Yale Advanced Dermatologic Surgery Post Graduate Fellowship

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The section of Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology within the Department of Dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine sponsors a one-year, ACGME-approved fellowship in Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology. Graduates of the program are eligible and prepared to be board certified in the Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery subspecialty.
Founded in 1988 by David Leffell, MD, the Section has grown to become the largest cutaneous surgery program in New England. Close collaborative relationships exist with the sections of plastic surgery, otolaryngology, oculoplastic surgery, medical oncology, and radiation therapy. The Section serves a catchment area of more than 3 million people. The faculty see patients from outside the primary catchment area, including international patients and regional dermatologists, plastic surgeons, head and neck surgeons, and ophthalmologists refer most of the patients we treat. As a university-based academic training program, there is a focus on education and training, clinical excellence, and research. Substantial research databases exist, which include access to clinical images.
Within the training program, fellows have an opportunity to function on an increasingly independent basis. More than 3,000 Mohs micrographic surgery cases are performed on an annual basis. Early-stage melanoma and melanoma in situ are managed with both excision and Mohs surgery, and represent an important opportunity for the fellow to have the broadest exposure in cutaneous oncology. Training in surgical reconstruction is an integral part of the fellowship, as most of the Mohs defects are repaired in the Mohs Unit at the time of cancer removal.
In addition to Mohs surgery, an important component of the fellowship is training in procedural aesthetic dermatology, employing a broad range of lasers, injectables, and other approaches to management of the aging face, scars, and other conditions amenable to procedural intervention.