Selected Publications

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 Notes: Oral podium presentation.

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.

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. Deteratol Surg 52(2): 119-22, Feb 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 Page: S0190-9622(26)00249-5, 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.

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 DG, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Lukens JR, Amaravadi 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 Otolayrngol Head Neck Surg Page: e255211, Jan 2026.

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.

Frankel D, Valdes-Morales K, Trifoi MD, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Banala M, Zhang E, Easo N, Lubeck M, Haynes D, Lewis D, Nugent ST, Etzkorn JR, Jariwala NN, Zhang J, Walker JL, Higgins HW II, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Modi M, Lin IC, Chang B, Wink J, Karakousis G, Miura J, Miller CJ: Mohs micrographic surgery reduces the risk of reconstruction with positive margins, repeat surgeries, and time to definitive reconstruction compared to conventional excision of hand and foot melanomas: a retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol 93(1): 157-64, Jul 2025.

Wang S, Valdes-Morales K, Hunter E, Frankel D, Lin S, Deitermann A, Haynes D, Lubeck M, Cheng B, Walker JL, Zhang J, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Miller CJ, Higgins HW II: Factors Predicting Merkel Cell Carcinoma Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Positivity and Influence on Prognosis – A Single-Center Experience of 128 Patients. Australasian College of Dermatology Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia May/Jun 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.