Keith Duffy,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Keith Duffy, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator. Dr. Duffy's clinical interests include Mohs surgery (a microscopic technique that allows skin cancers to be removed with very narrow surgical margins), diagnostic dermatopathology (the study of skin diseases at the microscopic level), and medical dermatology. He is board certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology as well as an Associate Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Dr. Duffy is a member of the American Society of Dermatopathology.
His research interests include melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.
Clinical Locations
Patient Care Center
801-581-2955
801-581-2955
Dermatology, Area E
801-581-2955
Fax: (801) 581-2895
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Dermatology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Board Certification | American Board of Dermatology (Dermatology) American Board of Dermatology (Sub: Dermatopathology) American Board of Dermatology (Sub: Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery) |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.9/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.9/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.9/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.5/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.9/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
November 26, 2022
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Dr. Duffy is an expert in Mohs surgery. He explains everything and answered all my questions. I am very pleased with my results.
UofU Patient
November 25, 2022
Midvalley Health Center
Kind and educated
UofU Patient
November 19, 2022
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Dr. Duffy and Dr.Gray explained to me my biopsy results and told me about the Mohs surgery. They kept me informed along the way. They asked me multiple times how I was doing. I felt very confident in their care.
UofU Patient
November 13, 2022
University Hospital
Great experience she was fantastic.
UofU Patient
November 06, 2022
Midvalley Health Center
They were all very attentive
UofU Patient
November 01, 2022
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Was excellent in answering my questions and willing to provide services based on my request when my requests made good health sense.
UofU Patient
October 13, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr. Duffie is first class. Very communicative. The resident doctor who assisted (actually did the work) was also excellent
UofU Patient
September 25, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Drs Duffey and Dr Gray were exceptional. Dr. Gray did a brilliant job sewing up my wound after Mohs surgery.
UofU Patient
September 19, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Dr. Duffy was terrific.
UofU Patient
September 17, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
This was my first Mohs surgery so I was very nervous. I appreciated that the doctor asked if I wanted anything to calm my nerves. Everyone was very kind and gave excellent descriptions of the procedures and what they found. They also were able to do both surgeries on one day to accommodate my schedule which was very helpful.
UofU Patient
September 17, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Literally the best in the West.
UofU Patient
September 11, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Extremely happy with everyone I dealt with - impressed, frankly. All were professional, courteous and really great to deal with.
UofU Patient
August 14, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Dr Duffy was excellent- patient-centered, knowledgeable and professional
UofU Patient
August 12, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Professional and courteous. Dr.came in after the procedure to answer my follow-up questions. Much appreciated!
UofU Patient
August 02, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Like I said your people are the best They taught me by doing there was no apprenhencement for what they were doing
UofU Patient
June 12, 2022
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
Medical staff was awesome. Top to bottom.
UofU Patient
June 11, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Very impressed with the care. Nobody talks down to me.
UofU Patient
May 29, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
They were very nice and caring
UofU Patient
May 17, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Great experience
UofU Patient
May 13, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Dr.Duffy was outstanding.
UofU Patient
May 09, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Dr. Thede (the fellow) was great! She did the actual procedure and came in to tell me the results. Dr. Duffy was also knowledgeable and caring.
UofU Patient
May 06, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Dr.Duffy and Amanda are always the best!
UofU Patient
May 02, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Exceptional treatment and advice were given by the three doctors and one technician.
UofU Patient
April 10, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Dr.Duffy and his assistants are excellent in every way
UofU Patient
April 09, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Dr. Duffy provides the Mohls procedure with precision, steady hands and calm approach. He explained his procedure process well. He cared that I had no pain and when I felt a little something, he stopped to administer more numbing med. He Is very personable which really helped with my nervousness. He's a great artist too - my incision line is hardly noticeable. I thank him for all he did for me and I highly recommend him and will ask for him should I ever need a Mohls procedure again.
UofU Patient
March 09, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
I had a great experience. The doctors and nurse/PA were all excellent.
UofU Patient
March 08, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
Great Team, Dr. Duffy was fabulous!
UofU Patient
March 05, 2022
HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
Great experience
UofU Patient
February 28, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER
I am in a very small group of patients that have repeating squamous cell carcinomas from a life time of exposure. So the damage is cumulative and I feel like I get special treatment to ensure these surface and pesky skin cancers that show up frequently are dealt with before they turn into something else worse.
Keith Duffy, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator. Dr. Duffy's clinical interests include Mohs surgery (a microscopic technique that allows skin cancers to be removed with very narrow surgical margins), diagnostic dermatopathology (the study of skin diseases at the microscopic level), and medical dermatology. He is board certified in Dermatology and Dermatopathology. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology as well as an Associate Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Dr. Duffy is a member of the American Society of Dermatopathology.
His research interests include melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Dermatology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
| Board Certification | American Board of Dermatology (Dermatology) American Board of Dermatology (Sub: Dermatopathology) American Board of Dermatology (Sub: Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery) |
Research Interests
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
- Melanoma
- Wound Healing
Education History
| Fellowship | University of British Columbia Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow, 2010 |
| Fellowship | University of Chicago Dermatopathology Fellow, 2009 |
| Chief Resident | University of Utah Dermatology Chief Resident, 2008 |
| Residency | University of Utah Dermatology Resident, 2008 |
| Internship | Tufts University School of Medicine, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Internal Medicine Intern, 2005 |
| Professional Medical | SUNY Upstate Medical University Medicine M.D., 2004 |
| Fellowship | SUNY Upstate Medical University Pathology Fellow, 2003 |
| Undergraduate | Boston College Biology B.S., 1997 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Donigan JM, Srivastava D, Maher I, Abdelmalek M, Bar AA, Blalock TW, Bordeaux JS, Brodland DG, Carroll BT, Council ML, Duffy K, Fathi R, Golda N, Johnson-Jahangir H, Konda S, Leitenberger JJ, Moye M, Nelson JL, Patel VA, Shaffer JJ, Soltani-Arabshahi R, Tristani-Firouzi P, Tschetter AJ, Nijhawan RI (2020). Opioid Prescribing Recommendations After Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Reconstruction: A Delphi Consensus. Dermatol Surg, 47(2), 167-169.
- Blue E, Abbott J, Laggis C, Duffy K, Sontheimer R, Klein S (2019). Nonhealing Right Lower Leg Ulcer: Challenge. Am J Dermatopathol, 43(1), e3-e4.
- Blue E, Abbott J, Laggis C, Duffy K, Sontheimer R, Klein S (2020). Nonhealing Right Lower Leg Ulcer: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol, 43(1), 77.
- Gaufin M, Michaelis T, Duffy K (2019). Cellular Dermatofibroma: Clinicopathologic Review of 218 Cases of Cellular Dermatofibroma to Determine the Clinical Recurrence Rate. Dermatol Surg, 45(11), 1359-1364.
- Kircher DA, Trombetti KA, Silvis MR, Parkman GL, Fischer GM, Angel SN, Stehn CM, Strain SC, Grossmann AH, Duffy KL, Boucher KM, McMahon M, Davies MA, Mendoza MC, VanBrocklin MW, Holmen SL (2019). AKT1E17K Activates Focal Adhesion Kinase and Promotes Melanoma Brain Metastasis. Mol Cancer Res, 17(9), 1787-1800.
- Donigan JM, Franco AI, Stoddard GJ, Hedderman A, Tristani-Firouzi P, Bowen GM, Millican EA, Duffy KL (2018). Opioid Prescribing Patterns After Micrographic Surgery: A Follow-up Retrospective Chart Review. Dermatol Surg, 45(4), 508-513.
- Gwinn C, Hawkes JE, Duffy KL (2017). Vesicular Rash in a Neutropenic Infant. JAMA Dermatol, 153(10), 1047-1048.
- Clark JJ, Bowen AR, Bowen GM, Hyngstrom JR, Hadley ML, Duffy K, Florell SR, Wada DA (2016). Cutaneous carcinosarcoma: a series of six cases and a review of the literature. J Cutan Pathol, 44(1), 34-44.
- Clark JJ, Bowen AR, Bowen GM, Hyngstrom JR, Hadley ML, Duffy K, Florell SR, Wada DA (2017). Cutaneous carcinosarcoma: a series of six cases and a review of the literature. J Cutan Pathol, 44(1), 34-44.
- Huber J, deShazo R, Powell D, Duffy K, Hull C (2016). Erythema Multiforme-Like Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Turmeric Essential Oil. Dermatitis, 27(6), 385-386.
- Bowen AR, Duffy KL, Clayton FC, Andtbacka RH, Florell SR (2015). Benign melanocytic lymph node deposits in the setting of giant congenital melanocytic nevi: the large congenital nodal nevus. J Cutan Pathol, 42(11), 832-9.
- Chong T, Tristani-Firouzi P, Bowen GM, Hadley ML, Duffy KL (2015). Mohs appropriate use criteria: retrospectively applied to nonmelanoma skin cancers at a single academic center. Dermatol Surg, 41(8), 889-95.
- Harris K, Calder S, Larsen B, Duffy K, Bowen G, Tristani-Firouzi P, Hadley M, Endo J (2014). Opioid prescribing patterns after Mohs micrographic surgery and standard excision: a survey of American Society for Dermatologic Surgery members and a chart review at a single institution. Dermatol Surg, 40(8), 906-11.
- Ririe MR, Florell SR, Miles RR, Duffy KL (2014). Secondary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia: looking for the unexpected diagnosis. Am J Dermatopathol, 36(7), e125-8.
- Soltani-Arabshahi R, Wong JW, Duffy KL, Powell DL (2014). Facial allergic granulomatous reaction and systemic hypersensitivity associated with microneedle therapy for skin rejuvenation. JAMA Dermatol, 150(1), 68-72.
- Harris K, Curtis J, Larsen B, Calder S, Duffy K, Bowen G, Hadley M, Tristani-Firouzi P (2013). Opioid pain medication use after dermatologic surgery: a prospective observational study of 212 dermatologic surgery patients. JAMA Dermatol, 149(3), 317-21.
- Andtbacka RH, Donaldson MR, Bowles TL, Bowen GM, Grossmann K, Khong H, Grossman D, Anker C, Florell SR, Bowen A, Duffy KL, Leachman SA, Noyes RD (2013). Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma in pregnant women. Ann Surg Oncol, 20(2), 689-96.
- Duffy K, Grossman D (2012). The dysplastic nevus: from historical perspective to management in the modern era: part II. Molecular aspects and clinical management. J Am Acad Dermatol, 67(1), 19.e1-12; quiz 31-2.
- Duffy K, Grossman D (2012). The dysplastic nevus: from historical perspective to management in the modern era: part I. Historical, histologic, and clinical aspects. J Am Acad Dermatol, 67(1), 1.e1-16; quiz 17-8.
- Duffy KL, Mann DJ, Petronic-Rosic V, Shea CR (2012). Clinical decision making based on histopathologic grading and margin status of dysplastic nevi. Arch Dermatol, 148(2), 259-60.
- Bolotin D, Duffy KL, Petronic-Rosic V, Stein SL (2011). Cold panniculitis following ice therapy for cardiac arrhythmia. Pediatr Dermatol, 28(2), 192-4.
- Querfeld C, Duffy K, Magel G, Oble D, Cohen EE, Shea CR (2011). Disseminated follicular eruption during therapy with the MEK inhibitor AZD6244. J Am Acad Dermatol, 64(2), 17-9.
- Duffy KL, Hyde M, Goldgar D, Bowen A, Florell S, Boden G (2010). Anatomic variability in superficial blood vessel and lymphatic density Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. J Cutan Pathol.
- Bolotin D, Duffy K, Petronic-Rosic V, Stein SL (2010). Cold panniculitis following ice therapy for cardiac arrhythmia. Pediatr Dermatol.
- Duffy KL, Bowen AR, Tristani-Firouzi P, Florell SR, Hadley ML (2009). Eccrine syringofibroadenoma-like change adjacent to a squamous cell carcinoma: potential histologic pitfall in Mohs micrographic surgery. Dermatol Surg, 35(3), 519-22.
- Duffy KL, Florell SR, Tristani-Firouzi P, Bowen AR, Hadley ML (2009). Syringocystadenomatous-like change adjacent to a squamous cell carcinoma: Potential Mohs Mircrographic Surgery pitfall. Dermatol Surg, 35(3), 519-22.
- Duffy KL, McKenna JK, Hadley ML, Tristani-Firouzi P (2009). Nonmelanoma skin cancers of the ear: correlation between subanatomic location and post-Mohs micrographic surgery defect size. Dermatol Surg, 35(1), 30-3.
- Duffy KL, Green L, Harris R, Powell D (2008). Treatment of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with Re-PUVA. J Am Acad Dermatol, 59(2 Suppl 1), S39-40.
Case Report
- Laggis C, Miles R, Stephens DM, Duffy K, Bowen A, Wada D (2019). Cutaneous mantle cell lymphoma histomorphologically mimicking subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma: Case report. J Cutan Pathol, 46(7), 538-541.
- Cowan N, Coman G, Duffy K, Wada DA (2019). Treatment of recalcitrant mycosis fungoides with topical gentian violet. JAAD Case Rep, 5(5), 413-415.
- Elsensohn AN, Liaqat M, Powell G, Duffy KL, Bowen AR, Petersen MJ (2016). Alpha-1-antitrypsin associated panniculitis and corneal ulcer with a rare allelic variant (PiFZ): a case report. Int J Dermatol, 55(6), 698-699.
- Hawkes JE, Woodcock J, Christensen LC, Duffy KL (2015). Giant pilomatricoma with angiomyxoid stroma: Unusual presentation of a benign tumor. JAAD Case Rep, 1(4), 169-71.
Editorial
Letter
- Grossman D, Florell SR, Duffy KL, Bowen GM (2019). Histologic criteria for assessing surgical margins in melanoma in situ. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Acad Dermatol, 82(4), e133-e134.
- Duffy K (2015). Commentary on Malignant hidroacanthoma simplex treated with Mohs surgery. [Letter to the editor]. Dermatol Surg, 41(4), 520-2.
- Duffy KL, Truong A, Bowen GM, Andtbacka RH, Hyngstrom J, Bowles T, Grossmann K, Khong H, Hyde M, Florell SR, Bowen AR, Wada D, Grossman D (2014). Adequacy of 5-mm surgical excision margins for non-lentiginous melanoma in situ. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Acad Dermatol, 71(4), 835-8.
Global Impact
Education History
| Fellowship | University of British Columbia Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology Fellow |