Why Choose a Fellowship Trained Mohs Surgeon?
Mohs micrographic surgery has set a new standard in skin cancer treatment. An increasing number of physicians are performing Mohs surgery, which is now widely accepted as the most effective treatment for most types of skin cancer. However, not all Mohs surgeons receive the same level of training as Dr. Darius Karimipour, a fellowship trained Mohs surgeon.
When it comes to your skin cancer treatment, you deserve no less than the best. Dr. Karimipour has achieved the highest degree of Mohs surgery qualification by completing an American College of Mohs Surgery approved fellowship. For you, this means peace of mind, knowing that you will receive superior quality and competency, as well as an optimal outcome.
Darius Karimipour, M.D. and ACMS - Committed to Superior Care
The ACMS (http://www.skincancermohssurgery.org/) was established by Dr. Frederic Mohs himself, and its fellowship training program is generally acknowledged as the benchmark in Mohs surgery training. Through an extensive application and interview process, only the most qualified physicians are selected by ACMS to participate in a fellowship program. Participants must undergo a rigorous 1 to 2 year training program subsequent to completing a residency in dermatology.
During fellowship training, Dr. Darius Karimipour studied and trained under the guidance of veteran Mohs College surgeons who have demonstrated expertise in Mohs surgery. A cornerstone of the ACMS fellowship training program is cultivating experience and judgment in each graduate. Since skin cancer occurs in a diversity of forms, degrees and locations, the program is set up to be thorough and stringent. Dr. Darius Karimipour met the following requirements in completing his ACMS fellowship:
- Participated in a minimum of 500 Mohs surgery cases
- Learned to accurately interpret slides of tissue samples removed during Mohs surgery
- Performed a vast array of reconstructions, ranging from the simplest to the most complex, multi-step repairs
About Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most effective and advanced treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer today. It offers the highest cure rates for non-melanoma skin cancers with typical cure rates of 97 percent – even if the skin cancer has been previously treated by another method. Originally developed in the 1930s, Mohs Micrographic Surgery has been refined into the most advanced, precise, and effective treatment for a variety of skin cancers but, primarily, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. With the Mohs technique, Dr. Karimipour can precisely identify and remove an entire tumor while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed. To accomplish this, Dr. Karimipour removes a thin layer of tissue around the tumor and then carefully examines 100% of the margin for malignant cells under a microscope. If malignant cells persist, the process is systematically repeated in the areas where malignant cells are present until all areas of tissue are tumor-free ("clear margins"). Dr. Karimipour is specially trained as a cancer surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon.
Advantages of Mohs Surgery
Mohs surgery is unique and so effective because of the way the removed tissue is microscopically examined, evaluating 100% of the surgical margins. The pathologic interpretation of the tissue margins is done on site by Dr. Karimipour who is trained in the reading of these slides and is best able to correlate any microscopic findings with the surgical site on the patient. Advantages of Mohs surgery include:
* Ensuring complete cancer removal during surgery
* Minimizing the amount of healthy tissue lost
* Maximizing the functional and cosmetic outcome resulting from surgery
* Repairing the site of the cancer the same day the cancer is removed (in most cases)
* Curing skin cancer when other methods have failed
* Mohs Surgery is done under local anesthesia, allowing patients who are poor candidates for conventional surgery to be successfully treated
Mohs Micrographic Surgery is the most effective and advanced treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer today. It offers the highest cure rates for non-melanoma skin cancers with typical cure rates of 97 percent – even if the skin cancer has been previously treated by another method. Originally developed in the 1930s, Mohs Micrographic Surgery has been refined into the most advanced, precise, and effective treatment for a variety of skin cancers but, primarily, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. With the Mohs technique, Dr. Karimipour can precisely identify and remove an entire tumor while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed. To accomplish this, Dr. Karimipour removes a thin layer of tissue around the tumor and then carefully examines 100% of the margin for malignant cells under a microscope. If malignant cells persist, the process is systematically repeated in the areas where malignant cells are present until all areas of tissue are tumor-free ("clear margins"). Dr. Karimipour is specially trained as a cancer surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon.
Advantages of Mohs Surgery
Mohs surgery is unique and so effective because of the way the removed tissue is microscopically examined, evaluating 100% of the surgical margins. The pathologic interpretation of the tissue margins is done on site by Dr. Karimipour who is trained in the reading of these slides and is best able to correlate any microscopic findings with the surgical site on the patient. Advantages of Mohs surgery include:
* Ensuring complete cancer removal during surgery
* Minimizing the amount of healthy tissue lost
* Maximizing the functional and cosmetic outcome resulting from surgery
* Repairing the site of the cancer the same day the cancer is removed (in most cases)
* Curing skin cancer when other methods have failed
* Mohs Surgery is done under local anesthesia, allowing patients who are poor candidates for conventional surgery to be successfully treated
