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Rachel Kyllo, MD, FACMS

Present Affiliations

  • Founding Partner, Meramec Dermatology, LLC

Medical School

  • Washington University School of Medicine, 2014

Residency and Fellowship Training

  • Residency: Washington University School of Medicine / Barnes Jewish Hospital, 2015-2018
  • Fellowship: Northwestern University / McGaw Medical Center, 2018-2019

Professional Activities

  • Founding Partner, Dermatologist & Mohs Micrographic Surgeon, Meramec Dermatology, LLC, St. Louis, MO: 2019-Present

  • Dermatologist & Mohs Micrographic Surgeon, John Cochran VA, St. Louis, MO: 2019-2022

American College of Mohs Surgery activities:

  • Chair, Scientific Program Committee: 2025-2026
  • Co-Chair, Scientific Program Committee: 2024-2025
  • Mohs Surgeons Leading the Future Participant: 2023-2024

Other national, state and local dermatology society activities:

  • American Academy of Dermatology
    • Coding and Reimbursement Committee, Member, 2025-Present
    • JAAD Editorial Board, Reviewer, 2024-Present
    • SkinPAC Board, Member, 2024-Present
    • AAD Advisory Board Executive Committee, Member, 2023-Present
    • Congressional Policy Committee, Resident Member, 2018-2020
  • American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
    • State Affairs Committee, Member, 2022-Present; Co-Chair, 2025
    • Delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, 2022-Present
    • Federal Affairs Committee, Member, 2019-2021
  • Missouri State Medical Association
    • Legislative Committee, 2020-Present
    • Council Member, 2020-Present
  • Missouri Dermatologic Society
    • Advisory Board Representative, 2021-Present
  • St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society
    • Council Member, 2024-Present 
    • Legislative Committee, 2023-Present

Medical Society, Government and/or Professional Appointments, Awards and Honors:

  • 2025, Advocate of the Year, American Academy of Dermatology
  • 2023-2025, Top Advocate, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
  • 2016, Review Article Incentive Program Winner, American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
  • 2014, Alpha Omega Alpha, Washington University School of Medicine
  • 2011, Research Training Grant, National Institutes of Health
  • 2010, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Minnesota
  • 2006-2010, National Merit Scholarship

Publications:

  • Author of 17 publications

Position Statement:

Mohs surgeons lead. Whether in the procedure room, clinic, or in the board room, we deliver precise, high-value, patient-centered care that represents the apex of current dermatologic oncology. The ACMS has long ensured that is members are clinically exceptional through rigorous fellowship training, phenomenal scientific programming, and a commitment to continuous learning. As Chair of the 2026 ACMS Scientific Program Committee, I have had the privilege of helping shape the educational offerings that distinguish our organization’s annual meeting. But in today’s healthcare environment, clinical excellence must be matched with strength in advocacy. The future of our specialty depends on it.

As a private practice Mohs surgeon who co-founded an independent, physician-owned dermatology group, I understand first-hand the pressures our members face: declining reimbursements, rising inflationary overhead costs, growing staffing shortages, and onerous administrative requirements that pull us away from the care only we can provide. These challenges shape our daily work, our practices’ long-term sustainability, and our patients’ access to timely Mohs surgery. They are the reason advocacy has become the driving force of my career.

Throughout the six years since my fellowship graduation, I have honed my advocacy skills by serving on various committees within the AAD and ASDS, as well as my state and local medical and dermatologic societies. Completing the ACMS Foundation’s Mohs Surgeons Leading the Future program in 2024 strengthened my leadership capabilities and broadened my understanding of the College’s strategic priorities. As the strategic leader for my independent practice’s growth, I have scaled our operation from a one-location, two-physician practice with a handful of employees to a four-location, ten-physician practice with over sixty employees – a process which has expanded my operational and financial expertise, taught me how to build a mission-driven workplace culture, and grounded me in the day-to-day realities that shape the work of Mohs surgeons across the country.

As an ACMS Board member, I will work tirelessly to protect the financial viability of Mohs surgery, defend physician autonomy, support independent practices, and empower the next generation of Mohs surgeons to become skilled, confident advocates. Mohs surgery delivers extraordinary value to our patients, our colleagues, and the healthcare system. I am committed to ensuring that this value is recognized, defended, and advanced through decisive, forward-looking leadership. It would be an honor to serve the ACMS during this pivotal time for our specialty.