Fellows perform Mohs surgery every day of the week. On weeks spent with Dr. Goldberg, Mondays occur at the outpatient Dermatology Therapeutics center of the Houston Methodist Hospital. All other days with Dr. Goldberg are located at the main DermSurgery clinic. Dr. Goldberg performs between 10-15 Mohs cases per day on surgical days and 4-5 on surgical/follow up days. Fellows become familiar with reading Mohs surgery slides stained with toluidine blue, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and MART-1. Fellows are expected to take general dermatology call for the Houston Methodist Hospital consult service for the duration of the fellowship year. This responsibility is shared equally between the two fellows.

Fellows are expected to engage in several scholarly pursuits throughout the fellowship year. Previous fellows have completed work leading on average to several peer reviewed publications or book chapters. The faculty will do their best to support any interests the fellow may wish to pursue.

Two fellows are selected each year. The ACGME requires that the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship only accept applicants who have completed a Dermatology Residency in an ACGME approved program. Our program is ideally suited to those who would like to master Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction. Our ideal candidate is someone with a history of scholarship, strong letters of recommendation, and demonstrable interest in dermatologic surgery.

Our goal is to provide advanced training in an exceptional environment, creating exceptional leaders in dermatological surgery. Learn more about the fellowship program and application process.

In this unique and outstanding program, fellows have the opportunity to work closely with nationally and internationally known faculty, while perfecting their skills as dermatologic surgeons. Upon completion of this fellowship, the fellow will have achieved a broad base of knowledge and skills concerning the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of patients requiring Mohs surgery and other procedural dermatologic procedures. The fellow will exceed the minimal standards established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

This fellowship will also provide fellows with an experience in the principles and practice of dermatologic research. The overall goals of this rotation are: (1 ) to allow residents to make meaningful contributions to the field of dermatologic surgery, (2) to stimulate independent scientific thinking, (3) to permit residents to recognize the value of performing clinical or basic science research, and (4) to develop residents’ skills in research methodologies.

This fellowship will also provide fellows with an experience in the principles and practice of dermatologic research in order to meet specified goals:

1. Allow residents to make meaningful contributions to the field of dermatologic surgery
2. Stimulate independent scientific thinking
3. Enable recognition of the value of performing clinical or basic science research
4. Develop skills in research methodologies

The fellow is expected to oversee a minimum of two projects of interest under the guidance of Dr. Leonard Goldberg . The fellow will present three projects locally, regionally or nationally and submit at least two scholarly papers for publication. Interested residents will be encouraged to become as academically involved as possible with special programs and identify further opportunities for dedicated research.

The fellow will participate in didactic sessions with all faculty members. The fellow will have the opportunity to observe and perform laser and cosmetic techniques. The fellow will be competent and knowledgeable in the indications and possess the technical skills to perform a variety of  dermatologic and cosmetic procedures.

In addition to the time spent at DermSurgery Associates, the fellow will spend one day each week working at the Houston Methodist performing Mohs micrographic surgeries. Houston Methodist Hospital is a U.S. News & World Report-ranked hospital listed as one of the top hospitals in the U.S. It is also a work environment praised by a ranking in Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For since 2006. Fellows have remote access to an extensive collection of online journals, books and other materials.

Upon graduation, a case log documenting each case participated in or performed by the fellow is required. The case log should be submitted to the SISRB executive office by August 1 of the year the fellow graduates (if the program is completed on or before July 31; if graduation is after July 31, the case log and application must be submitted for membership to the ACMS for the following year). The case log must be accompanied by an associate member application and a $50.00 application fee. A letter of recommendation and/or the Final Evaluation of Fellow form is also required from the training director.

• San Francisco Match
• ACGME
• Apply for Mohs College membership

Residents may be required to sign a certificate that they possess the Essential Abilities required for training. The use of a third party to fulfill these attributes will not be considered adequate. However, individual residency programs may require different specific abilities for training. All necessary accommodations requested by a resident must be detailed and agreed to by the resident before training begins. Procedure GME09—Accommodation of Residents with Disabilities outlines the process by which a Resident may request accommodation for disability.

Residents will be appointed to the program. This agreement will contain provision for/or a reference to Houston Methodist’s policies regarding: resident’s responsibilities; duration of appointment; financial support; conditions for reappointment and promotion to a subsequent postgraduate year of training; grievance and due process procedures; professional liability insurance; hospital and health insurance benefits that start the first recognized day of the resident’s program; disability insurance; vacation, parental, sick, and other leaves of absence; effect of leave on resident’s ability to satisfy requirements to complete the program; access to information related to eligibility for specialty board examinations; and duty hours and moonlighting policies and procedures.