Dr Walker is the Clinical Director of Stratum Clinics Oxford and is an Honorary Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
Dr Walker graduated from Westminster Medical School, University of London in 1975. After completing a general medical training, he specialised in Dermatology, training in Cambridge and including a year as Fellow in Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He has been on the Specialist Register since May 1984.
Dr Walker pioneered both micrographic (Mohs) surgery and laser surgery in the UK and maintains an active interest in both these areas. These interests mean a significant part of his practice is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of skin cancer. Lasers have many applications in the aesthetic aspects of dermatology and this too forms an important part of the practice as well as the use of lasers for treating birthmarks and other skin conditions.