Dr. Damien Jonas Wilson

Feature Writer

B.Sc. Molecular Biology, MD General Medicine

Dr. Damien Jonas Wilson is a medical doctor whose training in general medicine and surgery is finely complemented with a degree in biomolecular engineering. This is in addition to a myriad of personal and professional experiences, which, beyond the shadow of any doubt, highlight his commitment to medicine, science, and research. Alongside these attributes, he has a fervent interest in politics, is a passionate debater, trains mixed martial arts, and has love and dedication to his family that is unparalleled by anything else.

Dr. Wilson was born in the northeastern Caribbean island of Soualiga, which is better known as Saint Martin. It is the smallest landmass in the world that is peacefully divided between two nations, namely, French Saint Martin to the north, and Dutch Sint Maarten to the south.

Dr. Wilson completed his training in biomolecular engineering (BASc.Eng.) at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and carried out his dissertation for this qualification in the field of oncology at Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States.

Dr. Wilson then continued on to the Republic of Croatia where he completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) training at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine and did so with a distinction of the Dean’s Commendation for top academic performance. Following the end of his training, Jonas returned home to Soualiga, where he began working at the Sint Maarten Medical Center.

During his tertiary education, Dr. Wilson was a student-peer-teacher at the Department of Pathophysiology at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, and a guest lecturer at the University North, which is Croatia’s newest public university. Moreover, he has published several scientific papers in reputable research journals. Furthermore, he has also co-authored various conference papers for the American Society for Microbiology, among others. Towards the latter years of his university-level studies, Jonas was actively involved in research in the fields of cancer genetics, molecular biology, clinical microbiology, hemato-oncology, clinical neurology and neuroscience.

He now works in the UK as a medical practitioner.

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Articles from Damien Jonas

Vasculitis Affecting Middle-Sized Vessels

The vasculitides that affect small, medium and large vessels are pathologically different. It is thus possible that different pathogenetic mechanisms are responsible for the distinct conditions.

20 Jun 2016

Vasculitis Affecting Small Blood Vessels: ANCA-Associated and Non-ANCA

Vessels which are smaller than the size of arteries, such as arterioles, venules and capillaries, are classified as small vessels. Vasculitides affecting these vessels may be broadly divided into anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated and non-ANCA vasculitides.

14 Jun 2016

Granular Parakeratosis - 'Zombie Patch'

Colloquially called a ‘zombie patch’, granular parakeratosis is a benign skin disease involving keratinization. It is characterized by hyperkeratotic, hyperpigmented, erythematous papules, which may coalesce into plaques. The skin plaques associated with the disease are usually found in the cutaneous folds of the body, most often the armpits.

14 Jun 2016

Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum

Erythema toxicum neonatorum (ETN) is a fairly common skin condition in newborns. It is both benign and self-limited. It occurs in the early neonatal period, that is, in the period from birth to one month, and typically between days 2 to 5.

14 Jun 2016

Fox-Fordyce Disease (FFD)

Fox-Fordyce disease (FFD), also known as apocrine miliaria, is a rare and chronic pruritic condition that involves severe itching of the skin, predominantly in areas where apocrine glands (fatty sweat glands) are locate

10 Jun 2016

Polymyositis

Myositis is inflammation of the muscle and polymyositis denotes that that inflammation affects not one, but many muscles.

8 Jun 2016

Types of Lupus Erythematosus

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a collection of autoimmune diseases that is a result of immune system hyperactivity and consequent destruction of normal, healthy tissues. LE has a wide spectrum of effects on the body and targets various organ systems such as the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys and joints.

8 Jun 2016

Treatment and Tips for Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) has no cure and its treatment takes several factors into consideration, including areas affected, physiological response to healing, infection and involvement of other organ systems.

26 May 2016

Types of Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of rare inherited diseases affecting the connective tissue and is responsible for the resulting blisters that appear on the skin. These blisters are a consequence of a defective anchoring mechanism between the dermis and epidermis. They come about in response to friction, minor trauma, or heat and are not limited to the cutaneous areas and, in severe cases, may occur in the mouth or intestines.

26 May 2016

Epidermolysis Bullosa Diagnosis

The four main types of epidermolysis bullosa (EB): dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) and Kindler syndrome (KS) are each diagnosed by determining the ultra-structural level at which blisters develop in response to minor traction to the skin.

26 May 2016