Doctor Nicola Clayton is a general dermatologist who treats both adults and children suffering with skin conditions. She has developed a specialist interest in disorders affecting the hair and scalp. Her NHS practice is at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where she has a weekly paediatric dermatology clinic, as well as adult general dermatology, skin cancer and skin surgery. Dr Clayton consults privately at The London Skin and Hair Clinic in Holborn and The Medical Chambers Kensington.
Nicola gained her medical degree at The University of Bristol School of Medicine where she was also awarded an Intercalated Bachelor’s degree in Medical Ethics and Law. She transferred to London for her postgraduate training primarily at University College Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital and completed her higher speciality training in Dermatology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust and The Royal Free Foundation NHS Trust. Nicola became a Consultant and joined the Specialist Register in 2015.
Even before qualifying, Nicola became interested in hair loss as she herself developed alopecia areata and so understands first-hand the effect of having an appearance-altering condition. This experience spurred her on to organise a research sabbatical in Hair Biology and Hair histopathology during her postgraduate education, presenting her work at The World Congress for Hair Research, London Histopathology Symposium and the American Society of Dermatopathology annual meeting in 2013.
Nicola treats a broad range of skin conditions including inflammatory diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, acne and rosacea as well as mole checks, pre-cancerous skin lesions and skin cancer, vitiligo, hyperhidrosis, drug eruptions, hidradenitis suppurativa and keloid scarring. She also treats disorders affecting hair or scalp include alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia (male and female pattern loss), telogen effluvium, seborrhoeic dermatitis, folliculitis and scarring alopecias such as lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia.
The combination of clinical and scientific expertise, as well as personal experience enables Nicola to treat her patients with evidence based approach as well as unusual degree of empathy, taking into account individual patient needs.
Dr Nicola Clayton is recognised by all major private health insurers and is a member of The Royal College of Physicians, The Royal Society of Medicine, The British Association of Dermatologists and The British Hair and Nail Society.
Dr Nicola Clayton was awarded the British Association of Dermatologists study fellowship in May 2013 enabling her to pursue a research interest in Hair biology and Hair histopathology with Dr Catherine Stefanato at St John’s Institute of Dermatology and 
