What is a Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon?
Fellowship-trained Mohs surgeons are dermatologists who have performed at least one additional year of fellowship training (in addition to the physician's three-year dermatology residency) to become experts in Mohs micrographic surgery. As part of this training, the surgeon must perform over 500 surgeries under the tutelage of one or more ACMS surgeons. Fellowship-trained Mohs surgeons are highly skilled in all aspects of this technique, including surgical removal of the tumor, pathologic examination of the tissue, and advanced reconstruction techniques of the skin. All dermatologic surgery faculty at the University of Utah are Mohs fellowship-trained and members of the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS). This official national organization maintains the high level of training and qualtiy of care of this sub-specialty.
