Melanoma Program
The Melanoma Program provides full clinical services to patients with melanoma including examination, staging, and treatment of the disease. Evaluation, treatment, and follow-up are coordinated between clinical services including Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, and Medical Oncology, as well as with the referring physician.
Special Services and Diagnostic Tests
- PET Scan
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Computerized tomographic scans
- Magnetic resonance imaging scans
Research Interests
- Case control study of melanoma
- Community skin cancer prevention
- Melanoma biology
- Therapeutics, including cytokine therapy and chemotherapy
