Dr. Irene Nirmala Thomas

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Specialty: Skin Diseases – Dermatology

Hospital: Thumbay Hospital, Ajman

Dr.Irene Nirmala Thomas is a Specialist Dermatologist with a clinical experience of about 20 years. She

has been practising in the UAE for the past 16 years and has a wealth of experience in providing

competent care to a multilingual and multiracial population with excellent interpersonal and social skills.

She has managed a wide range of skin diseases from the common to the rare, as per clinical guidelines,

working independently and collaboratively. Her areas of interests include Dermatosurgery and AestheticDermatology.

She is a Gold Medalist in MD, Dermatology in Madras Medical College and has won numerous awards in

presentations in Scientific Conferences. She also holds a Diploma in Dermatology from the Royal College

of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.

Language spoken: English and Tamil fluently and has a working knowledge of spoken Arabic, Urdu and

Malayalam.

PUBLICATIONS:

 Acantholytic Dyskeratotic Epidermal Naevus; Irene Nirmala, Jayaraman M, Janaki VR, Boopalraj

J, Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology 1997;63:114 – 116

 Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome with pseudo-Kaposi’s sarcoma; Irene Nirmala Thomas, Hema OH,

Rajagopalan V, Parveen B; Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology; 2002:68

Vol 5

 Von Recklinghausen’s Disease with neurofibrosarcoma; Hema OH, Irene Nirmala Thomas,

Rajagopalan V, Parveen B, Indian Journal of Dermatology 2002 47 J S26 -27

 Juvenile Dermatomyositis associated with lipodystrophy: Irene Nirmala Thomas, Parveen B,

Hema OH, Rajagopalan V ; Indian J Dermatol Venerol Leprol 2003; 69:343-344

 How significant is a family history in Atopic Dermatitis? A study on the role of family History in

Atopic Dermatitis in Children in Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Irene Nirmala Thomas,

Jayakumary Muttapily Myalil: Egyptian Dermatology Online Journal 6 (2) : 4, 2010

 Implementing a learner-centred curriculum using a novel educational strategy in the hospital;

Irene Nirmala Thomas, Gita Ashokraj Medical Science Educator. The Journal of the International

Association of Medical Science Educators 22(4s):274-328,Jun/2012