ACMS Podcast

Episode 21 features Dr. Kelly MacAuthur, Mohs surgeon and Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Dr. Brian C. Baumann, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Chief Genitourinary Service; both at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Drs. Baumann and MacArthur discuss the multidisciplinary recommendation paper, Management of Primary Skin Cancer During a Pandemic: Multidisciplinary Recommendations; published June 2020 in ACS Journal, Cancer.

Episode 20 features the 2018 Frederic E Mohs Award winner Dr. Mary E. Maloney. Dr. Maloney is a Professor and Chair of Dermatology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Director of Dermatologic Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Maloney discusses her article published in Clinical Dermatology, Ethical Mentorship: the Dilemma of Success or Failure and much more related to the benefits of mentorship.

Episode 19 features Dr. Joseph F. Sobanko, Director of Dermatologic Surgery Education and Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sobanko discusses Low Recurrence Rates for Challenging Squamous Cell Carcinomas using Mohs Micrographic Surgery with AE1/AE3 Cytokeratin Immunostaining, recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Drs. Brandon Beal and Blake Steele discuss their introduction to Mohs surgery, and the decisions and opportunities that led to fellowship training. Dr. Beal will soon complete his Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology fellowship training, and Dr. Steele has recently matched, and will soon begin fellowship training.

Episode 17 features Dr. Murad Alam, Vice-Chair of Dermatology; Professor of Dermatology, Otolaryngology, and Surgery; and Chief of the Section of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Alam discuses Sebaceous Carcinoma: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, published in Lancet Oncology in December of 2019.

Episode 16 features Dr. Ian Maher, ACMS Board Director, Professor of Dermatology and Director of Dermatologic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Maher discusses the unique benefits of the ACMS registry, MohsAIQ, and several studies including Epidemiology and Survival of Microcystic Adnexal Carcinoma by Sex in the United States, Survival and Demographic Differences of Periocular and non-Periocular Sebaceous Carcinomas and Improved Overall Survival of Melanoma of the Head and Neck Treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery Versus Wide Local Excision.

Episode 15 features Paul T. Nghiem, MD, PhD, chaired professor of Dermatology at University of Washington School of Medicine, Affiliate Investigator at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Director of Skin Oncology Clinical Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Dr. Nghiem discussed "Patterns of Distant Metastases in 215 Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients: Implications for Prognosis and Surveillance", published in Cancer Medicine, February 2020, and merkelcell.org, a site created for patients and physicians looking for information about Merkel cell carcinoma.

Episode 14 features Brian Gastman, MD, the Medical and Surgical Director for Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Melanoma and High Risk Skin Cancer Program. Dr. Gastman is a double boarded Plastic Surgeon and Otolaryngologist who has published more than 100 articles related to melanoma and merkle cell carcinoma. The article discussed, Malignant Melanoma: Diagnostic and Management Update was published in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery.

Episode 13 features Drs. Jerry D. Brewer, MD, MS, FACMS Professor of Dermatology and Mohs Surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and Nathaniel J. Jellinek, MD, FACMS, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Brown University, Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Massachusetts and member of Dermatology Proffesionals staff. Drs. Brewer and Jellinek discuss the ACMS Foundation, Foundation grant opportunities and the impact of leadership and mentorship within the College.

Episode 12 features Nitin Pagedar, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer MOG at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Dr. Pagedar discusses the article Survival Outcomes for Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck recently published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology.