Dermatologic Surgery Clinic

The Dermatologic Surgery Clinic at Tufts Medical Center provides advanced treatment for common as well as rare skin cancers.  We utilize state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging and other testing for the most accurate disease staging and treatment planning.  Working in close collaboration with our colleagues in pathology, opthamology, otolaryngology and medical and radiation oncology ensures the proper expertise and treatment plan for each of our patients.

The Clinic’s dermatologists are nationally recognized and provide the latest treatments in skin cancer including:

• Mohs Surgery
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Cryosurgery
• Reconstructive surgery
• Electrosurgery
• Excisions

Most of these treatments can be done on an outpatient basis.

Conditions Treated

The types of skin cancers we most frequently treat include:

• Malignant melanoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Dysplastic nevi (atypical moles)
• Dermatofibroscarcoma protuberans
• Atypical fibroxanthoma
• Extramammary Paget disease
• Merkle Cell Carcinoma

Director of Clinic

Gary S. Chuang, MD, Director of Dermatologic and Cosmetic Surgery

P: 617-636-8411