Vishal A. Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS, an accomplished Mohs/dermatologic surgeon and cutaneous oncologist, has joined the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center. He will serve as the director of the recently established cutaneous oncology program at the center.
The program brings together dermatologists; dermatologic surgeons; medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists; and dermato-pathologists to provide comprehensive and personalized skin cancer care to patients.
Patel, who specializes in advanced cutaneous malignancies, specifically cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, most recently led the Division of Dermatologic Surgery and directed the high-risk skin cancer clinic at Columbia University in New York City.