Dr Hextall is also particularly interested in the diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical treatment of facial skin cancers. She is the clinical and skin cancer lead at Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust, three years ago she was appointed as skin cancer chair for the Sussex NSSG. A passionate advocate of dermatology education, she is the local training programme director for dermatology registrars and has recently been appointed as educational lead for the Sussex Cancer Network. She lectures both nationally and internationally and has numerous peer reviewed publications. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a member of the British Association of Dermatology and British Society for dermatological surgery and the European Academy of dermatovenereology.