American College of Mohs Surgery Adds Four New Board Members
BALTIMORE (PRWEB) April 25, 2019 -- The ACMS will welcome four new members to its Board of Directors at the College’s 51st Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. All four Mohs surgeons were elected by ballot in advance of the meeting. Drs. Daniel Eisen, Eva Hurst, and Michel McDonald will serve three-year terms, and Dr. Clark Otley will serve a four-year term on the Executive Committee, as Secretary-Treasurer in 2019-20, Vice President in 2020-21, President in 2022-22, and Past President in 2022-23.
Clark C. Otley, MD, FACMS – Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Otley is a Consultant for the Department of Dermatology, and a Professor of Dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He completed medical school at Duke University in 1991, and finished his residency at Harvard Medical School in 1995. He completed fellowship training in Mohs Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 1996. Since becoming a member of the ACMS, Dr. Otley has served on a variety of committees including the Nominating Committee (1999-02), Membership Committee (2001-07), and Board of Directors (2003-06). He also served as Scientific Program Chair for the Annual Meeting in 2003 and is currently the Chair for the Mohs Award Committee. In addition to being an active member of the ACMS, Dr. Otley has been a contributing member of the American Board of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Mayo Distinguished Clinician Award from Mayo Clinic in 2015.
Daniel B. Eisen, MD, FACMS – Board Member
Dr. Eisen is a Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Director of Dermatologic Surgery and head of the Micrographic and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of California Davis Medical Center. A graduate of Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Dr. Eisen completed his residency at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. and his Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology fellowship training program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Eisen is active with the Association of Professors of Dermatology, and the American Academy of Dermatology. In addition to being an active member of the American College of Mohs Surgery, Dr. Eisen has been the author of more than 77 peer reviewed publications, written nine invited editorials and 10 book chapters.
Eva A. Hurst, MD, FACMS – Board Member
At Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Dr. Hurst is the Director of the Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellowship, Director of Clinical Operations within the Division of Dermatology, the Director of Dermatologic Surgery and an Associate Professor of Medicine. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Dr. Hurst completed her residency and Fellowship Training Program at University of California, San Francisco. In addition to her ACMS membership, Dr. Hurst is an active member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) and American Academy of Dermatology. She has been included in the list of Best Doctors in America (2011-18) and is an Invited Reviewer for Dermatologic Surgery and JAAD since 2007.
Michel A. McDonald, MD, FACMS – Board Member
Dr. McDonald serves as the Director of Dermatologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Upon completing medical school at University of Louisville, Dr. McDonald began her residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed her fellowship training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at Vanderbilt as well. In addition to her activities with the ACMS, Dr. McDonald is active with the American Academy of Dermatology, Women’s Dermatologic Society and the Tennessee Dermatology Society. She has served as the President of the Tennessee Dermatology Society, the President of the Nashville Academy of Medicine and was appointed by Tennessee Governor Philip Bredesen Jr. to the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health.
About the ACMS
The American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) is a membership organization of more than 1,600 fellowship-trained skin cancer and reconstructive surgeons specializing in the Mohs micrographic surgical technique used to treat skin cancer. The ACMS serves as the voice of the specialty, promoting and advancing the highest standards of patient care through fellowship training, research, education and public advocacy. The organization was founded in 1967 by Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, who pioneered the technique of removing skin cancer in stages, one tissue layer at a time, resulting in minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The ACMS is the only organization that requires members to have completed an extensive one- to two-year fellowship training program after completing their years of residency training. Learn more at mohscollege.org and skincancermohssurgery.org.
Brett Kell, MSM, American College of Mohs Surgery, http://mohscollege.org, (414) 347-1103, [email protected]
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