SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of local recurrence rates of head and neck cutaneous melanomas after wide local excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, or staged excision. Bittar PG, Bittar JM, Etzkorn JR, Brewer JD, Aizman L, Shin TM, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW, Giordano CN, Cohen JV, Pride R, Wan MT, Leitenberger JJ, Bar AA, Aasi S, Bordeaux JS, Miller CJ.J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 May 4:S0190-9622(21)00937-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.090. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33961921
- The accuracy of detecting melanoma on frozen section melanoma antigen recognized by T cells 1 (MART-1) stains and on permanent sections of previously frozen tissue: A prospective cohort study. Bhatt MD, Perz AM, Moioli E, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Etzkorn JR, Elenitsas R, Chu EY, Higgins HW, Giordano CN, McMurray S, Krausz A, Aizman L, Lukowiak TM, Miller CJ.J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Jun;84(6):1764-1766. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.12.055. Epub 2021 Jan 13.PMID: 33453343
- The Natural Evolution of Facial Surgical Scars: A Retrospective Study of Physician-Assessed Scars Using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale Over Two Time Points. Shao K, Taylor L, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Higgins HW, Giordano CN, Sobanko JF.Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2020 Aug 17. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0228.
- Association of Age, Sex, Race, and Geographic Region With Variation of the Ratio of Basal Cell to Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas in the United States. Lukowiak TM, Aizman L, Perz A, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Giordano CN, Higgins HW 2nd, Etzkorn JR. JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Aug 26:e202571. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.2571. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32845319
- Low recurrence rates for challenging squamous cell carcinomas using Mohs micrographic surgery with AE1/AE3 cytokeratin immunostaining. Aizman L, Miller CJ, Perz AM, Lukowiak TM, Cohen OG, Bean E, Hitchner MK, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Higgins HW 2nd, Giordano CN, Cohen JV, Miura JT, Sobanko JF. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jul 2:S0190-9622(20)32113-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.1012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32622892 No abstract available.
- Management of primary skin cancer during a pandemic: Multidisciplinary recommendations. Baumann BC, MacArthur KM, Brewer JD, Mendenhall WM, Barker CA, Etzkorn JR, Jellinek NJ, Scott JF, Gay HA, Baumann JC, Manian FA, Devlin PM, Michalski JM, Lee NY, Thorstad WL, Wilson LD, Perez CA, Miller CJ. Cancer. 2020 Sep 1;126(17):3900-3906. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32969. Epub 2020 Jun 1. PMID: 32478867 Free PMC article. Review.
- Mohs micrographic surgery with MART-1 immunostaining has durable low local recurrence rates for in situ and invasive melanomas. Shin TM, Nugent S, Aizman L, Weiner DM, O’Malley V, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Chu EY, Elenitsas R, Giordano C, Higgins HW, Miller CJ. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Apr 24:S0190-9622(20)30702-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.086. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32339704 No abstract available.
- Comparison of Accuracy of Patient and Physician Scar Length Estimates Before Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Facial Skin Cancers. Fix WC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Howe N, Sobanko JF. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e200725. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0725. PMID: 32159810 Free PMC article.
- Trends in Interpolated Flap Repairs on the Nose, Eyelids, Ears, and Lips After Skin Cancer Excision in the United States From 2007 to 2016. Lee MP, Giordano CN, Higgins HW 2nd, Etzkorn JR. Dermatol Surg. 2019 Dec 11. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002289. Online ahead of print. PMID: 31834074 No abstract available.
- Intrasubunit V-Y Muscle Sling Myocutaneous Island Advancement Flap for Small Defects Isolated to the Nasal Ala. Guzman AK, Bhatt MD, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Cosulich MT, Miller CJ. Dermatol Surg. 2020 Apr;46(4):546-553. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002087. PMID: 31584528
Thank you to the following organizations for supporting our research efforts:
- ASDS Cutting Edge Research Grant Program
- Dermatology Foundation Clinical Career Development Award in Dermatologic Surgery
- Melanoma Research Foundation
- American College of Mohs Surgery