Wellness Project Summary:
Mentor:
Dr. Marta Van Beek
Project Summary:
Develop a wellness project that focuses on promoting mental emotional, and physical health to combat burn-out and enhance performance and job satisfaction.
Program Participants:
Dr. Basia Michalski-McNeely, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Dermatology at Washington University in St. Louis where she serves as the Associate Program Director of the Dermatology Residency Program. She completed her dermatology training at Washington University in St. Louis and pursued a fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Her interests include resident and fellow education and management of immunosuppressed patients with high-risk skin cancers.
Nicole Negbenebor, MD, FAAD is an Assistant Professor in Mohs Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Director of Resident Surgery Education, and Director of the Skin of Color and HS Clinic at the University of Iowa. She did her Mohs fellowship in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Iowa. She attended Yale University for undergrad. She spent 2 years performing research at the National Institute of Health before enrolling at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. After med school, she entered training at the Department of Dermatology at Brown University and has been passionate about Mohs, research, advocacy, and cutaneous oncology. She is also one of the co-founders of the Skin of Color Community Event Series which increases access to dermatology for underserved populations. Her favorite interests outside of medicine include soccer, reading, and cooking spicy food.
Ricardo Guerra, MD is an Associate Physician at The Permanente Medical Group in San Rafael, CA. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his transitional year at the Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance Hospital. He completed dermatology residency at the University of Virginia, serving as chief resident his final year and receiving the Mulholland Resident Teaching Award for contributions to medical student education. He completed his Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship at the Ohio State University, where he was chosen as a Tromovitch Award Finalist for research on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma staging. Dr. Guerra sees patients from throughout the Bay Area and strives to provide an outstanding, individualized care experience. His clinical interests include increasing care access, improving outcomes for high-risk skin cancers, and adopting lifestyle modifications for skin cancer prevention. In his spare time, Dr. Guerra enjoys travel and staying active through strength training and hiking.
Joanna Walker MD, FAAD is an assistant professor of dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and directs the Penn Dermatology Oncology Center’s clinic for rare and advanced skin tumors, including management of skin cancer in those with organ transplantation. She received her medical degree with distinction in research from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Following internship at Strong Memorial Hospital at the University of Rochester, she completed dermatology residency at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Joanna received fellowship training in Mohs micrographic surgery and cutaneous oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Her experience includes directing multidisciplinary care for advanced and complex skin cancers within the Brown cutaneous oncology multidisciplinary program and Penn Dermatology Oncology Center, starting a free dermatology clinic through the Rhode Island Free Clinic, and directing free skin cancer screenings. She has published numerous articles and book chapters and graduated from the American Academy of Dermatology’s Academic Dermatology Leadership Program.
Social Media Project Summary:
Mentors:
Dr. Bridget McIlwee
Dr. Ji Won Ahn
Dr. Sama Carley
Project Summary:
Partner with the ACMS Communications and Public Relations Committee (CPRC) to receive, evaluate for appropriateness, and compile a media content library for distribution to target audiences.
Program Participants:
Mariam Mafee, MD, FAAD, FACMS is an Assistant Professor and Section Chief of Dermatologic & Mohs surgery in the Department of Dermatology at the Rush University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed her dermatology residency at the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. She then completed her fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 2018. She initially started in private practice, however she decided to enter the world of academics in 2020 due to her interest in resident education and mentorship. Her clinical interests include Mohs surgery and reconstruction, scars, nail conditions and procedures, and high-risk skin cancer patients including transplant and patients with genetic cancer syndromes.
Joshua L. Owen, MD, PhD, FAAD, FACMS is the Director of Mohs surgery at the San Antonio VA and Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. He completed both MD and PhD degrees from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He trained in dermatology at Northwestern University, and then went on to complete his Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship at Saint Louis University. Dr. Owen is the Chair of the Mohs surgery Field Advisory Board and a member of the Dermatology Field Advisory Board for the VA healthcare system. He is heavily involved in resident education, including being the Associate Program Director. His clinical and research interests include high-risk skin cancer, complex reconstruction, nail surgery, and medical education.
Christie Regula, MD, FACMS is founder and owner of Skin Solutions Dermatology + Cosmetics, an independent dermatology practice in the Pittsburgh area. She is a graduate of Duke University and Penn State College of Medicine, where she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She completed her dermatology residency at Penn State, followed by her Mohs fellowship with Dr. Naomi Lawrence at Cooper University. Dr. Regula is a Tromovitch Award winner for her research “Functionality of Patients 75 Years and Older Undergoing Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Multicenter Study.” Dr. Regula serves on the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology's Executive Committee and is also co-founder of Sun Smart Pittsburgh, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote sun protection and skin cancer prevention through the installation of public sunscreen dispensers across the Pittsburgh region.
Aaron Steen, MD FACMS is in private practice in Hamden, Branford, and New London CT. After spending nearly a decade as an expat in China, he started his second career by obtaining his medical degree at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. He completed his dermatology residency at the University of California, San Francisco and then his Micrographic Surgery & Dermatologic Oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He cares deeply about the “House of Medicine” and is interested in becoming more active in advocacy.
Mentors
Sumaira Aasi, MD, FACMS is a professor of dermatology and director of Mohs and dermatologic surgery at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Aasi completed a fellowship in advanced dermatologic surgery, cutaneous oncology, and Mohs micrographic surgery at Yale School of Medicine. She received her education and medical training at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. Dr. Aasi was associate chief of dermatologic surgery and cutaneous oncology at Yale School of Medicine before coming to Stanford Medicine, where she helped train fellows in Mohs micrographic surgery. She is immediate past president of the American College of Mohs Surgery. Dr. Aasi has written a textbook on skin cancers, Atlas of Practical Mohs Histopathology, and her interests include high risk skin cancer, reconstruction, frozen section pathology and international Mohs surgery training.
Sarah Arron, MD, FACMS is originally from New York City. A graduate of Harvard University and Cornell University Medical College, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2003 for her dermatology residency and Mohs micrographic surgery fellowship at UCSF. Before joining Peninsula Dermatology in Burlingame, she served for twelve years on the faculty in Dermatology at UCSF, where she was the Associate Director of the UCSF Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Center, and Chief of Mohs Micrographic Surgery at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr. Arron is board certified in dermatology and clinical informatics, and is fellowship trained in Mohs micrographic surgery. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American College of Mohs Surgery. She has served on the Board of Directors of the ACMS and as President of the International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative. Dr. Arron has a special interest in treating skin cancer and the expertise to offer a variety of therapeutic options to her patients. She has published extensively in the field and spoken at numerous national and international conferences. She is also an expert in aesthetic dermatology, including Botox, fillers, lasers, and chemical peels.
Jeremy Bordeaux, MD, MPH, FACMS currently serves as the Director of Dermatologic Surgery, the Director of the Multidisciplinary Cutaneous Oncology Tumor Board, and the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Director at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. In addition he is a Professor of Dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He received his MD from Duke University School of Medicine and his MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then completed his residency in Dermatology and his fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Cutaneous Oncology and Cutaneous Reconstruction at Umass Medical School. His clinical and research interests include advanced cutaneous reconstruction and the epidemiology and prevention of skin cancers. He also enjoys mentoring medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty.
Jerry Brewer, MD, MS, FACMS has been a member of the Mayo Clinic staff since 2009, currently serves as the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship program director and is a Professor of Dermatology. Dr. Brewer’s areas of interest include cutaneous oncology with a focus on melanoma, high risk nonmelanoma skin cancer, vein surgery, and hyperhidrosis. Dr. Brewer received the Penfil Award as a 4th year medical student, the Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship Award as a graduating resident and the Karis Award in 2012 by the Saint Mary’s Hospital Sponsorship Board in recognition of exceptional performance in demonstrating Mayo Clinic values. Dr. Brewer has been on various subcommittees of the American Academy of Dermatology, has served as president of the Minnesota Dermatologic Society (MDS) as well as on the board of directors of the international transplant skin cancer collaborative (ITSCC) and the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS). Dr. Brewer’s interests outside of medicine include running (he has successfully completed 4 marathons, and a few half marathons), cooking (is an avid fan of Bon Appetite Magazine), coaching soccer, taekwondo, medical humanitarian missions, and traveling and spending time with his wife and 7 children.
Marc Brown, MD, FACMS is an upstate New York native, born in Watertown and raised in Auburn. He graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. in 1975 earning a degree in biology. Dr. Brown studied at Georgetown Medical School in Washington, D.C. and following completion in 1979, completed residency training in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in 1982. He began his career as a primary care physician in western Pennsylvania in the Public Health Service and developed an interest in dermatology and skin cancer. He subsequently performed and completed dermatology residency training at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. in 1987. Dr. Brown then spent an additional two years in fellowship training for Mohs Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology which he completed in 1989. He joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1989 and is a tenured professor of Dermatology and Oncology and is a member of the Wilmot Cancer Center. He has served as the director of the Dermatology Residency Program and the Mohs Surgery Fellowship Program at the Medical Center. Dr. Brown has been included in the Best Doctors in America directory and has published more than 50 articles and two books and serves as an editorial reviewer for several major dermatologic journals. He lectures and teaches peers and students at local and national meetings focusing on Mohs surgery, melanoma, facial reconstruction, and challenging and unusual skin cancers. Dr. Brown performs Mohs surgery on over 2,000 patients per year and has performed a total of more than 25,000 Mohs procedures.
Mary Maloney, MD, FACMS is the retired Chair and Professor of Dermatology at the University of Massachusetts where she continues to practice Mohs surgery. She received her medical degree from the University of Vermont, completed her residency at Dartmouth, and her fellowship at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Maloney has been active in leadership development with the AAD and has been an active mentor with the AAD, ACMS, and WDS. Interests include leadership, ethics and professionalism, climate change and dermatology, cutaneous oncology, and equity in health care.
Allison Vidimos, MD, RPh, FACMS
Ashley Wysong, MD, MS, FACMS recently joined Mayo Clinic as a Senior Associate Consultant and Director of Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery in Jacksonville, Florida. From 2018 to 2024, Dr. Wysong served as the Founding Chair, Tenured Professor, and William W. Bruce, MD, Distinguished Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), where she remains on faculty as Emeritus Professor. Under her leadership, she spearheaded the development of the department’s clinical, educational, research, and service/outreach programs. Prior to her tenure at UNMC, Dr. Wysong served as Director of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Procedural Dermatology at the University of Southern California’s Department of Dermatology. Dr. Wysong earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from Stanford University and graduated as valedictorian from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her dermatology residency at Stanford University, where she served as chief resident, followed by a fellowship in Mohs micrographic surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at Scripps Clinic. With expertise in clinical, translational, and outcomes-based research, Dr. Wysong specializes in squamous cell carcinoma and other high-risk skin cancers.