Why choose Mohs surgery?
Mohs surgery is the single most effective surgical treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Skin cancer can be treated in a variety of different ways, including scraping, freezing, burning, and radiation. Some skin cancers, however, need to be treated with a procedure that will remove the entire cancer and reduce the risk of it coming back.With Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery the doctor uses a microscope to examine the extent of the affected tissue. With other methods of treatment, too little (or too much) skin could be removed, resulting in greater risks of reoccurrence or unnecessary scarring.
Mohs surgery is the single most effective surgical treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Skin cancer can be treated in a variety of different ways, including scraping, freezing, burning, and radiation. Some skin cancers, however, need to be treated with a procedure that will remove the entire cancer and reduce the risk of it coming back. With Mohs Skin Cancer Surgery the doctor uses a microscope to examine the extent of the affected tissue. With other methods of treatment, too little (or too much) skin could be removed, resulting in greater risks of reoccurrence or unnecessary scarring.
Reasons to come to Gainesville Skin Cancer Center for your skin cancer treatment:
Dr. Charles B. Stoer M.D. is a board certified dermatologist and was the first fellowship trained Mohs Surgeon in the North Central Florida region, joining the UF faculty in 1985. He is widely known in the medical community and maintains a teaching appointment at UF.His practice and focus has remained skin cancer and reconstructive skin surgery for 32 years. Dr. Stoer has developed the Gainesville Skin Cancer Clinic, a state of the art facility dealing with difficult and advanced skin cancers.
Dr. Stoer has completed formal fellowships in Mohs Surgery in programs certified by the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS), the premier and heralded educational organization of this technique.
Dr. Stoer has served on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society and is a member of the American College of Mohs Surgery, the Florida Fellowship Trained Mohs Surgeons, The Florida Society of Dermatology and Dermatology Surgery and the Alachua County Dermatological Society. Dr. Stoer has authored numerous publications for both the medical literature and the lay public.
His awards include the Mathews Award in pathology, the McDonald award in surgery and class valedictorian at LSUMC, Shreveport and multiple elections to “Best Doctors in America”.