Dr Fergus Oliver

Dermatologist, Mohs Surgeon & Laser Specialist

Dr Fergus Oliver

Senior dermatologist with extensive experience across medical dermatology, skin cancer assessment and surgery, Mohs surgery, dermatopathology, laser treatment, and complex diagnostic work.

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Dr Fergus Oliver is a senior dermatologist with extensive experience across dermatology, skin cancer, Mohs surgery, dermatopathology, and laser treatment.

After medical and physician training in Auckland, he completed dermatopathology fellowship training at Mayo Clinic in the United States and further dermatology training at St John’s Institute of Dermatology in London.

His wider professional work has spanned private practice and the public sector, including dermatology consultation, dermatological surgery, Mohs surgery, and dermatopathology consultation. He has also held senior leadership roles in dermatology, including Chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Dermatology, President of the Australasian Dermatopathology Society, and Clinical Director of Dermatology at Auckland District Health Board.

Dr Oliver’s areas of focus include dermatology for medical and skin cancer concerns, Mohs surgery, dermatopathology, and laser treatment.

Research & Professional Contributions

Published work and clinical interests

Dr Oliver's published work spans dermatopathology, clinicopathological correlation, medical dermatology, and skin cancer-related diagnostic problems, with a long-running focus on complex inflammatory and neoplastic skin disease.

DermatopathologyClinicopathological correlationMedical dermatologySkin cancer diagnosisSurgical dermatology

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2024

Histological diversity in hyperkeratotic flexural erythema-Beyond granular parakeratosis?

A dermatopathology-focused paper examining histological variation in a flexural eruption.

American Journal of Dermatopathology, 2021

Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans of the scalp mimicking angiosarcoma

A diagnostic case report highlighting overlap between inflammatory mast-cell disease and vascular malignancy appearances.

JAMA Dermatology, 2021

Rupioid psoriasis

A concise clinical and diagnostic report on an uncommon psoriasis presentation.

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2016

Amyloidosis cutis dyschromica in two siblings and review of 48 cases

A review-led paper on a rare pigmentary amyloidosis presentation and its reported clinical patterns.