H. William Higgins II, M.D., M.B.E.
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Lab Director, Pennsylvania Hospital Mohs Micrographic Surgery Unit, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology
Secondary Fellowship Director, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology, Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship
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
Education:
B.A. (Economics )
Connecticut College, 2003.
M.B.E. (Bioethics)
University of South Florida, 2005.
M.D. (Medicine )
Florida State University, 2009.
Permanent linkB.A. (Economics )
Connecticut College, 2003.
M.B.E. (Bioethics)
University of South Florida, 2005.
M.D. (Medicine )
Florida State University, 2009.
Selected Publications
Nugent ST, Veerabagu SA, Madden M, Yanes AF, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Higgins HW, McMurray SL, Walker JL, Zhang J, Giordano CN: Patient preferences for pain control after Mohs Micrographic Surgery: a single-center discrete choice experiment. JAMA Derm Jul 2023.Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Haynes D, , Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Higgins II HW, Giordano CN, McMurray SL, Walker JL Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Lewis DJ, Miller CJ: Factors Associated with Reconstructive Referrals to Otolaryngology or Plastic Surgery after Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. American Head and Neck Society 11th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer Jul 2023.
Jiang AJ, Abbott JJ, Higgins HW, Elenitsas R, Rubin AI: Clinicohistopathologic challenges and traps in the diagnosis of nail unit melanoma. J Cutan Pathol 50(6), Jun 2023.
Lin SK, Nugent ST, Deitermann AM, Stull CM, Higgins HW 2nd: Technical Variations in Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Survey Study of the American College of Mohs Surgery Members. Journal of Dermatologic Surgery 49(5): 527-529, May 2023.
Deitermann A, Lin SK, Haynes D, Ibrahim Aibo MA, Wu G, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Shin TS, Higgins HW, Giordano CN, McMurray SL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Walker JL: Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS): Patterns of upstaging, recurrence, and adjuvant treatment following Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). International Societies for Investigative Dermatology Meeting, Tokyo, Japan May 2023.
Stull CM, Nugent ST, Raj LK, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Etzkorn JR, Higgins HW II, Giordano CN, McMurray SL, Walker JL, Miller CJ: Frequency and reliability of histologic subtype classification in invasive and in situ melanoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 88(5): 1211-1214, May 2023.
Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Giordano CN, Higgins HW, Walker JL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, McMurray SL: Anticipated and unanticipated incomplete Mohs micrographic surgery for keratinocyte carcinomas: Risk factors and perioperative outcomes. American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting May 2023.
Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Higgins HW, Giordano CN, McMurray SL, Walker JL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Jariwala NN, Miller CJ: Mohs micrographic surgery of nail unit melanocytic tumors has low local recurrence rates and spares bone, but amputation is still common during reconstruction. American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting May 2023.
Nugent ST, Lukowiak TM, Cheng B, Stull C, Miller CJ, Aizman L, Perz AM, Etzkorn J, Sobanko JF, Shin TM, Giordano CN, Lukens JN, Miura JT, Modi MB, Higgins HW 2nd: High compliance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines and no local recurrences for patients receiving Mohs micrographic surgery for Merkel cell carcinoma: A single-center retrospective case series. J Am Acad Dermatol 88(4): 920-22, Apr 2023.
McGraw JR, Deitermann A, Lin SK, Stull C, Mazzaferro DM, Messa CA, Bascone CM, Broach RB, Higgins HW, Kovach SJ, Miller CJ: Aesthetic And Functional Outcomes Following Reconstruction of Mohs Defects of The Lip: Analysis Of 417 Cases. American Association of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting Apr 2023.