Christopher J. Miller, M.D.
Louis A. Duhring, MD Endowed Professor in Dermatology
Director of Dermatologic Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Mohs Laboratory, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Director of Fellowship in Procedural Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Penn Dermatology Oncology Center, University of Pennsylvania,
Melanoma Leadership Group, Abramson Cancer Center
COAP Committee, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology
Department: Dermatology
Contact information
Department of Dermatology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-360-0909
Fax: 215-662-4132
Fax: 215-662-4132
Links
American Academy of Dermatology
International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative
Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Skin Cancer Foundation
American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology
American Academy of Dermatology
International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative
Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Skin Cancer Foundation
American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology
Education:
B.A. (Theology)
University of Notre Dame, 1996.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2000.
Permanent linkB.A. (Theology)
University of Notre Dame, 1996.
M.D. (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 2000.
Description of Research Expertise
Mohs micrographic surgery, reconstructive surgery, skin cancer, basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, melanoma, cutaneous oncology, surgical educationDescription of Clinical Expertise
Mohs micrographic surgery, reconstructive surgery, skin cancer, basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, melanoma, cutaneous oncology, service excellenceDescription of Other Expertise
service excellenceSelected Publications
Shoshany C, Valdes Morales KL, Frankel D, Ruiz KC, Trifoi M, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, He J, Ying GS, Briceño CA: Socioeconomic disparities in keratinocyte carcinomas treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol S0190-9622(25), Feb 2025.Valdes Morales KL, Frankel D, Trifoi MD, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Lubeck M, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Lewis DJ, Chang B, Wink JD, Lin IC, Kovach SJ 3rd, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ: Nail unit melanoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery: Technique, local recurrence rate, and surgical outcomes. J Am Acad Dermatol Jan 2025.
Valdes-Morales KL, Frankel D, Trifoi M, Shoshany C, Ruiz KC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Williams RF, He J, Ying GS, Briceño CA: Differences in time to surgery and defect sizes after Mohs micrographic surgery for black versus white patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Dermatol Res Jan 2025.
Yanes AF, Nugent ST, Belzberg M, McMurray SL, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ: The Upper Lip Partial Subunit Superiorly-Based Orbicularis Oris Sling Flap to Repair Upper Cutaneous Lip Defects. Dermatol Surg 2025.
Bascone CM, Lin SK, Deitermann A, Raj LK, Nugent ST, Wang L, McGraw JR, Broach RB, Miller CJ, Kovach SJ: Reconstructing Nasal Defects With Acellular Dermal Matrix After Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A 12-year Experience. Dermatol Surg 50(9): 814-20, Sep 2024.
Cortese BD, Chelluri R, Skokan AJ, Xia L, Ostrowski DA, Roberson DS, Schwartz L, Lee DJ, Lukowiak TM, Guzzo TJ, Malkowicz SB, Miller CJ, Kovell RC: Oncologic control and predictors of urologic reconstruction after Mohs micrographic surgery for low-risk penile malignancy. Int Urol Nephrol 56(12): 3727-732, Jun 2024.
Veerabagu SA, Aizman L, Cheng B, Lee MP, Barbieri JS, Golda N, Carrington AE, Mitevski AW, Bittar P, Carr DR, Eisen DB, Somani AK, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Higgins Ii HW, Giordano CN, Etzkorn JR: Antibiotic adherence in dermatologic surgery: a Multicenter prospective cohort study. Arch Dermatol Res 316(5): 174, May 2024.
Dodson JA, Ibrahim SA, Rogers H, Council ML, Nehal KS, Tung R, Leffell DJ, Zeitouni NC, Totonchy MB, Fosko SW, Lee Soon S, Blalock TW, Brodland DG, Billingsley EM, Scott JF, Leach BC, Ratner D, Washington C, Hanke CW, Otley CC, Golda N, Nijhawan RI, Brewer J, Demer A, Fish F, Harmon CB, Zitelli J, Knackstedt T, Singh G, Mollet T, Carr DR, Albertini JG, Moody BR, McDonald M, Bordeaux JS, Massey PR, MacCormack MA, Vidimos A, Arpey CJ, Arron ST, Ibrahimi OA, Jiang SB, Miller CJ, Maher IA, Wysong A, Leshin B, Goldman GD, Kibbi N, Feng H, Collins L: Identifying critical quality metrics in Mohs Surgery: A national expert consensus process. J Am Acad Dermatol 90(4): 798-805, Apr 2024.
Veerabagu SA, Zhang J, Krausz AE, Fix WC, Cheng B, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Higgins 2nd HW, Giordano CN, McMurray SL, Walker JL, Miller CJ: Low local recurrence rates after Mohs micrographic surgery for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the nail unit. J Am Acad Dermatol 90(4): 832-33, Apr 2024.
Wink JD, Rhemtulla IA, Fix W, Enriquez F, Mauch J, Barbieri J, Miller CJ, Chang B, Lin IC, Kovach SJ: Reconstruction after Mohs Surgery for Digit Melanoma: Description of Techniques and Postoperative Limb Function. J Hand Microsurg 16(1), Apr 2024.