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Shristi

Shrestha

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MD

Vice-Principal, Professor, and Head, Department of Dermatology
Nepal Medical College
Kathmandu
,
Nepal
Dr. Shristi Shrestha is a professor and practicing dermatologist at the Nepal Medical College. In 2006, she graduated from Kathmandu University with a medical degree in Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology. Dr. Shrestha was President of the Society of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists of Nepal (SODVELON). From 2009 – 2015, she was Treasurer for the South Asian Regional Association of Dermatologists. Dr. Shrestha is currently Vice Principal of the Nepal Medical College & Teaching Hospital and Head of the Department of Dermatology. She has co-authored over twenty papers discussing various skin diseases and treatments.
Last Updated:
09/19/2022

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