Dr Craig Barker

Dr Craig Barker is a general practitioner with a special interest in vasectomy and speciality doctor in dermatology, based in Devon. In addition to performing vasectomies, Dr Barker specialises in treating skin lesions, such as basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous cysts, skin lesions, seborrhoeic keratosis, and pigmented and non-pigmented moles, and has expertise in performing dermoscopy and whole-body mole checks. 

After completing a degree in Physiology from the University of Glasgow, Dr Barker then qualified in 1997 from the University of Aberdeen and conducted surgical training in several specialities in Wessex and Oxford. He then completed GP training in 2002, and became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and moved to the South West of England. He has a postgraduate diploma in family planning medicine, and in 2023, he was awarded a Master’s degree in skin lesion dermatology, and works in the fast-track skin cancer clinic at Derriford Hospital Plymouth. Dr Barker has since completed advanced training as an Aesthetic practitioner, with certification to administer Botox and dermal fillers in anti-ageing treatments.

Dr Barker is the founder and Medical Director of uDerma, a minor surgery and aesthetic dermatology clinic founded in 2021. He has also set up NHS community dermatology projects in Plymouth, and works as a peciality doctor in the fast-track skin cancer clinic at Derriford Hospital.

He is particularly proficient at no-scalpel vasectomies, having performed over 8000 procedures, and is a member of the Association of Surgeons in Primary Care, and has set up clinics in Plymouth and Exeter.