
Dr Amanda Oakley
Dr Amanda Oakley, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Honorary Professor, University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, and Dermatologist, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora | Waikato
Speaker's biography
Professor Amanda Oakley CNZM is the senior dermatologist at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Auckland. She moved to New Zealand immediately after graduation from the University of Bristol in 1979. The creator and former Chief Editor of Dermnet, she has been instrumental in advancing global digital health education in dermatology and improving health delivery using digital tools such as teledermatology. She is the author of several textbooks and research papers, reviewing many others, and has supervised and mentored many students and young doctors. Her dedication to teaching dermoscopy for the early detection of melanoma to thousands of doctors will have saved many lives. Her current passion is evaluating whether artificial intelligence systems have a role in New Zealand dermatology public healthcare.
She is a former President of ISTD (now ISDHD), NZDSI, ANZVS and WPGMI and has served on various professional boards. Her many honours and awards have included Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2018 and Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Dermatology in 2013.