Dr Lea Solman

Professional statement

Dr Lea Solman is a revered and highly-specialised consultant paediatric dermatologist practising privately at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. Thanks to her training in paediatrics, dermatology, and paediatric dermatology, she is one of only three fully accredited consultant paediatric dermatologists in the UK. Dr Solman has a clinical and research interest in all skin conditions but specialises in eczema, haemangioma (strawberry birthmarks), undiagnosed rashes, moles, birthmarks, and childhood acne. 

In 2003, Dr Solman graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Zagreb, earning a Doctor of Medicine. She moved to the UK to undertake training in dermatology in Leeds and London. She was awarded her Certificate of Completion of Training (CTT) for paediatrics in 2010 and dermatology in 2018. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH). 

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Solman has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. For her research, she was granted distingushed fellowships with the UK’s Dermatology Clinical Trials Network and the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology. She was the first author of UK guidelines on the treatment of infantile haemangiomas, also called strawberry birthmarks. Dr Solman has also been invited to present at various scientific meetings, both at a national and international level.  

Her unique training allows Dr Solman to provide the highest standard of multidisciplinary care to her patients, whom she always treats with a holistic approach. Consultations last 30 minutes, but in specific cases such as patients with haemangioma and severe eczema, consultations last an hour.