Dr. Raj Kubba

Dr Raj Kubba is a globally recognized, board-certified Dermatologist and Dermato-Endocrinologist in Delhi, bringing over 59 years of distinguished clinical expertise to medical dermatology, acne management, and hair loss therapies.

 Dr Raj is the Co-Founder and Principal Dermatologist at Kubba Skin Clinic in Sector 13, RK Puram, Delhi, and the Founder and Director of the Delhi Dermatology Group. Widely celebrated for his pioneering contributions to dermato-endocrinology, Dr Kubba was the first dermatologist to identify and describe Insulin Resistance Associated Acne (IRAA), the most prevalent form of acne in the Indian population.

Dr R Kubba communicates fluently with patients in English and Hindi. His clinical practice is renowned for its thorough diagnostic evaluation, patient education, and evidence-based protocols for complex chronic skin, hair, and pigmentary conditions.

Areas of Expertise

Acne Management and Dermato-Endocrinology

• Pioneering medical evaluation and treatment of Insulin Resistance Associated Acne (IRAA) and complex adolescent/adult acne.
• Co-author of global and Indian clinical practice guidelines for acne management; active member of the Global Alliance for Outcomes in Acne and the Asian Acne Board.
• Hormonal and metabolic management of cutaneous endocrine disorders, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)-related skin manifestations.

Pigmentation and Photodermatology

• Medical management of complex facial pigmentation disorders, including refractory melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
• Diagnosis and therapeutic protocols for sun-damaged skin (photoaging) and environmental cutaneous damage.
• Advanced medical strategies for arresting and repigmenting vitiligo (leukoderma).

Medical Trichology and Scalp Disorders

• Comprehensive medical and hormonal management of pattern hair loss (alopecia) in men and women.
• Targeted medical therapies for cicatricial (scarring) alopecias, frontal fibrosing alopecia, and alopecia areata.
• Evaluation and treatment of female hirsutism and hypertrichosis.

Chronic Inflammatory and Autoimmune Skin Diseases

• Diagnostic relief and treatment of chronic pruritus (itching), eczema, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and lichen planus.
• Management of severe autoimmune blistering diseases, including pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid.

Education and Credentials

• MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (1967)
• MRCP (Internal Medicine and Dermatology) – Royal College of Physicians, UK (1972)
• Diplomate in Dermatology – American Board of Dermatology, USA (1979)
• FRCP (Dermatology) – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1980)
• FRCP – Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (1987)

Professional Experience

Current Experience

• Co-Founder, Principal Dermatologist, and Senior Consultant, Kubba Skin Clinic, Sector 13, RK Puram, New Delhi
• Founder and Director, Delhi Dermatology Group, New Delhi

Past Experience

• Visiting Professor / Guest Speaker at Oregon Health Sciences University, Emory University, and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA
• Clinical and Post-Graduate Fellowships at Addenbrooke's Hospital (Cambridge, UK), Kingston General Hospital / Queen's University (Canada), and Cleveland Clinic (Ohio, USA)
• Senior Consultant Dermatologist across top medical institutions in the UK, Canada, USA, Saudi Arabia, and India

Professional Registrations

• Delhi Medical Council – Registration No: 14736 (2001)

Professional Memberships

• Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (UK / Edinburgh / Canada)
• Member, Global Alliance for Outcomes in Acne
• Member, Asian Acne Board
• Moderator, Indian Acne Alliance & Leader, ACE Group (Acne Expert Group, India)
• Member, British Association of Dermatologists
• Member, Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL)
• Delhi Medical Council

Selected Publications

• Alopecia areata incognito: an elusive disease
• Incidental acantholysis in a case of bullous pemphigoid—A diagnostic quandary
• Insulin Resistance Associated Acne (IRAA)
• Finasteride in Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Joining the Dots!
• Complete and Long-Term Clearance in Eruptive Syringoma With Fractional Nonablative Laser in Asian Skin
• Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in Asian scalp: Beyond boundaries and race
• Skin biopsy–induced blistering in urticarial bullous pemphigoid

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