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Melanoma / Skin Cancer Program

Program Leader:
Marc S. Ernstoff, M.D.

The Melanoma / Skin Cancer 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.

Watch the recent Grand Rounds lecture entitled "Pediatric Melanoma," by James Dinulos, MD.

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

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