Jeremy Robert Etzkorn, MD, MS-Biostatistics, FACMS
Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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.
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.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Department of Internal Medicine, 2008-2009.
Residency in Dermatology, University of South Florida, Department of Dermatology, 2009-2012.
Procedural Dermatology Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology , 2012-2013.
Internship in Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, Department of Internal Medicine, 2008-2009.
Residency in Dermatology, University of South Florida, Department of Dermatology, 2009-2012.
Procedural Dermatology Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology , 2012-2013.
Certifications
American Board of Dermatology, 2012.
American Board of Dermatology, Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery Subspecialty, 2021.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Dermatology, 2012.
American Board of Dermatology, Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery Subspecialty, 2021.
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]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.
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.
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.