Professor Kurosh Parsi MBBS, MSc (Med), PhD, FACD, FACP is a dermatologist, phlebologist, and vascular anomalies specialist. He serves as Head of the Department of Dermatology at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and Program Head of the Dermatology, Phlebology and Fluid Mechanics Research Laboratory at St. Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research. He also served as Staff Specialist in Dermatology and Vascular Anomalies at Sydney Children’s Hospital for 10 years. His clinical focus includes endovenous interventions, vascular malformations, and vascular skin conditions, particularly reticulate eruptions.

Professor Parsi graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney, later completing a Master of Science in Medicine in thrombosis and thrombophilias, followed by a PhD in thrombosis, haemostasis, and fibrinolysis from UNSW.

His research spans the physiochemical properties of sclerosant foams, deep vein sclerosis, vascular malformations, pigmented purpuric dermatoses, and reticulate eruptions.

Professor Parsi has served as President of the Australasian College of Phlebology since 2005. He is a member of the executive committee of the International Union of Phlebology (UIP) and positions held have included UIP Vice President (2009-2013) and UIP Treasurer (2013-2017), President-elect (2018-2019) and UIP President (2019-present). Prof. Parsi had convened the UIP World Congress in February 2018 in Australia, Melbourne.