ABOUT Dr. Rolf Soehnchen
Consultant Dermatologist & Allergology
Specialisation
Consultant Dermatologist & Allergology
Languages
English & German
Dr. Rolf Soehnchen is one of the best German dermatologists in Dubai and in Germany with over 20 years of experience in skin cancer detection & treatment, chronic skin conditions and aesthetic dermatology.
Dr. Rolf Soehnchen, studied medicine in Munich and Hamburg and qualified as M.D. in 1982. He received his PhD doctorate in endocrinology from University of Hamburg.
After a 2-year post doctorate fellowship at Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York in cutaneous biology Dr. Rolf did a residency training at Munich University (LMU) under Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c. mult. O.Braun-Falco. During this time, he received a prestigious research grant by the German Research Council (DFG) for the development of artificial skin. From 1991- 1993 he had been named the lead clinician for Surgical Dermatology unit at the Free University in Berlin.
In 1994 he was appointed as Medical Director of the Dermatology Specialty Hospital in Leichlingen, Germany and established his own clinic, focusing on skin cancer detection and treatment, as well as chronic skin diseases.
From 2006 until 2011, Dr. Rolf Soehnchen was working at the American Hospital in Dubai as chief of the dermatology section. Since 2011, he established his own dermatology clinic in Umm Suqeim, which was sold in 2017 to a UAE Hospital Group.
Since then, Dr. Rolf worked part-time in other clinics in Dubai and in Germany. He is now available in Dubai at Koster Clinic.
Aside from the dermatology qualification Dr. Rolf holds the German Board Certificate in allergology phlebology and has qualified (DDA) in Tropical Dermatology and Teledermatology.
He received the DALM Diploma (Diploma in Aesthetic Laser Medicine) from Greifswald university in Germany.
Dr. Rolf Soehnchen has over 20 years of experience in all kinds of aesthetic procedures in Dubai and Germany, including Chemical Peels, Botox (Botulinum toxin), PRP and Filler Injections.
In this capacity, he is the regular speaker and a member of the Faculty of The American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine on topics of aesthetic dermatology teaching doctors in the MENA region and South East Asia.