Jeremy Robert Etzkorn, MD, MS-Biostatistics, FACMS
Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Lab Director, Bucks Dermatology
Director of Clinical Research, University of Pennsylvania's Dermatology Oncology Center (PennDOC)
Department: Dermatology
Contact information
1000 Floral Vale Boulevard
Suite 100
Yardley, PA 19067
Suite 100
Yardley, PA 19067
Office: 215-504-7722
Lab: 215-504-7726
Lab: 215-504-7726
Publications
Education:
B.S. (Chemistry; Biology)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2003.
M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, 2008.
MS (Masters in Biostatistics)
Columbia University, 2019.
Permanent linkB.S. (Chemistry; Biology)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2003.
M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, 2008.
MS (Masters in Biostatistics)
Columbia University, 2019.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Mohs micrographic surgeryDescription of Research Expertise
MelanomaMohs surgery
Cutaneous oncology
Reconstruction
Selected Publications
Raj, LK., Tarawneh, H., Murphy, T., Richter, C., Shaikh, U., Mitchell, TC., Miller, CJ., Walker, JL., Zhang, J., Etzkorn, JR., Sobanko, JF., Higgins HW. 2nd: Post-operative imaging surveillance is frequently used after surgical excision of Merkel cell carcinoma: An institutional analysis. Society of Investigative Dermatology 2026 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA May 2026 Notes: [e-poster oral presentation]Hunter ER, Wang SY, Valdes-Morales KL, Haynes D, Freeman SC, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Walker JL, Zhang J, Carr DR, Leitenberger J, Bar A, Alam M, Higgins W 2nd, Miller CJ: Navigating the Mohs Fellowship Match: What Applicants Value in Programs and Their Perceptions Regarding Fellowship Directors Preferences. Dermatol Surg 52(2): 119-122, Feb 2026.
Trifoi MD, Morales KV, Frankel D, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Haynes D, Lubeck M, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Rajasekaran K, Cannady SB, Brody RM, Mitchell TC, Amaravadi RK, Lukens JN, Miller CJ: Compliance with guidelines and timeliness of sentinel lymph node biopsy for Merkel cell carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery versus conventional excision at a tertiary academic center. J Am Acad Dermatol 94(2): 688-90, Feb 2026.
Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Miller CJ, Ricciardelli K, Sharma M, Haynes D, Cheng B, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi MD, Frankel D, Etzkorn JR, Modi M, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd: Mohs micrographic surgery of Merkel cell carcinoma lowers local recurrence risk and has similar metastasis and survival compared with conventional excision: A single-center retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol 94(2): 675-78, Feb 2026.
Wang SY, Hunter ER, Valdes Morales KL, Perry NJ, Feldman E, Freeman SC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Zhang J, Walker JL, Higgins HW 2nd: Increased bleeding complications after nasolabial interpolation flap repair with only combined antiplatelet and anticoagulation use. A retrospective, single-center experience. J Am Acad Dermatol 94(1): 276-78, Jan 2026.
Wang SY, Turner G, Valdes-Morales KL, Hunter ER, Kim M, Tran VA, Polen K, Haynes D, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Walker JL, Zhang J, Brody RM, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Farwell G, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Lukens JR, Amravadi RK, Schuchter LM, Mitchell TC, Higgins HW 2nd, Carey RM: Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy to Predict Nodal Metastasis in Head and Neck Merkel Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surg Page: e255211, Jan 2026.
Veerabagu SA, Liao KP, Etzkorn JR, Wehner MR: Increasing Mohs Micrographic Surgery Utilization in Darker Skin Phenotypes From 2011 to 2022. Dermatol Surg Jan 2026.
Trifoi MD, Frankel D, Valdes-Morales K, Lubeck M, Etzkorn JR, Wu Y, Li Y, Lewis DJ, Haynes D, Higgins HW 2nd, Miller CJ: National trends in site-specific utilization of Mohs micrographic surgery for melanomas from 2001 to 2022: A cross-sectional analysis from the Optum Data Mart. J Am Acad Dermatol 93(5): 1299-1301, Nov 2025.
Veerabagu SA, Nugent ST, Geng Z, Yanes AF, Fischer JP, Kovell R, Kuntz AF, Rajasekaran K, VanderBeek BL, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd, Walker J, Zhang J, Giordano CN: National opioid prescription decline across outpatient specialty surgeries: a claims database study. J Am Acad Dermatol 93(3): 733-41, Sep 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 92(5): 1072-79, May 2025.