Jeremy Robert Etzkorn, MD, MS-Biostatistics, FACMS

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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
Office: 215-504-7722
Lab: 215-504-7726
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.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Mohs micrographic surgery

Description of Research Expertise

Melanoma
Mohs surgery
Cutaneous oncology
Reconstruction

Selected Publications

Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Hunter ER, Wang SY, Valdes Morales KL, Lubeck M, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko SF, Higgins HW II, Walker JL, Zhang J, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Kovach SJ III, Chang B, Lin IC, Fischer JP, Lukens JN, Cohen JV, Mitchell TC Amaravadi RK, Mehta S, Briceño CA, McMurray SL: Mohs-facilitated excision: A case series of a multidisciplinary approach to reduce local recurrence of advanced keratinocyte carcinomas. J Am Acad Dermatol 95(2): 511-513, Aug 2026.

Shaikh UR, Richter CG, Raj LK, Kapoor D, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi M, Alomary SA, Baker N, Senthilnathan A, Haynes D, Taylor SC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko J, Zhang J, Walker J, Higgins HW 2nd: Perioperative Racial Disparities in Patients with Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Undergoing Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Single-Institution Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Acad Dermatol 95(1): 287-90, Jul 2026.

Zullo SW, Nugent ST, Bruzas M, Lukowiak TM, Fix WC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Shin TM, Sobanko JF: Buddy Relationships in Dermatologic Excisions for Skin Cancer (BRIDGES): A feasibility study of one-to-one peer mentorship in patients with facial skin cancers treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 95(1): 281-83, Jul 2026.

Wang SY, Hunter ER, Valdes Morales KL, Perry NJ, Feldman E, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Higgins HW 2nd, Zhang J, Walker JL, Miller CJ: Cartilage grafts for alar reconstruction in nasolabial interpolation flap surgery may negatively affect breathing function and cosmesis: A retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol 94(6): 1747-53, Jun 2026.

Tran VA, Myrdal CN, Wang S, Morales KV, Hunter E, Sheikh U, Raj L, Richter C, Lu C, Chinniah G, Cocchella GA, Manaois A, Walker JL, Zhang J, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Miller CJ, Higgins HW 2nd: Complication outcomes in retroauricular interpolated flaps after Mohs surgery: A single-center retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol Page: 1:S0190-9622(26)02793-3, Jun 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.05.094. Online ahead of print.

Raj LK, Tarawneh H, Murphy T, Richter C, Shaikh U, Mitchell TC, Miller CJ, Walker JL, Zhang J, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW II: Post-Operative Imaging Surveillance After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Merkel Cell Carcinoma: An Institutional Analysis. Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL May 2026.

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]

Shaikh UR, Valdes-Morales K, Raj LK, Richter CG, Shoshany C, Sheth C, Sheth N, Senthilnathan A, Haynes D, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Walker J, Zhang J, Higgins II HW: Ambient PM2.5 exposure above a threshold level is associated with increased aggressiveness of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery. Climate Change and Environmental Issues Expert Resource Group Annual Meeting, AAD Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Mar 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 152(3): 313-22, Mar 2026.

Shaikh UR, Richter CG, Raj LK, Kapoor D, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi M, Alomary SA, Baker N, Senthilnathan A, Haynes D, Taylor SC, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Zhang J, Walker J, Higgins HW II: Perioperative racial disparities in patients with acral lentiginous melanoma undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery. Oral abstract presented at the 22nd Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium, Denver, CO Mar 2026.

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