Selma Ugurel studied medicine at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf and RWTH Aachen University (Germany). Subsequently, she completed her training as a dermatologist at the Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology at Saarland University (Homburg/Saar, Germany), followed by her habilitation (venia legendi). Since 2014, she has been a senior physician at the Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology at the University Hospital Essen, Germany. Her research in the field of dermato-oncology and the relevance of prognostic markers for malignant melanomas has received numerous awards.