The Department of Dermatology at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine offers a one-year ACGME-accredited Mohs Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship.
Our fellows are offered the highest level of training in skin cancer surgery, post-skin cancer reconstruction and aesthetic dermatology.
Our Mohs unit serves as a tertiary referral center for the greater St. Louis region. We perform over 2,500 Mohs cases annually and a full range of reconstructions including all manner of local and interpolation flaps.
The Mohs surgery unit has two full-time fellowship trained faculty members. Additionally, our department has a full-time cosmetics unit which is staffed with two full-time faculty members offering state-of-the-art cosmetic care.
We will accept applications for the 2017-2018 fellowship year through the San Francisco Match.
Mohs Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Reading Series 2016-2017
Required Textbooks
- Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction, Shan Baker, M.D.
- Nasal Reconstruction, Frederick Menick, M.D.
- Surgery of the Skin Procedural Dermatology, June Robinson, M.D., William Hanke, M.D., Roberta Sengelmonn, M.D., Ron Siegel, M.D.
- Facial Flaps Surgery, Glenn Goldman, M.D., Leonard Dzabow, M.D., and Christopher Yelverton, M.D.
- Atlas of Practical Mohs Histopathology, Aasi et. al.
Journal Club Articles
Articles for JC selected from the archives, JAAD and Derm Surgery, JAMA Facial Plastics, JPRAS, PRS, OPRS.
Conferences
All conferences begin at 7:45 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
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July 20 |
None |
Michael Takes Boards |
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July 27 |
Book Review |
Robinson Chapter 1 Baker Chapters 2-3 |
Chapt1 – Anatomy of the Skin Chapt 2 – Skin Flap Physiology Chapt 3 Biomechanics of Skin Flap |
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Aug. 3 |
Orientation to the Mohs Lab – Julie |
Articles to be determined |
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Aug. 10 |
QI/Scholarly Project Design | ||
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Aug. 17 Aug. 18-20 |
Book club Advanced Flap Course |
Baker Chapter 6 |
Flap Classification and Design |
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Aug. 31 |
Journal Club |
Articles to Be determined |
Fellow choice based on pertinent topic |
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Sept. 7 |
Closure Conference
QI/Scholarly Project Follow Up Meeting |
Menick – Chapter 4 |
Fellow to select patients;
Small superficial defects secondary intention healing, primary repair, skin graft or local flap |
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Sept. 14 |
Book club |
Goldman 2-4 |
Advancement, Rotation and Transposition flaps |
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Sept. 21 |
Book Review/ |
Baker – Chapters 15 & 16 |
Chap 15 -Skin and Composite Grafts Chap 16 – Use of Skin Grafts |
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Sept. 28 |
Focused literature review |
Staging of malignant melanoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma |
Articles to be selected by fellow.
Case quizzes to be selected by attendings |
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Oct. 5 |
ASDS Annual Meeting |
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Oct. 12 |
Closure Conference |
Menick-Chapter 2 |
Nasal Defect – Understanding the Challenge |
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Oct. 19 |
Book club |
Goldman Chaps 6-7. Menick 18. |
Staged nasal flaps
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Oct. 26 |
Closure Conference/Morbidity
QI/Scholarly Project Follow Up Meeting
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Baker – Chapter 26; |
Chap 26 – Complications of local flaps; |
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Nov. 2 |
Hands-on demonstration: w/Julie/Nicole | Maher at Columbian Congress of Dermatology | |
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Nov. 9 |
Fellow Journal Club |
Fellow chooses articles based on pertinent topic of interest |
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Nov. 16 |
Focused literature review |
Staging of Merkel Cell Carcinoma and use of SLN, PET/CT |
Articles to be selected by fellow.
Case quizzes to be selected by attendings |
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Nov. 23 |
Thanksgiving- No conference |
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Dec. 7 |
Book club |
Aasi Chaps 1-5 |
Mohs histology |
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Dec. 14 |
Journal Club |
Articles to be determined |
Fellow’s choice |
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Dec. 21 |
Book club |
Aasi Chap 6-8 |
Mohs histology |
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Dec. 28 |
Holiday break no book club |
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Jan. 4 |
Book club |
Aasi 9-12 |
Mohs histology |
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Jan. 11 |
Book club |
Aasi13-14 |
Mohs histology |
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Jan. 18 |
Book Club |
Baker Chaps 18 and 19 |
Nasal and lip reconstruction |
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Jan. 25 |
Book club |
Baker Chaps 22 and 24 |
Ear and scalp reconstruction |
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Feb. 1 |
Journal Club |
Article to be Determined by fellow |
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Feb. 8 |
Closure Conference/Morbidity
QI/Scholarly Project Follow Up Meeting
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Baker – Chapter 26; |
Chap 26 – Complications of local flaps; |
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Feb. 15 |
Journal Club |
Article to be Determined |
AAD Conference 2/16-20 |
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Feb. 22 |
Book Review
Closure Conference/Morbidity |
Reconstruction of Ear Reconstruction of Chin
Review Complications |
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March 8 |
Book Review |
Menick Chap 19 |
3-stage PMFF |
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April 5 |
Journal Club |
Article to be Determined |
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April 12 |
Mohs Lab Management I |
Julie Schuette, Nicole Smith and Brian Nixon |
Mohs Lab
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April 19 |
Book Review
Review Complications |
Menick Chapters 6 & 7
Closure Conference/Morbidity |
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April 26 |
Journal Club |
Articles to be determined |
Fellow’s choice |
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May 10 |
Book Review |
Reconstruction of lip Eyelid/Periocular |
Goldman Chapter 9 Goldman Chapter 10 |
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May 17 |
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Scholarly Activity |
Project Update
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May 31 |
Journal Club |
Articles to be Determined |
Fellow’s choice |
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June 14 |
Final Evaluation Meeting w/Dr. Maher
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June 21 |
Annual Fellowship Program Evaluation Meeting Drs. Maher, Behshad and Fellow |
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June 26 |
No conference |