., Tan, J.-M., Janda, M., & Soyer, H. P. (2018). Efficacy of smartphone applications in high-risk pigmented lesions. The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 59(3), e175–e182. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12599
  • Ong, N., McMeniman, E., Pillans, P., & Soyer, H. P. (2017). A clinical audit of high-cost and off-label drug use in dermatology: Use of high-cost drugs in dermatology. The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 58(1), 30–34. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12392
  • Rayner, J. E., McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., De’Ambrosis, B., Smithers, B. M., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Soyer, H. P., & Sturm, R. A. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV, 33(6), 1076–1083. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.15446
  • Rayner, Jenna E., Jagirdar, K., Soyer, P. H., & McMeniman, E. K. (2017). Patients’ and doctors’ preferences for disclosing dermatology results. The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 58(4), e282–e283. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12707
  • Rayner, Jenna E., McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., De’Ambrosis, B., Smithers, B. M., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Soyer, H. P., & Sturm, R. A. (2019). IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma. Melanoma Research, 29(4), 445–446. https://doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0000000000000596
  • Saunte, D. M., Boer, J., Stratigos, A., Szepietowski, J. C., Hamzavi, I., Kim, K. H., Zarchi, K., Antoniou, C., Matusiak, L., Lim, H. W., Williams, M., Kwon, H. H., Gürer, M. A., Mammadova, F., Kaminsky, A., Prens, E., van der Zee, H. H., Bettoli, V., Zauli, S., … Jemec, G. B. E. (2015). Diagnostic delay in hidradenitis suppurativa is a global problem. The British Journal of Dermatology, 173(6), 1546–1549. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.14038
  • Sinnya, S., Jagirdar, K., De’Ambrosis, B., McMeniman, E., Sturm, R. A., & Soyer, H. P. (2015). High incidence of primary melanomas in an MC1R RHC homozygote/CDKN2A mutant genotype patient. Archives of Dermatological Research, 307(8), 741–745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-015-1582-y
  • Susanto, A., Nathan, V., Janda, M., Khosrotehrani, K., McMeniman, E., Soyer, H. P., & Betz-Stablein, B. (2024). Diversifying dermatology: Improving skin of colour representation. The Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 65(7), e208–e210. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.14356

Clinically urgent appointments can be accommodated by contacting Central Brisbane Dermatology, 101 Wickham Terrace on 07 3831 4382.